Man vs Maths: Everyday mathematics explained - Softcover

Revell, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781316902 ISBN 13: 9781781316900

Verlag: Aurum, 2017

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Man vs Maths explains the complexities of the mathematics of modern life, showing how understanding a little more maths can improve your life and how to use it to your advantage. Plus along the way you'll discover how social media trends work, why the universe has a favourite number and what this means for you.

Mathematics is inescapable. Wherever you go, whatever you do, however you live your life, mathematics plays an important role. From controlling a city’s traffic to finding love, spending money online to building a skyscraper, the mathematics at play in our world is fascinating. Yet despite its ubiquity, for many of us, how the maths of today really works remains complex.

Mathematician Timothy Revell distills these complexities in this essential guide to modern-day mathematics, exploring questions such as; Could we solve queuing with an equation?  How do algorithms control our news?  What is the secret behind encryption codes?

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Timothy Revell has a PhD Mathematically Structured Programming from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has worked with BBC Horizon and radio show The Naked Scientists, one of the world's most popular science shows, that discusses the hot topics in science, technology and medicine. Timothy runs an award-winning science communication group in Glasgow called the GIST, which consists of over 100 contributors that regularly produce articles, videos and podcasts.

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• Verlag: Aurum
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1781316902
• ISBN 13: 9781781316900
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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