John Allen Paulos: A Numerate Life: A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours
Description
Employing intuitive ideas from mathematics, this quirky "meta-memoir" raises questions about our lives that most of us don't think to ask, but arguably should: What part of memory is reliable fact, what part creative embellishment? Which favorite presuppositions are unfounded, which statistically biased? By conjoining two opposing mindsets--the suspension of disbelief required in storytelling and the skepticism inherent in the scientific method--bestselling mathematician John Allen Paulos has created an unusual hybrid, a composite of personal memories and mathematical approaches to re-evaluating them. Entertaining vignettes from Paulos's biography abound--ranging from a bullying math teacher and a fabulous collection of baseball cards to romantic crushes, a grandmother s petty larceny, and his quite unintended role in getting George Bush elected president in 2000. These vignettes serve as springboards to many telling perspectives: simple arithmetic puts life-long habits in a dubious new light; higher dimensional geometry helps us see that we're all rather peculiar; nonlinear dynamics explains the narcissism of small differences cascading into very different siblings; logarithms and exponentials yield insight on why we tend to become bored and jaded as we age; and there are tricks and jokes, probability and coincidences, and much more. For fans of Paulos or newcomers to his work, this witty commentary on his life--and yours--is fascinating reading."
'Perfect summer reading in a nutshell' - Rachel Gilbey The ovens are pre-heating, the Prosecco is chilling...and The Sunshine and Biscotti Club is nearly ready to open its doors. But the guests have other things on their minds...Libby: The Blogger Life is Instagram-perfect for food blogger Libby...until she catches her husband cheating just weeks before her Italian cooking club's grand opening. Evie: The Mum A Numerate Life: A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours download book Eve's marriage isn't working, but she's not dared admit it until now. A trip to Italy to help Libby open The Sunshine and Biscotti Club might be the perfect escape...Jessica: In Love with her Best Friend Jessica has thrown herself into her work to shut out the memory of the man who never loved her back. The same man who's just turned up in Tuscany...Welcome to Tuscany's newest baking school - where your biscotti is served with a side of love, laughter and ice-cold limoncello! What reviewers are saying about The Sunshine and Biscotti Club 'A warm and lovely story about friendship, cooking and the glorious Italian countryside' - For the Love of Books 'A brilliant combination of sun, sand, romantic Italy, and a characterful renovation.'
____________________________
Author: John Allen Paulos
Number of Pages: 200 pages
Published Date: 23 Nov 2015
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Publication Country: Amherst, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781633881181
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________
Tags:
for mac, kindle, rar A Numerate Life: A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours iPhone,free ebook, Read online, ebook, download ebook, download book, iPad, iPhone, facebook, mobi,download epub, zip,read online A Numerate Life: A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours by John Allen Paulos fb2,fb2, John Allen Paulos ebook pdf,for PC, book review, free pdf, for mac, ebook pdf, paperback, download torrent, download pdf, pocket, iOS, epub download,
http://dismalebuf.mihanblog.com/post/57
Oxford International Primary Atlas download pdf, epub
http://koutsatare.mihanblog.com/post/53
