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The Secret Lives of Numbers
Numerals and Their Peculiarities in Mathematics and Beyond
We see numbers on automobile license plates, addresses, weather reports, and, of course, on our smartphones. Yet we look at these numbers for their role as descriptors, not as an entity in and unto themselves. Each number has its own history of meaning, usage, and connotation in the larger world. The Secret Lives of Numbers takes readers on a ......
ISBN-13: 9781633887602 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Alfred S. Posamentier
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AUD $50.99
Stock: 15 in stock
Local release date: 01/07/2022
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Categories: Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]Mathematical foundations [PBC]Number theory [PBH]History of mathematics [PBX]

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Homage to Pythagoras
Rediscovering Sacred Science
Nine essays explore Pythagorean thought in relation to contemporary ideas around form, geometry, light, colour and music.
ISBN-13: 9781584209096 (Paperback)
Publisher: STEINER BOOKS INC
Imprint: LINDISFARNE BOOKS
Christopher Bamford
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AUD $69.99
Stock: 4 in stock
Local release date: 01/01/2021
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Categories: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]

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Math in Drag
Unleash your inner math diva.

Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of... math?

This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even ......
ISBN-13: 9781421448749 (Hardback)
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Kyne Santos
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AUD $58.99
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Local release date: 05/06/2024
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Categories: Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism [JFSJ5]Gay & Lesbian studies [JFSK]Teaching of a specific subject [JNU]Mathematics [PB]Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]History of mathematics [PBX]

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The Evolution of Mathematics
A Rhetorical Approach
Applies contemporary rhetorical analysis to mathematical discourse, calling into question the commonly held view that math equals truth. Explores how mathematical innovation has historically relied on rhetorical practices of making meaning, such as analogy, metaphor, and invention.
ISBN-13: 9780271094021 (Paperback)
Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
G. Mitchell Reyes
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AUD $79.99
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Local release date: 28/11/2023
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Categories: Communication studies [GTC]Ethical issues: scientific & technological [JFMG]Mathematics [PB]Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]

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Arguing with Numbers
The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics
A collection of essays which deploy rhetorical lenses to explore how mathematics influences the values and beliefs with which we assess the world and make decisions, as well as how our values and beliefs influence the kinds of mathematical instruments we construct and accept.
ISBN-13: 9780271088822 (Paperback)
Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
James Wynn, G. Mitchell Reyes
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AUD $86.99
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Local release date: 05/10/2022
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Categories: Communication studies [GTC]Ethical issues: scientific & technological [JFMG]Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]

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The Evolution of Mathematics
A Rhetorical Approach
There is a growing awareness among researchers in the humanities and social sciences of the rhetorical force of mathematical discourse-whether in regard to gerrymandering, facial recognition technologies, or racial biases in algorithmic automation. This book proposes a novel way to engage with and understand mathematics via a theoretical framework ......
ISBN-13: 9780271094014 (Hardback)
Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
G. Mitchell Reyes
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AUD $238.00
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Local release date: 02/09/2022
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Categories: Communication studies [GTC]Ethical issues: scientific & technological [JFMG]Mathematics [PB]Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]

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Arguing with Numbers
The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics
As discrete fields of inquiry, rhetoric and mathematics have long been considered antithetical to each other. That is, if mathematics explains or describes the phenomena it studies with certainty, persuasion is not needed. This volume calls into question the view that mathematics is free of rhetoric. Through nine studies of the intersections ......
ISBN-13: 9780271088815 (Hardback)
Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
James Wynn, G. Mitchell Reyes
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AUD $195.00
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Local release date: 02/04/2021
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Categories: Communication studies [GTC]Ethical issues: scientific & technological [JFMG]Mathematics [PB]Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]