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Mathematics for the Million Lancelot Hogben
Publisher: Lulu.com

Oct 1, 2011 - I was always vaguely aware that mathematics and all science must have been developed over time but I owe a more specific awakening of interest in the history of mathematics to Hogben's Mathematics for the Million. Nov 6, 2011 - The types of numbersIt may be good to begin by describing the types of numbers found in mathematics - don't worry, this isn't going to get too mathy, but it will help illustrate where irrationals fit into the scheme of things and why it's so amazing to me that they vastly They fascinate me because their true value can never, ever be known - we can calculate pi out to several million decimal places, but there are several million more taunting us, reaching off into infinity. Reckon you've got what it takes? The subject, from the outside, seems tedious to many of us. Nov 28, 2006 - There has always been a problem of explaining mathematical ideas to non-mathematically trained people. Sep 24, 2012 - Mathematics for the Million (1936) and Science for the Citizen (1938) were the first two and "History for the Homeland" the fourth. Hogben seems to have been quite a Victorian kind of guy with a certain smoking jacket cool. 2 days ago - According to some maths done by Aaron Saenz, the total cost to redo America's roadways with Solar Roadways would be $56 trillion — or about four times the country's national debt. Mar 12, 2014 - Of the seven Millenium Math Problems, each of which is worth $1 million to the person who can solve it, the Riemann hypothesis is perhaps the most difficult to crack. 9 hours ago - You see, under his leadership Connecticut lost $500 million of revenue in just four months.