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For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

Lynn Arthur Steen

3/5 ( ratings)

For All Practical Purposes is the companion to a 26-part television series to be aired on PBS stations beginning in January. It painlessly teaches mathematical principles in a number of ways from figuring baseball players' statistics to calculating the odds at big casinos. 360 illustrations.

Language: English

Pages: 450

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company

Release: November 01, 1987

ISBN: 0716718308

ISBN 13: 9780716718307

For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

Lynn Arthur Steen

3/5 ( ratings)

For All Practical Purposes is the companion to a 26-part television series to be aired on PBS stations beginning in January. It painlessly teaches mathematical principles in a number of ways from figuring baseball players' statistics to calculating the odds at big casinos. 360 illustrations.

Language: English

Pages: 450

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company

Release: November 01, 1987

ISBN: 0716718308

ISBN 13: 9780716718307

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