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Author:

Wilkinson, Alec, 1952- author. 16532

Title:

A DIVINE LANGUAGE : LEARNING ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, AND CALCULUS AT THE EDGE OF OLD AGE / Alec Wilkinson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Wilkinson, Alec,--1952-
Mathematics--Study and teaching.
Math anxiety.
Adult learning.
Older people--Education.
Learning, Psychology of.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287).

Contents:

Fall -- Winter -- Spring -- Summer -- Fall again.

Summary:

"A spirited, metaphysical exploration into math's deepest mysteries and conundrums at the crux of middle age"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1250168570
9781250168573

LCCN:

2021062245

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)