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How to Expect the Unexpected
A fascinating exploration of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically-informed predictions about the world around us.
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Warum Mathematik (fast) alles ist
Mathematik bestimmt unser Leben ... ... auch wenn wir meist nichts davon merken. Wer jedoch versteht wo und wie die Welt der Zahlen unseren Alltag beeinflusst, kann bessere Entscheidungen treffen: Wo sollte man nach einem freien Platz im Zug suchen? Welche Schlange im Supermarkt ist die schnellste? Und wann sollten wir uns besser nicht auf vermeintliche mathematische Gewissheiten stützen? Diese Fragen und viele mehr beantwortet der junge Ausnahmemathematiker Kit Yates in seinen herrlich kuriosen und spannenden Geschichten. 'Kit Yates zeigt, wie unser privates und gesellschaftliches Leben von Mathematik durchdrungen ist. Unwissenheit kann in Tragödien enden. Darum ist dies ein überaus interessantes Buch. Und für Diejenigen, die wie ich wenig mit Mathe zu tun haben, ist es wunderbar verständlich.' Ian McEwan
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The Math of Life and Death
Brilliant and entertaining mathematician Kit Yates illuminates seven mathematical concepts that shape our daily lives.From birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematical patterns shape our lives. But for those of us who left math behind in high school, the numbers and figures we encounter as we go about our days can leave us scratching our heads, feeling as if we’re fumbling through a mathematical minefield. In this eye-opening and “welcome addition to the math-for-people-who-hate-math” (Kirkus Reviews), Kit Yates illuminates hidden principles that can help us understand and navigate the chaotic and often opaque surfaces of our world. In The Math of Life and Death, Yates takes us on a “dizzying, dazzling” (Nature) tour of everyday situations and grand-scale applications of mathematical concepts, including exponential growth and decay, optimization, statistics and probability, and number systems. Along the way he reveals the mathematical undersides of controversies over DNA testing, Ponzi schemes, viral marketing, and historical events such as the Chernobyl disaster and the Amanda Knox trial. Readers will finish this book with an enlightened perspective on the news, the law, medicine, and history, and will be better equipped to make personal decisions and solve problems with math in mind, whether it’s choosing the shortest checkout line at the grocery store or halting the spread of a deadly disease.
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The Maths of Life and Death
"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...
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Het grote verschil
Een wereld vol wiskundeE-bookVan verjaardagen en geboortecijfers tot onze kijk op het verstrijken van de tijd, van overbevolking en ziekteverspreiding tot bizarre ongevallen: elk aspect van ons leven, van de wieg tot het graf, heeft als fundament de wiskunde. Veel mensen kregen dat al ingeprent op de middelbare school, toch zijn we ons nauwelijks bewust van het grote belang van de wiskunde in ons dagelijks leven: op ons werk en thuis, in de rechtbank en in het ziekenhuis. In dit fascinerende boek vertelt wiskundig bioloog Kit Yates uitzonderlijke verhalen waarbij wiskunde een doorslaggevende rol speelde en in sommige gevallen het verschil maakte tussen leven en dood.
€ 11,99