Humble pi : when math goes wrong in the real world
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Physical Desc
314, [9] pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Mason - Non-Fiction
510 Parker
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
General Note
"Authors note on page numbers: Several stories in Humble Pi involve a computer system that counts backward, then crashes when it hits zero and 'rolls over.'...This is why the page numbers are in reverse order."
Description
"Our whole world is built on math, from the code running a website to the equations enabling the design of skyscrapers and bridges. Most of the time this math works quietly behind the scenes until it doesn't. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Humble Pi is the book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, "When am I ever going to use this in the real world?" Math is easy to ignore until a misplaced decimal point upends the stock market, a unit conversion error causes a plane to crash, or someone divides by zero and stalls a battleship in the middle of the ocean. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the bizarre ways math trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. Getting it wrong has never been more fun." --book jacket
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parker, M. (2020). Humble pi: when math goes wrong in the real world . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker, Matt. 2020. Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker, Matt. Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World Riverhead Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parker, Matt. Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World Riverhead Books, 2020.
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