How not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore and when to change the equation entirely. This book tells us that maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the h...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | anglais |
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London
Penguin Books
2014
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| Résumé: | Explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore and when to change the equation entirely. This book tells us that maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the chaotic surface. |
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| Description matérielle: | xi, 468 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780718196042 |