Stein, James D.,  1941- <br/><br/>
How math explains the world :  a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics / 
James D. Stein. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  HarperCollins :  Smithsonian Books,  c2008. 
 - xxi, 264 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue: Why your car never seems to be ready when they promised -- Describing the universe -- The measure of all things -- Reality checks -- All things great and small -- The incomplete toolbox -- Impossible constructions -- The Hope Diamond of mathematics -- Never the twain shall meet -- Even logic has limits -- Space and time: is that all there is? -- Information: the Goldilocks dilemma -- Murphy's law -- The disorganized universe -- The raw materials -- The unattainable utopia -- Cracks in the foundation -- The smoke-filled rooms -- Through a glass darkly. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061241765 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007041784 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Philosophy.<br/>Mathematics--Psychological aspects.<br/>Mathematics--Sociological aspects.<br/>Number concept.<br/>Mathematical ability.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA8.4  / .S72 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510