A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper John Allen Paulos

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From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate? This title travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read everyday - even horoscopes and the sports pages - and how often they mislead us.

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper Zusammenfassung

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: Making Sense of the Numbers in the Headlines John Allen Paulos

From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate?

John Allen Paulos, travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read every day - even horoscopes and the sports pages - and how often they mislead us. By understanding simple concepts such as probability, chaos theory and game theory, you'll be able to see through faulty statistics, stock market forecasters and conspiracy theorists - and make the figures truly add up.

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper Bewertungen

Mathematics is all around you. And it's a great defence against the sharks, cowboys and liars who want your vote, your money, or your life - as Paulos's latest book makes crystal clear * Ian Stewart, author of Does God Play Dice? *

Über John Allen Paulos

John Allen Paulos is professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is author of several books, including the bestseller Innumeracy which was a New York Times bestseller for 18 weeks and A Mathematician Plays the Market. He has appeared on many television and radio shows in the United States and has contributed articles to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the London Review of Books.

In 2003, Paulos won the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science.

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Sku

GOR001256546

ISBN 13

9780140251814

ISBN 10

0140251812

Titel

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: Making Sense of the Numbers in the Headlines John Allen Paulos

Autor

John Allen Paulos

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Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

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Broschiert

Verlag

Penguin Books Ltd

Datum

1996-01-25

Anzahl der Seiten

224

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