Humble Pi : A Comedy of Maths Errors

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Mathematical mishaps that shape our world.

"Humble Pi" is an entertaining exploration of the ways in which math can go wrong and the impact it has on our everyday lives. Matt Parker shares humorous and enlightening anecdotes about everything from faulty bridge designs to flawed election polling, all while emphasizing the essential role of math in our modern world. Whether you're a math enthusiast or simply looking for a witty and insightful read, "Humble Pi" is sure to delight and educate.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Humble Pi : A Comedy of Maths Errors

Regular price $13.80
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ISBN: 9780141989143
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $24.27
Authors: Matt Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2020-03-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Science, Personal Development
Related Topics: Mathematics, Popular Science
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 17114 readers)

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**The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller**'Wonderful ... superb' Daily MailWhat makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on maths: computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and a hapless Olympic shooting team, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world.Mathematics doesn't have good 'people skills', but we would all be better off, he argues, if we saw it as a practical ally. This book shows how, by making maths our friend, we can learn from its pitfalls. It also contains puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.
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Mathematical mishaps that shape our world.

"Humble Pi" is an entertaining exploration of the ways in which math can go wrong and the impact it has on our everyday lives. Matt Parker shares humorous and enlightening anecdotes about everything from faulty bridge designs to flawed election polling, all while emphasizing the essential role of math in our modern world. Whether you're a math enthusiast or simply looking for a witty and insightful read, "Humble Pi" is sure to delight and educate.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.