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Item specifics
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- Brand
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- Book Title
- 200% of Nothing : An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Tur
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780471577768
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471577766
ISBN-13
9780471577768
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1104414
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
200% of Nothing : an Eye-Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns of Math Abuse and Innumeracy
Publication Year
1993
Subject
Probability & Statistics / General, Essays
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-042173
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510
Table Of Content
Innumeracy and Math Abuse. Statistics and Damned Lies. The Mathematics of Advertising. Intelligent Dice. The Law of Zero Return. Caveat Emptor. The Government Figures. Living with Risk. Gee-Whiz Media Math. The Tip of the Iceberg. Everybody Is a Mathematician. Street Math. Annotated Bibliography. Acknowledgments: The Abuse Detectives.
Synopsis
Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common. Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled) even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary. "It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%."--Arthur C. Clarke "Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels of mathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abuse detectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism,' from 'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia,' 200% of Nothing plumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals what ordinary people can do about it. A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book."--Lynn Arthur Steen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College, Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common. Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled) even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary. "It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%."--Arthur C. Clarke "Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels of mathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abuse detectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism, ' from 'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia, ' 200% of Nothing plumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals what ordinary people can do about it. A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book."--Lynn Arthur Steen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College, Acclaim for 200% of Nothing. Marvelous, witty. . .. It is impossible to read this timely, important book without enjoyment and eye-opening enlightenment." _Martin Gardner."In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common. Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled) even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary. "It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%." _Arthur C. Clarke."Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels of mathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abuse detectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism,' from 'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia,' 200% of Nothing plumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals what ordinary people can do about it. A rich, readable, instructive and persuasive book." _Lynn Arthur Steen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College
LC Classification Number
QA93.D49 1993
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