How can math help you bet on horses or win in Vegas? 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, from M.C. Escher to Pascal, 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 multiplication.
| ISBN: | 9781605983769 |
| Publication date: | 14th January 2013 |
| Author: | Lawrence Potter |
| Publisher: | Pegasus Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 273 pages |
| Genres: |
Mathematics History of mathematics Reference works Philosophy of mathematics Sudoku and number puzzles |
How can math help you bet on horses or win in Vegas? What's the foolproof way to solve Sudoku?
Mathematics Minus Fear features in the following genres: Mathematics, History of mathematics, Reference works, Philosophy of mathematics, Sudoku and number puzzles
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Mathematics Minus Fear was written by Lawrence Potter and published by Pegasus Books
Mathematics Minus Fear has 273 pages