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Mathematics & Statistics
Williams » Mathematics & Statistics » Blog » "Who Says Math Has to be Boring"

"Who Says Math Has to be Boring"

By Frank Morgan, December 17, 2013

Recent New York Times editorial (December 8, 2013).

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