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100 1 _aDevlin, Keith J.
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245 1 4 _aThe math instinct :
_bwhy you're a mathematical genius (along with lobsters, birds, cats and dogs) /
_cby Keith Devlin.
260 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bThunder's Mouth Press,
_cc2005.
300 _a279 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aOut of the minds of babies -- Elvis: the Welsh corgi who knows calculus -- What is mathematics? -- Where am I and where am I going? -- Nature's architects: the creatures that can do math of construction -- Natural artists: the animals (and plants) that create beautiful patterns -- It's just a step to the right: the math of motion -- The eyes have it: the hidden math of vision -- Animals in the math class -- Razor sharp: the mathematical tricks of street traders and supermarket shoppers -- All numbers great and small -- The trouble with meaningless math -- Tapping into our math instinct.
650 0 _aMathematics.
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650 0 _aMathematics
_xPhilosophy.
_927225
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0704/2005277465.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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