Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
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Livre de Matt Parker · 7 mars 2019 (Royaume-Uni)
Genre : SciencesMost of the time, the maths in our everyday lives works quietly behind the scenes. Until someone forgets to carry a '1' and a bridge collapses, a plane drops out of the sky or a building rocks when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power. This book is all about what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. Exploring and explaining a litany of near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries and... Voir plus
