Pleasures of Counting (Record no. 13459)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160616s1996 000 0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0521568234 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Universal Decimal Classification number | 51 |
| Item number | KOR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Korner, T W. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Pleasures of Counting |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year of publication | 1996 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x,534p |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | I. The uses of abstraction<br/>Unfeeling statistics<br/>Prelude to a battle<br/>Blackett<br/>Aircraft versus submarine<br/>II. Meditations on measurement<br/>Biology in a darkened room<br/>Physics in a darkened room<br/>Subtle is the Lord<br/>Quaker mathematician<br/>Richardson on war<br/>III. The pleasures of computation<br/>Some classic algorithms<br/>Some modern algorithms<br/>Deeper matters<br/>IV. Enigma variations<br/>Enigma<br/>Poles<br/>Bletchley<br/>Echoes<br/>V. The pleasures of thought<br/>Time and chance<br/>Two mathematics lessons<br/>Last thoughts |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | What is the connection between the outbreak of cholera in Victorian Soho, the Battle of the Atlantic and the design of anchors? They all show how a little mathematics can shed light on the world around us. If you have ever wondered what mathematicians do, then read on. Mathematicians wanting to explain to others how they spend their working days (and nights) should seek inspiration here. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Pleasures of Counting |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematics Popular works |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| IMSc Library | IMSc Library | First Floor, Rack No: 26, Shelf No: 24 | 51 KOR | 34332 | BOOKS |