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Euclid in the Rainforest : Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math

Euclid in the Rainforest : Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math

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Euclid in the Rainforest : Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math

by Mazur, Joseph

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0131479946
ISBN 13
9780131479944
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Like Douglas Hofstadter’s Gödel, Escher, Bach , and David Berlinski’s A Tour of the Calculus , Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explore logic—the one indispensable tool in man’s quest to understand the world. Underpinning both math and science, it is the foundation of every major advancement in knowledge since the time of the ancient Greeks. Through adventure stories and historical narratives populated with a rich and quirky cast of characters, Mazur artfully reveals the less-than-airtight nature of logic and the muddled relationship between math and the real world. Ultimately, Mazur argues, logical reasoning is not purely robotic. At its most basic level, it is a creative process guided by our intuitions and beliefs about the world.

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GRP62602040
Title
Euclid in the Rainforest : Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math
Author
Mazur, Joseph
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0131479946
ISBN 13
9780131479944
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Place of Publication
New York
This edition first published
October 4, 2004

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