Numb and number :
Hartston, William
Numb and number : how to avoid being mystified by the mathematics of modern life by William Hartston. - London : Atlantic Books, ©2020 - 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
This book includes bibliographical references and an index.
Introduction
1. The Number of Our Days 2. Surveying the Scene 3. Risk and Behaviour Our illogical attitudes towards risk
4. The Mathematics of Sport The randomness of winning and losing
5. Saved You!
6. Numbers Large and Small
7. The Insignificance of Significance
8. Cause and Effect
9. Percentages and More Misleading Mathematics 10. Chaotic Butterflies
9781838950842
Mathematics
510.2 / HAR-N
Numb and number : how to avoid being mystified by the mathematics of modern life by William Hartston. - London : Atlantic Books, ©2020 - 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
This book includes bibliographical references and an index.
Introduction
1. The Number of Our Days 2. Surveying the Scene 3. Risk and Behaviour Our illogical attitudes towards risk
4. The Mathematics of Sport The randomness of winning and losing
5. Saved You!
6. Numbers Large and Small
7. The Insignificance of Significance
8. Cause and Effect
9. Percentages and More Misleading Mathematics 10. Chaotic Butterflies
9781838950842
Mathematics
510.2 / HAR-N