Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
$31.22
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2000
Summary
‘Taught me more about the handling of numbers in real life than a thousand hours of maths teaching’ - Simon Jenkins, The Times
Why do even well-educated people often understand so little about maths - or take a perverse pride in not being a ‘numbers person’?
In his now-classic book Innumeracy, John Allen Paulos answers questions such as:
- Why is following the stock market exactly like flipping a coin?
- How big is a trillion?
- How fast does…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140291209 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140291202 |
| Author: | John Allen Paulos |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 126g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Press Science S. |
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Critics Review
John Allen Paulos is the maths teacher I found twenty-five years too late
John Allen Paulos is the maths teacher I found twenty-five years too late – Sean French * Independent *
Innumeracy would improve the quality of thinking of virtually anyone * Isaac Asimov *
Paulos provides much in this book that is thought-provoking and informative. Markets can sucker even a maths professor. At least he can explain why * Financial Times *
Paulos mixes high mathematics with the kind of stories that make you laugh * Daily Telegraph *
Taught me more about the handling of numbers in real life than a thousand hours of maths teaching – Simon Jenkins * The Times *
This elegant little survival manual is brief, witty and full of practical applications – Stefan Kanfer * Time *
About The Author
John Allen Paulos
John Allen Paulos is professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is author of several books, including the bestseller Innumeracy which was a New York Times bestseller for 18 weeks and A Mathematician Plays the Market. In 2003, Paulos won the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science.
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