The Ten Equations That Rule the World
And How You Can Use Them Too
$47.74
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2022
Summary
Empowering and illuminating, The Ten Equations That Rule the World shows how math really can change your life.
Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For going viral? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even relationship?
This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in fact. They are integral to everything from investment banking to betting companies and social media giants. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250246981 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250246989 |
| Author: | David Sumpter |
| Publisher: | Flatiron Books |
| Imprint: | Flatiron Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 146mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Hugely entertaining, erudite … It’s nice to be spoken to in grown-up language by a genius. You will come away from Sumpter’s book with a much clearer idea of why the world is less messy than it appears.” - E&T Magazine
“Sumpter writes fascinatingly about his experiences as a consulting mathematician… Show[s] the relevance of mathematics to today’s world.” - Times Higher Education
“Sometimes books about numbers come along and we’re so ecstatic that we just pop with delight. One such book is The Ten Equations that Rule the World.” - Tim Harford, More or Less BBC4
“These aren’t the equations of Newton or Einstein crisp relations describing the evolution of a clockwork universe. These are the equations of randomness, expectation, and imperfect information. The equations, in other words, of the real world. David Sumpter provides an entertaining tour that will change how you see the world.” - Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden
David Sumpter
David Sumpter is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and the author of Soccermatics and Outnumbered.
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