How Long Is A Piece Of String
Eastaway Rob, Wyndham Jeremy
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Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Robson Books
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Description: 182 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout and covered in a protective plastic. More Hidden Mathematics Of Everyday Life
Publishers Description: 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 metre, and explains how epidemics start and stop.
ISBN: 9781861055057
(120500)
