The Math of Life and Death Yates Kit
The Math of Life and Death Yates Kit A brilliant and entertaining mathematician illuminates seven mathematical principles that shape our lives. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. "Kit Yates shows…
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The Math of Life and Death Yates Kit
A brilliant and entertaining mathematician illuminates seven mathematical principles that shape our lives. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. "Kit Yates shows how our private and social lives are suffused by mathematics.
It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little math, it's delightfully readable." --Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. This is an exquisitely interesting book. Through fascinating stories and examples, he shows how maths is the beating heart of so much of modern life.
An exciting new voice in the world of science communication." --Marcus du Sautoy, author of The Music of the PrimesFrom birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematical patterns shape our lives. But for those of us who left math behind in high school, the numbers and