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Despite being a professional mathematician, and therefore by definition not one of the intended audience, i enjoy reading these popular mathematical books just as i enjoy reading many popularizations. In this charming volume, a noted english mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts underlying new math. Through mathematical eyes, stewart chronicles the major advances of biology, from the invention of the microscope three centuries ago to the. Having dipped the readers toe into his specialty, stewart cows in the maze. A fine chapter on darwin and evolution contains almost no mathematics.
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