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The Maths of Life and Death (Paperback)
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The Maths of Life and Death (Paperback)
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List price R332
Loot Price R271
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"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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