Strange curves, counting rabbits, & other mathematical explorations

How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Why do you need only 23 people in a room for a 50/50 chance of two of them sharing the same birthday? In Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits, and Other Mathematical Explorations, Keith...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ball, Keith
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Princeton University Press 2011
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