Linn, Charles F

Gives suggestions for improving the accuracy of the estimates we make each day when exact counting or measuring is impossible or impractical.

Examines the mathematical concepts of symmetry, proportion, perspective, patterns, regularity and simple ratios and their application to music, painting, sculpture and architecture.

Simple experiments with easily available materials explain the theory of probability and how it is used by scientists, poll-takers, and industrialists.

Traces the development of mathematics in eastern and western cultures from the time of the Greek and Roman empires to the thirteenth century.