Why Do Buses Come in Threes? : The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life
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Format
Hardback
ISBN-10
1911622277
ISBN-13
9781911622277
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint
Portico
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 6th, 2020
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
284 grams
Dimensions
13.50 x 20.60 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Popular and recreational mathematicsPopular mathematics
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An entertaining guide to how maths is relevant to our everyday lives.
A fascinating look at how mathematics is relevant to our everyday lives
Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And which classic puzzle was destroyed by Allied bombing in the war? These and many other questions are answered in this entertaining and highly informative book.
This book is for anyone who wants to remind themselves--or discover for the first time--that math is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, traveling by car, gambling, and life-saving techniques all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that are explained here. This book will change the reader''s perception of the world around them.
Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And which classic puzzle was destroyed by Allied bombing in the war? These and many other questions are answered in this entertaining and highly informative book.
This book is for anyone who wants to remind themselves--or discover for the first time--that math is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, traveling by car, gambling, and life-saving techniques all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that are explained here. This book will change the reader''s perception of the world around them.
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