Encyclopedia of Mathematics : by James Tanton,PH.D
Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Copyright © 2005 by James Tanton, Ph.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tanton, James Stuart, 1966–
Encyclopedia of mathematics/James Tanton.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8160-5124-0
1. Mathematics—Encyclopedia. I. Title.
QA5.T34 2005
510′.3—dc22 2004016785
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