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 human hair grow in mph? Can you calculate the chances that a party includes two people who have the same birthday? Paulos shows us that by arming yourself with some simple maths, you don't have to let numbers get the better of you.
- ISBN10 0809058405
- ISBN13 9780809058402
- Publish Date 18 August 2001 (first published 2 November 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English