Foolproof: A sampling of mathematical folk humor

Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-34

  Renteln, Paul ^a,b   Dundes, Alan ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 27844509484     PISSN: 00029920     EISSN: 10889477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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