The author explains how the misuse of math creates problems Mathematical errors often include mistaking units pounds for kilograms, feet for meters , and misunderstanding probabilistic and statistical statements Parker also presents examples of users of computer software not fully understanding t
Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning She doesn t remember it, but it changed her life forever The zap gave her genius level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled Now, at 12 years old, she s technically ready for college She just has to pass 1 test middle school n nLucy s
Gregory Zuckerman, the bestselling author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, answers the question investors have been asking for decades How did Jim Simons do it Shortlisted for the Financial Times McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardJim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern fi
Am I overthinking this Probably This is a book of questions with answers, over answers, and many charts Did I screw up How do I achieve work life balance Am I eating too much cheese Do I have too many plants Like a conversation with your non judgmental best friend, Michelle Rial delivers a p
A deadly virus suddenly explodes into the population A political movement gathers pace, and then quickly vanishes An idea takes off like wildfire, changing our world forever We live in a world that s interconnected than ever before Our lives are shaped by outbreaks of disease, of misinfor
From the world renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos, a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity s search for purpose n nIn both time and space, the cosmos is astoundingly vast, and yet is governed by simple, elegant, universal mathemat
n When should you adopt an aggressive business strategy How do we make decisions when we don t have all the information What makes international environmental cooperation possible nGame theory is the study of how we make a decision when the outcome of our moves depends on the decisions of someone
When it comes to artificial intelligence, we either hear of a paradise on earth or of our imminent extinction It s time we stand face to digital face with the true powers and limitations of the algorithms that already automate important decisions in healthcare, transportation, crime, and commerce.
The definitive guide to statistical thinkingStatistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is important than ever if we want to separate the fact from the
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth Estranged from Ada s father, who was infamously mad, bad, and dangerous to know, Ada s mathematician mother is determined to save her only ch
Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of S
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle n nThis book is about Circle This book is also about Circle s friends, Triangle and Square Also it is about a rule that Circle makes, and how she has to rescue Triangle when he breaks that rule.
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Science fiction allows listeners to go places they can only dream of seeing other worlds, distant stars, entirely different galaxies While not every story is concerned with the hard science behind space travel and other futuristic ventures, fiction can give listeners an amazing insight into what pe
Douglas Hofstadter s book is concerned directly with the nature of maps or links between formal systems However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell,
xn yn zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, no solution I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain With these words, the seventeenth century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations W
This masterpiece of science and mathematical fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for than 100 years The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A Abbott 1838 1926 , it describes the journeys of A Square sic
The Freakonomics of math a math world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our handsThe math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how ter