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The Prince Of Mathematics.(Brief article)(Book review)
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April 1, 2006
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The Prince Of Mathematics
M. B. W. Tent
AK Peters
888 Worcester Street, Suite 230, Wellesley, MA 02482
1568812612 $27.95 www.akpeters.com
The Prince Of Mathematics: Carl Friedrich Gauss, knowledgeably and engagingly written by mathematics teacher M. B. W. Tent, is an in-depth and intricate story of the amazing life of a revolutionary mathematician. Based upon stories told by Gauss, The Prince Of Ma...
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