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    One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics
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    One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics

    Written by David Berlinski

    Narrated by Byron Wagner

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    About this audiobook

    From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts.

    In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski takes on the simplest questions that can be asked: What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division actually work? What are geometry and logic? As he delves into these subjects, he discovers and lucidly describes the beauty and complexity behind their seemingly simple exteriors, making clear how and why these mercurial, often slippery concepts are essential to who we are.

    Filled with illuminating historical anecdotes and asides on some of the most fascinating mathematicians through the ages, One, Two, Three is a captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics: how it originated, who thought of it, and why it matters.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 10, 2011
    ISBN9780307932976
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      Super-civilized treatment of arithmetic fundamentals usually put aside after elementary school. A jolt in narration happens at the entrance onto the stage of rings, but if the reader-listener perseveres the later chapters are very rewarding. A pencil and paper are recommended to visualize the narration of equations and mathematical expression, but it is a novel and interesting way into sophisticated ideas by means of an audiobook.