Cogwheels of the Mind: The Story of Venn Diagrams

by A.W.F. Edwards

Book Overview

Used today in spheres of life as diverse as business strategy, creative writing, medicine, computer science, and theoretical physics, Venn diagrams possess fascinating properties. The basic Venn diagram is both elegantly simple--three overlapping circles that intersect to create eight distinct areas--and conceptually innovative. Devised by English logician John Venn (1834-1923) to visually represent complex logical propositions and algebraic statements,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801874343
• ISBN13: 9780801874345
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher