Author: ROBERT EASTAWAY, JEREMY WYNDHAM
Title: How Long is a Piece of String?
Description: Robson, 2002. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 182. 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 problems that are explained in this book. It reveals the secrets behind some of the best con tricks and the hidden workings of the taxi metre, and explains how epidemics start and stop. ISBN: 9781861055057. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781861055057
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Title: How Long is a Piece of String?
Description: Robson, 2002. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 182. 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 problems that are explained in this book. It reveals the secrets behind some of the best con tricks and the hidden workings of the taxi metre, and explains how epidemics start and stop. ISBN: 9781861055057. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781861055057
Price: EUR 19.50 = appr. US$ 21.19 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2163353
- Book number: 2163353
See more books from our catalog: Wetenschap