Lawrence Potter

Mathematics Minus Fear

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'If you follow this eloquently written book you will be equipped to cope with all manner of challenges, such as splitting a restaurant bill, filling in a tax return, or understanding the compound interest on your bank statement. You will also be able to calculate your chances of survival when playing Russian roulette, win at Perudo and pronounce '324' in Tibetan ('Gsum-bryga gnyis-bcu rtsa bzhi')... Plus there is a section on how the ancient Egyptians wrestled with equations; a 13-page appendix on how to solve Sudoku and a chapter on the Law of Large Numbers which offers useful tips on backing the right horses.' Daily TelegraphIn this irrever… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84614-552-0
EAN: 9781846145520
Produktnummer: 17834344
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'474 KB

Über den Autor

Lawrence Potter is an adventurous maths teacher who taught in Romania and Rwanda before coming to live and teach in London. He is also the author of This May Help You Understand the World