How does mathematics impact everyday events? The purpose of this book is to show a range of examples where mathematics can be seen at work in everyday life. From money (APR, mortgage repayme
The purpose of this book is to provide a sound introduction to the study of real-world phenomena that possess random variation. It describes how to set up and analyse models of real-life phenomena tha
Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyzes a remarkable variety of situations where chanc
Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. It requires, in short, an understanding of probability. In this Very Short Introduct
How to beat the odds, how to always win at tennis, and how to take a penalty and score every time?all using the power of mathematicsFrom an author committed to the popularization of math,?this?novel a
Three men arrive by car at a remote house on the Irish countryside. Who are they? Where are they? And are those stuffed beavers on the wall? Then the Vikings stop by. Mountains, myth and middle class
