Carte What's the Use? Professor Ian Stewart

What's the Use?

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics

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Many people think mathematics is useless. They're wrong. In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed...

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Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Carte broșată
Publicat
2021
Pagini
336
EAN
9781788168076
ISBN
1788168070
Enbook ID
35414343
Editura
Greutate
420
Dimensiuni
152 x 232 x 28

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Many people think mathematics is useless. They're wrong. In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed GBP208 billion to the economy in a single year -- that's 10 per cent of the workforce contributing 16 per cent of the economy.What's the Use? asks why there is such a vast gulf between public perceptions of mathematics and reality. It shows how mathematics is vital, often in surprising ways, behind the scenes of daily life. How politicians pick their voters.How an absurd little puzzle solved 300 years ago leads to efficient methods for kidney transplants. How an Irish mathematician's obsession with a new number system improves special effects in movies and computer games. How SatNav relies on at least six mathematical techniques.And how a bizarre, infinitely wiggly curve, helps to optimise deliveries to your door.

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