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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

by John Allen Paulos · 1988

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Dozens of examples in innumeracy show us how it affects not only personal economics and travel plans, but explains mis-chosen mates, inappropriate drug-testing, and the allure of pseudo-science.

Subject
scienceeducationpsychologyeconomicssociology
Themes
teachers
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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