How Long is a Piece of String?
Portico (Verlag)
978-1-906032-55-5 (ISBN)
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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 fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining, informative book. "How Long Is a Piece of String?" is for anyone wanting to remind themselves - or discover for the first time - that maths is relevant to almost everything we do.Discover the secrets behind some of the best con tricks, the hidden workings of the taxi meter, and how epidemics start and stop. Whether you have a PhD in astrophysics or haven't touched a maths problem since your schooldays, there is more than enough here to prove that maths can be sexy - and fun!
Rob Eastaway specialises in creative problem-solving, which encompasses four principal areas - maths, writing, business/industry innovation and cricket. He regularly lectures on these topics, and is the author of nine books, including Robson's best-selling 'What is a Googly?' (186105629X), 'Why Do Buses Come In Threes?' (1861058624), 'How Long is a Piece of String?' (1861056257) and 'Mindbenders and Brainteasers' (1861055625). Rob is also a contributor for the Financial Times and Sunday Times, and was puzzle editor for the New Scientist for many years. He was made President of the UK Mathematical Association for 2007/2008. In addition he is a keen cricketer, and is responsible for the LG ICC world cricket player rankings, one of sport's best-known mathematical models. Visit his website at www.robeastaway.com Jeremy Wyndham was the managing director of a leading market research company; he died in 2003.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.2008 |
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| Zusatzinfo | b/w line drawings throughout |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-906032-55-6 / 1906032556 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-906032-55-5 / 9781906032555 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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