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Product Specifications
Book Summary
Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Meet JJ, an
unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and
monitor humanity s progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to
tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical evaluation of our attitudes to numeracy
and logic, touching upon several aspects of life on Earth along the way, from
the criminal justice system and people s use of language to highway driving and
modern art. A collection of mathematically-flavored stories and jokes,
interlaced with puzzles, paradoxes and problems, fuse together in an
entertaining, free-flowing narrative that will engage
ISBN-13
9781848825383
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Springer
Publishing Date
2010-02-01
Product Edition
1st Edition.
Total Pages
294
Dude, Can You Count? Stories, Challenges and Adventures in Mathematics
Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Meet JJ, an
unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and
monitor humanity s progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to
tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical evaluation of our attitudes to numeracy
and logic, touching upon several aspects of life on Earth along the way, from
the criminal justice system and people s use of language to highway driving and
modern art. A collection of mathematically-flavored stories and jokes,
interlaced with puzzles, paradoxes and problems, fuse together in an
entertaining, free-flowing narrative that will engage