How Long Is a Piece of String?  -  Rob Wyndham & Jeremy Wyndham

More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life

KORTE INHOUD

Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other questions are answered in this book. It is for anyone wanting to remind themselves - or discover for the first time - that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and ranking sportsmen all have links with intriguing mathematical probl...
2006 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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2006 Uitgever: Anova Books Illustrator: Barbara Shore 182 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1861056257 ISBN-13: 9781861056252