Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

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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.

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Weight0.124 kg
Dimensions1.1 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0140291202

About The Author

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.

John Allen Paulos is the maths teacher I found twenty-five years too late

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Innumeracy would improve the quality of thinking of virtually anyone

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