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Mass Market Paperback
First published October 26, 2011



I took no math in college. I’m like a person who loves music but can’t hum a tune or play an instrument. My understanding of math does not go beyond a minimal understanding of calculus. I hasten to add that I consider this one reason for the success of my Scientific American column. I had to work hard to understand whatever I wrote about, and this made it much easier for me to write in a way that readers could understand.