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100			_aChamberland, Marc
245			_aSingle digits : in praise of small numbers
260			_bPrinceton University Press, _c2017 _aNew Jersey:
300			_axii, 226 p. _bill. _c24 cm.
365			_axii, 226 p. _bill. _d24 cm.
520			_a Looks at the history of each digit from one through nine, detailing their applications and connections to various areas of mathematics. The numbers one through nine have remarkable mathematical properties and characteristics. For instance, why do eight perfect card shuffles leave a standard deck of cards unchanged? Are there really "six degrees of separation" between all pairs of people? And how can any map need only four colors to ensure that no regions of the same color touch? In <i>Single Digits</​i>, Marc Chamberland takes readers on a fascinating exploration of small numbers, from one to nine, looking at their history, applications, and connections to various areas of mathematics, including number theory, geometry, chaos.
650			_aCombinatorial analysis
650			_aMathematical analysis
650			_aFactoring Knots
650			_aGilbreath's Conjecture
650			_aBenford's Law
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