Innumeracy

Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

John Allen Paulos (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2000
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
9780140291209 (ISBN)

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Why do even well-educated people often understand so little about maths - or take a perverse pride in not being a 'numbers person'? This book answers questions such as: why is following the stock market exactly like flipping a coin; how big is a trillion; and, how fast does human hair grow in mph.

Why do even well-educated people often understand so little about maths - or take a perverse pride in not being a 'numbers person'?

In his now-classic book Innumeracy, John Allen Paulos answers questions such as: Why is following the stock market exactly like flipping a coin? How big is a trillion? How fast does human hair grow in mph? Can you calculate the chances that a party includes two people who have the same birthday? Paulos shows us that by arming yourself with some simple maths, you don't have to let numbers get the better of you.

John Allen Paulos is professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is author of several books, including the bestseller Innumeracy which was a New York Times bestseller for 18 weeks and A Mathematician Plays the Market. In 2003, Paulos won the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.3.2000
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 198 mm
Gewicht	126 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-13	9780140291209 / 9780140291209
Zustand	Neuware