100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know

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ISBN-10:

0099520427

ISBN-13:

9780099520429

Author(s): JOHN D. BARROW
Released: Jun 22, 2010
Publisher: Vintage Books
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
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Description:

“If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.” –John von NeumanMathematics can tell you things about the world that can’t be learned in any other way. This hugely informative and wonderfully entertaining little book answers one hundred essential questions about existence. It unravels the knotty, clarifies the conundrums and sheds light onto dark corners. From winning the lottery, placing bets at the races and escaping from bears, to sports, Shakespeare, Google, game theory, drunks, divorce settlements and dodgy accounting. From chaos to infinity and everything in between, 100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know has all the answers!

























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