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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Dude, Can You Count?
    sub title: Stories, Challenges, and Adventures in Mathematics
  name:
    name part: Constanda, Christian.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxk
    date issued: 2009
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XIX, 294 p. 25 illus. online resource.
  abstract: Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy… Meet JJ, an unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and monitor humanity’s progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical evaluation of our attitudes to numeracy and logic, touching upon several aspects of life on Earth along the way, from the criminal justice system and people’s use of language to highway driving and modern art. A collection of mathematically-flavored stories and jokes, interlaced with puzzles, paradoxes and problems, fuse together in an entertaining, free-flowing narrative that will engage and amuse anyone with an interest in the issues confronting society today. JJ demonstrates how a lack of elementary mathematical knowledge can taint our work and general thinking and reflects upon the importance of what is arguably our most valuable weapon against ignorance: a sound mathematical education. What is JJ’s prognosis for our future? There’s only one way to find out... "Numbers, logic, human behavior and aliens: this unique book blends them all into a captivating narrative of serious talk and satire, where wit and scholarly details are counterpointed by instructive puzzles and mathematical fun. A ‘must read’ for anybody who appreciates humor and culture." Stanislav Potapenko, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada "... a real delight. Constanda has managed to intertwine stories, puzzles, logic and some very rich mathematics concepts into a very readable, enjoyable novel... I believe this book should be in the personal library of every high school mathematics teacher." Tom Becvar, St Louis University High School, USA "…a highly readable, unique and fascinating combination of humor, mathematics and social commentary that is factual, educational and, more importantly, understandable. Given what is taking place in today’s society, J.J. Moon brings mathematics back…
  table of contents: JJ and the MICQ -- The Mathematical Commandments -- The Public School System -- The School Mathematical Education -- Language, Grammar, and Punctuation -- Foreign Languages -- Foreign Countries and Foreigners -- Mathematics and the Public -- The Question of Calculus -- Political Correctness -- TV Advertising -- Highway Driving -- Units of Measurement -- Percentages and Living on Debt -- Modern Art -- Averages and Buying Cars -- The Public Media -- The Criminal Legal System -- Civil Litigation -- Statistics and Probability -- Academic Politics -- Antisocial Behavior -- Mathematicians Versus Engineers -- The Evolution of Knowledge -- The Virtues of Mathematics.
  note: edited by Christian Constanda.
  subject:
    topic: Mathematics
  subject:
    topic: Algebra
  subject:
    topic: Geometry
  subject:
    topic: Mathematical logic
  subject:
    topic: Popular works
  subject:
    topic: Mathematics
  subject:
    topic: Mathematics, general
  subject:
    topic: Popular Science, general
  subject:
    topic: Algebra
  subject:
    topic: Geometry
  subject:
    topic: Mathematical Logic and Foundations
  classification: QA1-939
  classification: 510
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9781848825390
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-539-0
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