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Book Title: Mathematics For The Nonmathematician
Number of Pages: 672 Pages
Publication Name: Mathematics for the Nonmathematician
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1985
Item Height: 1.3 in
Subject: History & Philosophy, Pre-Calculus, General, Homeschooling
Features: Reprint
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.5 Oz
Author: Morris K Line
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Mathematics, Education
Item Width: 5.4 in
Series: Dover Books on Mathematics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
