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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication date
September 1, 1980
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780226650241
ISBN-10
0226650243
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Out of Print
Original list price
$12.95
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university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Analyzes the logical structure of various types of mathematical proofs and jokes, showing how humor and mathematics are related by common creative processes and discussing Thom's 'catastrophe theory' to describe how switches, reversals, and jumps in meaning are used in humor
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Hardcover
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from Univ of Chicago Pr (September 1, 1980)
9780226650241 | details & prices | List price $12.95
About: Analyzes the logical structure of various types of mathematical proofs and jokes, showing how humor and mathematics are related by common creative processes and discussing Thom's 'catastrophe theory' to describe how switches, reversals, and jumps in meaning are used in humor
About: Analyzes the logical structure of various types of mathematical proofs and jokes, showing how humor and mathematics are related by common creative processes and discussing Thom's 'catastrophe theory' to describe how switches, reversals, and jumps in meaning are used in humor
Paperback
Reissue edition from Univ of Chicago Pr (November 15, 1982)
9780226650258 | details & prices | 8.25 × 8.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Analyzes the logical structure of various types of mathematical proofs and jokes, showing how humor and mathematics are related by common creative processes and discussing Thom's 'catastrophe theory' to describe how switches, reversals, and jumps in meaning are used in humor
About: Analyzes the logical structure of various types of mathematical proofs and jokes, showing how humor and mathematics are related by common creative processes and discussing Thom's 'catastrophe theory' to describe how switches, reversals, and jumps in meaning are used in humor
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