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Author Cresswell, Clio.

Title Mathematics and sex / Clio Cresswell
Published Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2003

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 W'PONDS  306.7 Cre/Mas  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents 1 Love, sweeeet love 1 -- 2 Marriage and the happily ever after 22 -- 3 Road testing the bed: how much sex is too much sex? 42 -- 4 Dating services: are you really being served? 58 -- 5 Pairing up 77 -- 6 Action reaction attraction 90 -- 7 Pick a sex, any sex 113 -- 8 How ovaries count and balls add up 139 -- 9 Orgasm 158
Summary Dabble in the beauty and wonder of mathematics as it contributes to a variety of fields including literature, biology, economics and of course psychology, where the mathematics of sex plays some unexpected roles
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 169-177
Notes Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741151848
Subject Human behavior -- Mathematical models.
Sex -- Mathematical models.
Man-woman relationships -- Mathematical models.
Sociology -- Mathematical models.
Sex.
LC no. 2004478027
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