# Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations

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- Book: [Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations](https://www.bookquiver.com/brian-hayes/foolproof-and-other-mathematical-meditations) ([Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/brian-hayes/foolproof-and-other-mathematical-meditations.md))
- Authors: [Brian Hayes](https://www.bookquiver.com/brian-hayes)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6253-607-3
- Pages: 244
- Published: 2018-10-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A non-mathematician explores mathematical terrain, reporting accessibly and engagingly on topics from Sudoku to probability. Brian Hayes wants to convince us that mathematics is too important and too much...