A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
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2013
Basic Books (Verlag)
978-0-465-08999-4 (ISBN)
Basic Books (Verlag)
978-0-465-08999-4 (ISBN)
"A fun, spunky, wise little book that would be helpful to both the consumers of the news and its purveyors."-Washington Post
In this lively volume, mathematician John Allen Paulos employs his singular wit to guide us through an unlikely mathematical jungle,the pages of the daily newspaper. From the Senate and sex to celebrities and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve math at all and demonstrates how mathematical naïveté can put readers at a distinct disadvantage. Whether he's using chaos theory to puncture economic and environmental predictions, applying logic to clarify the hazards of spin doctoring and news compression, or employing arithmetic and common sense to give us a novel perspective on greed and relationships, Paulos never fails to entertain and enlighten.
In this lively volume, mathematician John Allen Paulos employs his singular wit to guide us through an unlikely mathematical jungle,the pages of the daily newspaper. From the Senate and sex to celebrities and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve math at all and demonstrates how mathematical naïveté can put readers at a distinct disadvantage. Whether he's using chaos theory to puncture economic and environmental predictions, applying logic to clarify the hazards of spin doctoring and news compression, or employing arithmetic and common sense to give us a novel perspective on greed and relationships, Paulos never fails to entertain and enlighten.
John Allen Paulos is a professor of mathematics at Temple University. His books include the bestseller Innumeracy, A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market, and Irreligion. He lives in Philadelphia.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.9.2013 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 206 mm |
| Gewicht | 282 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-465-08999-2 / 0465089992 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-465-08999-4 / 9780465089994 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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