Humble pi : when math goes wrong in the real world
Matt Parker
Bok Engelsk 2021
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| Omfang | 314 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Første utgave: London : Allen Lane, 2019. - Pagineringen går motsatt vei. - "This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up"--
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| ISBN | 9780593084694
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