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Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Making Sense of the Numbers in the Headlines
Häftad, 1996
119 kr
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From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate? John Allen Paulos, travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read every day - even …
Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
Häftad, 2000, 0-3 år
133 kr
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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'?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? …
Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
E-bok, 2014, 0-3 år
108 kr
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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'?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? …
I Think, Therefore I Laugh
The Flip Side of Philosophy
Häftad, 2000
285 kr
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The preeminent explicator of mathematical logic to non-mathematicians, John Allen Paulos is familiar to general readers not only from his bestselling books but also from his media appearances, including The David Letterman Show and National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" and "Science Friday," …
Beyond Numeracy
E-bok, 2013
142 kr
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From the author of the national bestseller Innumeracy, a delightful exploration and explanation of mathematical concepts from algebra to zero in easily accessible alphabetical entries. "Paulos . . . does for mathematics what The Joy of Sex did for the boudoir. . . ."--Washington Post Book World. …
Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
Häftad, 2001
249 kr
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Readers of Innumeracy will be rewarded with scores of astonishing facts, a fistful of powerful ideas, and, most important, a clearer, more quantitative way of looking at their world. Why do even well-educated people understand so little about mathematics? And what are the costs of our innumeracy? …
Irreligion
A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
Häftad, 2009
249 kr
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Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? The mathematician and bestselling author John Allen Paulos thinks not. In "Irreligion" he presents the case for his own world view, organizing his book into twelve chapters that refute the twelve arguments most often put forward for believing in …
Numerate Life
A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours
Häftad, 2015
240 kr
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Employing intuitive ideas from mathematics, this quirky "meta-memoir" raises questions about our lives that most of us don't think to ask, but arguably should: what part of memory is reliable fact, what part creative embellishment? Which favorite presuppositions are unfounded, which statistically …
Who's Counting?
Uniting Numbers and Narratives with Stories from Pop Culture, Puzzles, Politics, and More
Häftad, 2022
286 kr
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Despite the ubiquity of countless apps, social media platforms, and so-called smart devices, and even considering the renewed and welcome focus on STEM subjects, societal innumeracy remains a critical driver of bad policy and bad thinking. Almost every major issue facing today’s world is made more …
Who's Counting?
Uniting Numbers and Narratives with Stories from Pop Culture, Puzzles, Politics, and More
E-bok, 2022
294 kr
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For decades, New York Times best-selling author John Allen Paulos has enlightened readers by showing how to make sense of the numbers and probabilities behind real-world events, political calculations, and everyday personal decisions. Who’s Counting? features dozens of his insightful …
