{"product_id":"one-two-three-absolutely-elementary-mathematics-9781400079100","title":"One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eA Tour of the Calculus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e offers an enlightening and enthralling tour of the basics of mathematics, and reveals a world of fascination in fundamental mathematical ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne, Two, Three\u003c\/i\u003e is David Berlinski's captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics, its fundamental ideas, and why they matter. By unraveling the complex answers to these most elementary questions--What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, and other functions actually work? What are geometry and logic?--Berlinski reveals the intricacy behind their seemingly simple exteriors. Peppered with enlightening historical anecdotes and asides on some of history's most fascinating mathematicians, \u003ci\u003eOne, Two, Three, \u003c\/i\u003erevels in the beauty of numbers as Berlinski shows us how and why these often slippery concepts are as essential to the field of mathematics as to who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400079100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.21w x 0.69d","brand":"David Berlinski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150307197109,"sku":"9781400079100","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c05a688d-e3f6-42ae-8cb4-2a1bd0549ba4.jpg?v=1696345767","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-two-three-absolutely-elementary-mathematics-9781400079100","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}