EAN: 9781787475403

THE MATHS OF LIFE AND DEATH - KIT YATES KARTONI...

"This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one too and  for those like me
who have little maths  it's delightfully readable" - IAN MCEWAN  "Kit Yates is a natural
storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples  he shows how maths is the beating heart
of so much of modern life. An exciting new voice in the world of science communication" -
MARCUS DU SAUTOY  "Used wisely  mathematics can save your life. Used unwisely  it can ruin it.
A lucid and enthralling account of why maths matters in everyone's life. A real eye-opener." -
Prof Ian Stewart FRS  author of Do Dice Play God? __________  Maths is the story of the world
around us  and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.  We
are all doing maths all the time  from the way we communicate with each other to the way we
travel  from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really
appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every
office and every home  but also in every courtroom and hospital ward.  In this eye-opening and
extraordinary book  Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the
application - or misapplication - of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled
by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms  innocent victims of
miscarriages of justice and the unwitting victims of software glitches. We follow stories of
investors who have lost fortunes and parents who have lost children  all because of
mathematical misunderstandings.  Along the way  Yates arms us with simple mathematical rules
and tools that can help us make better decisions in our increasingly quantitative society. You
will discover why it's always sensible to question a statistic  often vital to ask for a second
opinion and sometimes surprisingly handy to stick to the 37% rule...

Aktuelle Preise zur EAN 9781787475403

Produktinformationen zur 9781787475403