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Rob Eastaway; Jeremy Wyndham; Barbara Shore

How Long Is a Piece of String? : More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life

Name: How Long Is a Piece of String? : More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life
Brand: Rob Eastaway; Jeremy Wyndham; Barbara Shore
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How Long Is a Piece of String? : More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life How Long Is a Piece of String More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life 9781861056252

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In this sequel to Why Do Buses Come in Threes?, you will find that many intriguing everyday questions have mathematical answers. Discover the astonishing 37% rule for blind dates, the avoidance tactics of the gentleman's urinal, and some extraordinary scams that have been devised to get rich quick. Also included are the origins of the seven-day week and the seven-note scale, an explanation of why underdogs win, clever techniques for detecting fraud, and the reason why epidemics sweep across a nation and disappear just as quickly. Whatever your mathematical ability, this fun, thought-provoking book will illuminate the ways in which math underlies so much in our everyday lives.

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Nonfiction
Publication date
June, 2005
Pages
256
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Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other questions are answered in this book. It is for anyone wanting to remind themselves - or discover for the first time - that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and ranking sportsmen all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that are explained in this book. It reveals the secrets behind some of the best con tricks and the hidden workings of the taxi meter, and explains how epidemics start and stop.

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Paperback

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Nonfiction

Publication date

June, 2005

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