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245	1		_aThe call of the primes : _bsurprising patterns, peculiar puzzles, and other marvels of mathematics / _cOwen O'Shea.
100			_aO`Shea, Owen
260			_aNew York : _bPrometheus Books, _cc2016.
300			_a330 pages: _billustrations
300			_c23 cm
500			_aIncludes index
020			_a9781633881488
650			_aMathematical recreations.
650			_aNumbers, Prime.
650			_aMagic squares.
650			_aSquare root.
650			_aMATHEMATICS
650			_aRecreations & games.
944			_aCIR
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953			_pSH0418
546			_ain English
953			_cHigh School Library
520			_aThis sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you`ll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in straightforward terms that any layperson can understand. From magic squares and the mysterious qualities of prime numbers to Pythagorean triples, probability theory, the Fibonacci sequence, and more, the author shows that math can be fun while having some profound implications.
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336			_atext
337			_aunmediated
338			_avolume
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