Numb and number : how to avoid being mystified by the mathematics of modern life

By:

Hartston, William

Material type: Text

9781838950842

Subject(s):

Mathematics

DDC classification:

510.2 HAR-N

Contents:

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

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Mathematics	510.2 HAR-N (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	25/09/2024	012219

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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

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