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Potter, Lawrence

 
9781605985176: Mathematics Minus Fear: How to Make Math Fun and Beneficial to Your Everyday Life
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ISBN 10 : 1605985171 ISBN 13 : 9781605985176
Editeur : Pegasus Books, 2022

Synopsis

How can math help you win on the horses? What's the foolproof way to solve Sudoku? How can probability teach you to calculate your chances of survival in Russian roulette? In this irreverent and entertaining guide to mathematics, Lawrence Potter takes the fear out of everything from long division to percentages. Using fascinating puzzles and surprising examples, he shows us how math is connected with the world we encounter every day, from how the VAT works to why weather forecasts are wrong, from winning at Monopoly to improving your mental arithmetic. Along the way you'll also discover who invented numbers, whether animals can count and what nuns have to do with long multiplication.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lawrence Potter attended Oxford University and graduated with a degree in classics before becoming an adventurous mathematics teacher in Romania and Rwanda. He is the author of This May Help You Understand the World and lives in London.

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Éditeur
Pegasus Books
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1605985171
ISBN 13 
9781605985176
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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