Proofiness How You're Being Fooled by the Numbers
, by Seife, CharlesNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780143120070 | 0143120077
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/27/2011
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades and shapes daily lives. "Proofiness," as Seife explains in this eye-opening book, is the art of using pure mathematics for impure ends, and he reminds readers that bad mathematics has a dark side.