Arithmetic

Paul Lockhart

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$14.95 • £10.95 • €13.50

ISBN 9780674237513

Publication Date: 07/15/2019

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240 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

58 illus.

Belknap Press

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Paul Lockhart teaches mathematics at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York.

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