Dude, can you count?: stories, challenges and adventures in mathematics
Constanda, Christian
Loosely speaking, "Dude, Can You Count?" is Algebra Class meets "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Its unusual central character, JJ, who claims to have a unique vantage position from which he can measure and monitor humanity's progress, offers a satirical evaluation of the public's attitude to numeracy and logic, highlighting a few questionable aspects of society and its institutions. The book is an exciting blend of animated conversation, fact, humor, wit,light scholarly argument, and elementary challenges, all fused together by a free-flowing and entertaining narrative. Could JJ be right in his assessment of our future prospects? His last act is a call to the readers to make up theirown minds and reflect on the importance of what is arguably the most powerfulweapon against ignorance: a sound mathematical education. This quirky volume may not solve the major problems facing us today, but should inspire anyone with an inquisitive mind and an interest in learning to think about them.
- ISBN: 978-1-84882-538-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 313
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés