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What's the Use?
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Taschenbuch von Ian Stewart
Sprache: Englisch

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'Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths' Alex Bellos

'The instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu' Tim Radford

Many people think mathematics is useless. They're wrong. In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed £208 billion to the economy in a single year - that's 10 per cent of the workforce contributing 16 per cent of the economy.

What's the Use? asks why there is such a vast gulf between public perceptions of mathematics and reality. It shows how mathematics is vital, often in surprising ways, behind the scenes of daily life. How politicians pick their voters. How an absurd little puzzle solved 300 years ago leads to efficient methods for kidney transplants. And how a bizarre, infinitely wiggly curve helps to optimise deliveries to your door.

'Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths' Alex Bellos

'The instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu' Tim Radford

Many people think mathematics is useless. They're wrong. In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed £208 billion to the economy in a single year - that's 10 per cent of the workforce contributing 16 per cent of the economy.

What's the Use? asks why there is such a vast gulf between public perceptions of mathematics and reality. It shows how mathematics is vital, often in surprising ways, behind the scenes of daily life. How politicians pick their voters. How an absurd little puzzle solved 300 years ago leads to efficient methods for kidney transplants. And how a bizarre, infinitely wiggly curve helps to optimise deliveries to your door.

Über den Autor
Ian Stewart
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781781259429
ISBN-10: 1781259429
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stewart, Ian
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Abbildungen: c. 40 line
Maße: 192 x 129 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Ian Stewart
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.08.2022
Gewicht: 0,26 kg
Artikel-ID: 120522362
Über den Autor
Ian Stewart
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781781259429
ISBN-10: 1781259429
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stewart, Ian
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Abbildungen: c. 40 line
Maße: 192 x 129 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Ian Stewart
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.08.2022
Gewicht: 0,26 kg
Artikel-ID: 120522362
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