A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Making Sense of the Numbers in the Headlines
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
25 January 1996
Summary
‘This book should be mandatory reading for every journalist - as well as the readers, viewers and former tutors they supposedly serve’ - New Scientist
From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate?
John Allen Paulos travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read every day - even horoscopes and the sports pages - and ho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140251814 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140251812 |
| Author: | John Allen Paulos |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 1996 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 133mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Penguin science |
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Critics Review
Mathematics is all around you. And it’s a great defence against the sharks, cowboys and liars who want your vote, your money, or your life - as Paulos’s latest book makes crystal clear
Mathematics is all around you. And it’s a great defence against the sharks, cowboys and liars who want your vote, your money, or your life - as Paulos’s latest book makes crystal clear * Ian Stewart, author of Does God Play Dice? *
About The Author
John Allen Paulos
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. He has appeared on many television and radio shows in the United States and has contributed articles to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the London Review of Books. In 2003, Paulos won the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science.
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