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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker (Paperback, 2020)
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**The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller** 'Wonderful ... superb' Daily Mail What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. As Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on maths: computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't.
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The first ever maths book to be a No.1 Bestseller shows us what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. As Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on maths- computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and a hapless Olympic shooting team, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. This book shows how, by making maths our friend, we can learn from its pitfalls. It also contains puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141989143
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046633200
Product Key Features
Book TitleHumble Pi: a Comedy of Maths Errors
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicScience, Mathematics
GenreHumor
TypeTextbook
AuthorMatt Parker
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight247 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMatt Parker
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- 01. Sep. 2024
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors-Matt Parker, 9780141989143
The book discusses many examples of when something has gone wrong due to miss use of mathematics. The details are presented in text form in a light hearted way with very little use of formula or equations.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Jun. 2025
Front cover creased, otherwise book was ...
Front cover creased, otherwise book was in good condition.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 01. Sep. 2021
Maths brought to life!
Fun enjoyable read about maths facts and anecdotes.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 13. Jun. 2024
Great, thanks
Great, thanksBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
