The Math of Life and Death

The Math of Life and Death
Author: Kit Yates
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: MATHEMATICS
ISBN: 1982111887


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"Few of us really appreciate the full power of math--the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this ... book, Kit Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application--or misapplication--of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms; innocent victims of miscarriages of justice; and the unwitting victims of software glitches"--Publisher marketing.


The Math of Life and Death
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Kit Yates
Categories: MATHEMATICS
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-27 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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"Few of us really appreciate the full power of math--the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom a
The Math of Life and Death
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Kit Yates
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-07 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Brilliant and entertaining mathematician Kit Yates illuminates seven mathematical concepts that shape our daily lives. From birthdays to birth rates to how we p
The Mathematics of Life
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Ian Stewart
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-07 - Publisher: Basic Books

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Biologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however,
The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Sean Connolly
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-28 - Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

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Math rocks! At least it does in the gifted hands of Sean Connolly, who blends middle school math with fantasy to create an exciting adventure in problem-solving
Loving and Hating Mathematics
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Reuben Hersh
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-13 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Mathematics is often thought of as the coldest expression of pure reason. But few subjects provoke hotter emotions--and inspire more love and hatred--than mathe