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082			_a510 .D497
092			_a510 _bDevlin 2002
100	1		_aDevlin, Keith J. _96999
245	1	4	_aThe language of mathematics : _bmaking the invisible visible / _cKeith Devlin.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bHolt, _c2002.
300			_aviii, 344 pages, 16 pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_a"A W.H. Freeman/Holt paperback"--Title page verso.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0	0	_gch. 1. _tWhy numbers count -- _gch. 2. _tPatterns of the mind -- _gch. 3. _tMathematics in motion -- _gch. 4. _tMathematics gets into shape -- _gch. 5. _tMathematics of beauty -- _gch. 6. _tWhat happens when mathematics gets into position -- _gch. 7. _tHow mathematicians figure the odds -- _gch. 8. _tUncovering the hidden patterns of the universe.
520			_aTaking the reader on a wondrous journey through the invisible universe that surrounds us--a universe made visible by mathematics--Devlin shows us what keeps a jumbo jet in the air, explains how we can see and hear a football game on TV, allows us to predict the weather, the behavior of the stock market, and the outcome of elections. Microwave ovens, telephone cables, children's toys, pacemakers, automobiles, and computers--all operate on mathematical principles. Far from a dry and esoteric subject, mathematics is a rich and living part of our culture.
650		0	_aMathematics. _97000
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