Innumeracy
About this book
Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy (deficiency of numeracy) as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people.
Details
- First published
- 1988
- ISBN-13
- 9780809058402
- OL Work ID
- OL1960756W
Subjects
Mathematical abilityMathematicsNumber conceptPopular worksOuvrages de vulgarisationWiskundeMathématiquesLong Now Manual for CivilizationMathematics, popular worksUnterhaltungsmathematikNew York Times reviewedLógica matemáticaMatemáticasEstudios, ensayos, conferenciasNúmerosPu ji du wuShu xue