Supermath
The Power of Numbers for Good and Evil
$65.23
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2020
Summary
Explore the hidden powers of math that shape us, influencing everything from our sense of justice to our perception of beauty.
Archaeologists decoding ancient messages. Epidemiologists analyzing the spread of a contagious disease. African Americans seeking full enfranchisement in a society that has worked to exclude them. A family doing puzzles at the kitchen table. These scenarios seem to have little in common. But in fact, each of these groups is faced with a multif…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421438191 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421438194 |
| Author: | Anna Weltman |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Weltman’s book can be read as a call for scholars, educators, and communicators of mathematics to grapple with the power our training and credentialing in mathematics grants us, and to understand that its most basic promise of solving problems is not automatic but one that we must realize.
—New Books Network
This friendly, generalist book is a fun and easy read for anyone interested in mathematics, whether they have a strong background in the subject or not. More importantly, though, it’s a thought-provoking look at the not-so-secret human side of mathematics.
—Mathematics Magazine
…the essays are worthwhile reads that are thought-provoking.
—Mathematics Magazine
Anna Weltman
Anna Weltman is a math teacher and writer who earned her PhD in mathematics education from the University of California at Berkeley. She is the author of This Is Not a Math Book and This Is Not Another Math Book.
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