Mathematics Minus Fear
(eBook)
Forget your classroom nightmares and discover how numbers can enhance and illuminate your world! How can math help you bet on horses or win in Vegas? What's the foolproof way to solve Sudoku? How can probability teach you to calculate your chances of survival in Russian roulette? In this irreverent and entertaining guide to mathematics, Lawrence Potter takes the fear out of everything from long division to percentages. Using fascinating puzzles and surprising examples, from M.C. Escher to Pascal, he shows us how math is connected with the world we encounter every day, from how the VAT works to why weather forecasts are wrong, from winning at Monopoly to improving your mental arithmetic. Along the way, you'll also discover who invented numbers, whether animals can count, and what nuns have to do with multiplication.
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Potter, L. (2021). Mathematics Minus Fear. [United States], Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Potter, Lawrence. 2021. Mathematics Minus Fear. [United States], Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Potter, Lawrence, Mathematics Minus Fear. [United States], Pegasus Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Potter, Lawrence. Mathematics Minus Fear. [United States], Pegasus Books, 2021.
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