{A mind for numbers} : how to excel at math and science (even if you flunked algebra) /

Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses; but when she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy were limiting her options post-graduation, she returned to college newly determ...

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Main Author: Oakley, Barbara A., 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : TarcherPerigree, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2014
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245 1 3 |a {A mind for numbers} :  |b how to excel at math and science (even if you flunked algebra) /  |c Barbara Oakley 
260 |a New York :  |b TarcherPerigree, an imprint of Penguin Random House,  |c c2014 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index. 
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