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2021.
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English
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"An esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world, from technology to health care and beyond."--
"Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering if we would ever use it in the real world. Stewart argues that math isn't just about boring computations: it's a means to achieve great things, such as space exploration and organ donation. He shows that trigonometry is essential to keeping a satellite in orbit, and how the prime numbers power...
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Some years ago, "new math" took the country's classrooms by storm. Based on the abstract, general style of mathematical exposition favored by research mathematicians, its goal was to teach students not just to manipulate numbers and formulas, but to grasp the underlying mathematical concepts. The result, at least at first, was a great deal of confusion among teachers, students, and parents. Since then, the negative aspects of "new math" have been...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Bestselling author Professor Ian Stewart explores the history and mathematics of uncertainty. Touching on gambling, probability, statistics, financial and weather forecasts, censuses, medical studies, chaos, quantum physics, and climate, he makes one thing clear: a reasonable probability is the only certainty.
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