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020			_a0883855291
041			_aeng
080			_a51 _bBRE
100			_aBarbeau, Edward J.
245			_aMathematical, Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam
260			_aUSA _bMathematical Association of America _c2000
300			_axvi,167 p.
490			_aSpectrum Series
520			_aThrough hard experience mathematicians have learned to subject even the most 'evident' assertions to rigorous scrutiny, as intuition and facile reasoning can often be misleading. However, errors can slip past the most watchful eye, they are often subtle and difficult to detect; but when found they can teach us a lot and can present a real challenge to straighten out. This book collects together a mass of such errors, drawn from the work of students, textbooks, and the media, as well as from professional mathematicians themselves. Each of these items is carefully analysed and the source of the error is exposed. All serious students of mathematics will find this book both enlightening and entertaining
650			_aMathematical Fallacies _aFlaws _aFlimflam
650			_aCalculus: integration and differential equations
690			_aMathematics
942			_cBK
999			_c15927 _d15927