{"product_id":"more-fallacies-flaws-and-flimflam-paperback-softback-9780883855805","title":"More Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam (Paperback \/ softback) 9780883855805","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMore Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMistakes in mathematical reasoning, taken from a variety of sources, are exposed and analysed in this entertaining book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward J. Barbeau (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780883855805, The Mathematical Association of America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 December 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.268 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMistakes in mathematical reasoning can range from outlandish blunders to deep and subtle oversights that evade even the most watchful eye. This book represents the second collection of such errors to be compiled by Edward Barbeau. Like Barbeau's previous book, Mathematical Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam, material is drawn from a variety of sources including the work of students, textbooks, the media, and even professional mathematicians. The errors presented here serve both to entertain, and to emphasise the need to subject even the most 'obvious' assertions to rigorous scrutiny, as intuition and facile reasoning can often be misleading. Each item is carefully analysed and the source of the error is exposed. All students and teachers of mathematics, from school to university level, will find this book both enlightening and entertaining.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Arithmetic\u003cbr\u003e 2. School algebra\u003cbr\u003e 3. Geometry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Limits, sequences and series\u003cbr\u003e 5. Differential calculus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Integral calculus\u003cbr\u003e 7. Combinatorics\u003cbr\u003e 8. Probability and statistics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Complex analysis\u003cbr\u003e 10. Linear and modern algebra\u003cbr\u003e 11. Miscellaneous.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Miscellaneous items [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Miscellaneous items\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Miscellaneous%20items%20%5BWZ%5D%22\"\u003eWZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"MP–AMM American Mathematical","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584770109720,"sku":"9780883855805","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/more-fallacies-flaws-and-flimflam-paperback-softback-9780883855805","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}