The math instinct
Subtitle: why you're a mathematical genius (along with lobsters, birds, cats and dogs)
By: by Keith Devlin.
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Mathematics; Mathematics -- Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Out of the minds of babies; title: Elvis: the Welsh corgi who knows calculus; title: What is mathematics?; title: Where am I and where am I going?; title: Nature's architects: the creatures that can do math of construction; title: Natural artists: the animals (and plants) that create beautiful patterns; title: It's just a step to the right: the math of motion; title: The eyes have it: the hidden math of vision; title: Animals in the math class; title: Razor sharp: the mathematical tricks of street traders and supermarket shoppers; title: All numbers great and small; title: The trouble with meaningless math; title: Tapping into our math instinct.