Humble pi : : When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World
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Call Number: 510 Pa, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Mathematics / Miscellaneous
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch
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Includes index.
"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780593084687
0593084683
SUBJECTS
Mathematics -- Popular works.