A Cultural Paradox: Fun in Mathematics

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A Cultural Paradox: Fun in Mathematics Jeff Zilahy Published: 2010 Categorie(s): Non-Fiction, Mathematics, History & Philosophy, Recreations & Games, Reference, Science, Study & Teaching Tag(s): mathematics culture science education 1Heading Jeffrey A. Zilahy A Cultural Paradox: Fun in Mathematics J 2 the Z Publishing 2Copyright Page Copyright © 11111011010 by Jeffrey A. Zilahy All rights reserved. eBook Beta Version 1.0 This eBook is under the Creative Commons License: cc by -nc-nd Publisher Imprint: J 2 the Z Publishing ISBN 978-0-557-12264-6 3Dedication Für Vierzig 4Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Picking a Winner is as Easy as 1, 2, 3. 3. That's my Birthday! 4. Sizing up Infinity 5. I am a Liar 6. Gratuitous Mathematical Hype 7. LOL Math, Math LOL 8. In Addition to High School Geometry 9. Abstraction is for the Birds 10. NKS: Anti-Establishment as Establishment 11. 42% of Statistics are Made up 12. Undercover Mathematicians 13. I Will Never Use This 14. Gaussian Copula: $ Implications 15. A Proven Savant 16. History of the TOE and E8 17. One Heck of a Ratio 18. A Real Mathematical Hero 19. Casinos Heart Math 20. The Man who was Sure About Uncertainty 21. We Eat This Stuff Up 22. Do I Have a Question for you! 23. When Nothing is Something 24. Think Binary 25. Your Order Will Take Forever 26. When you Need Randomness in Life 27. e=mc^2 Redux 28. Quipu to Mathematica 29. Through the Eyes of Escher 30. Origami is Realized Geometry 31. Quantifying the Physical 32. Geometric Progression Sure Adds up 33. Nature = a + bi and Other Infinite Details 34. Mundane Implications of Time Dilation 35. Watch = Temporal Dimension Gauge 36. Modern Syntax Paradigms 37. Awesome Numb3rs 38. Some Sampling of Math Symbols 539. Computation of Consciousness 40. Auto-Didactic Ivy Leaguers 41. Zeno's Paradox in Time and Space

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