Humble Pi
A Comedy of Maths Errors
Matt Parker
Explore the bizarre ways maths trips us up in this bestselling book. From bridges wobbling to billions of dollars vanishing, discover what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. Matt Parker reveals the glitches, near-misses, and mishaps involving computer programs, finance, and engineering, among others, and what this reveals about its essential place in our lives. With puzzles, challenges, and jokes, getting it wrong has never been more fun.
Publish Date
1900-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1900-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2019
Goodreads Rating
4.11
ISBN
9780141989143
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2020-06-13T11:03:04.000Z
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