How Long Is a Piece of String?: More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life - Softcover

Eastaway, Rob

 
9781861056252: How Long Is a Piece of String?: More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1861056257 ISBN 13: 9781861056252
Verlag: Portico, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other questions are answered in this book.

It is for anyone wanting to remind themselves – or discover for the first time – that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and ranking sportsmen all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that are explained in this book. It reveals the secrets behind some of the best con tricks and the hidden workings of the taxi meter, and explains how epidemics start and stop.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rob Eastaway is a writer, speaker and consultant. His books include the bestselling What is a Googly? (9781861056290) and Why Do Buses Come In Threes? (9781861058621). He jointly devised the system now used to officially rank international cricketers and lives in London, where he is a keen weekend cricketer and occasional golfer.

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Verlag
Portico
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1861056257
ISBN 13 
9781861056252
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
182
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