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Riot at the Calc Exam and Other Mathematically Bent Stories
Colin Adams, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
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2009; 271 pp; softcover
ISBN-10: 0-8218-4817-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8218-4817-3
List Price: US$32
Member Price: US$26
Order Code: MBK/62
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What's so funny about math? Lots! Especially if you're mathematically bent. In the world of Colin Adams, differential equations bring on tears of laughter. Hollywood producers hire algebraic geometers to punch up a script. In this world, math and humor are synonymous. Riot at the Calc Exam is a proof of this fact.

A collection of humorous math stories, this book gives a window into mathematics and the culture of mathematicians. Appropriate for mathematicians, math students, math teachers, lay people with an interest in mathematics, and indeed everyone else. This book is a romp through the wild world of mathematics.

Readership

General mathematical audience interested in light mathematical reading.


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