Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
About this book
Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy (deficiency of numeracy) as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people.
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- estudios, ensayos, conferencias
- lógica matemática
- long now manual for civilization
- matemáticas
- mathematical ability
- mathematics
- mathematics, popular works
- mathématiques
- new york times reviewed
- number concept
- números
- ouvrages de vulgarisation
- popular works
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- shu xue
- unterhaltungsmathematik
- wiskunde