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You Don't Know What You're Missing
The science of what’s lost, and how to find itA fascinating exploration of the science of our blind spots - and how we can turn them into our biggest wins
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How to Expect the Unexpected
The Science of Making Smart PredictionsA fascinating exploration of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically-informed predictions about the world around us.
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How to Expect the Unexpected
The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to€ 35,95 -
How to Expect the Unexpected
The Science of Making Predictions and the Art of Knowing When Not ToA fascinating exploration of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically-informed predictions about the world around us.
€ 23,50 -
How to Expect the Unexpected
The Science of Making Predictions and the Art of Knowing When Not ToA fascinating exploration of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically-informed predictions about the world around us.
€ 34,50 -
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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Het grote verschil
Een wereld vol wiskundeVan 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.
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The Maths of Life and Death
Maths underpins nearly everything we do, but few of us know that it is often a matter of life and death.
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The Math of Life and Death
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Quercus as 'The maths of life and death"--Title page verso.
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The Math of Life and Death
€ 43,95