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Math Bytes
Math bytes
Subtitle:
Google bombs, chocolate-covered pi, and other cool bits in computing
Author:
Chartier, Timothy
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9780691160603
Price:
USD 24.95
Publication Year:
2014

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Timothy Wilkins,

Princeton University Press,
41 William Street,
Princeton ,
New Jersey - 08540,
USA
Web: press.princeton.edu

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A mathematical Pandora's box released is perhaps the best way to describe this book. It overflows with ideas, flitting from one fascinating topic to the next, often without an apparent connection. The range is impressive. Chartier (Davidson College) covers topics such as using M&Ms and the sine curve to estimate a value of pi, using matrices

 

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