The Resource How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking, Jordan Ellenberg
How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking, Jordan Ellenberg
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- Summary
- "In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It's a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see through to the true meaning of information we take for granted: How early should you get to the airport? What does "public opinion" really represent? Why do tall parents have shorter children? Who really won Florida in 2000? And how likely are you, really, to develop cancer? How Not to Be Wrong presents the surprising revelations behind all of these questions and many more, using the mathematician's method of analyzing life and exposing the hard-won insights of the academic community to the layman--minus the jargon. Ellenberg pulls from history as well as from the latest theoretical developments to provide those not trained in math with the knowledge they need. "--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Contents
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- When am I going to use this?
- Linearity. Less like Sweden ; Straight locally, curved globally ; Everyone is obese ; How much is that in dead Americans? ; More pie than plate
- Inference. The Baltimore stockbroker and the Bible Code ; Dead fish don't read minds ; Reductio ad unlikely ; The international journal of haruspicy ; Are you there, God? It's me, Bayesian inference
- Expectation. What to expect when you're expecting to win the lottery ; Miss more plans! ; Where the train tracks meet
- Regression. The triumph of mediocrity ; Galton's eclipse ; Does lung cancer make you smoke cigarettes?
- Existence. There is no such thing as public opinion ; "Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe"
- How to be right
- Isbn
- 9781594205224
- Label
- How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking
- Title
- How not to be wrong
- Title remainder
- the power of mathematical thinking
- Statement of responsibility
- Jordan Ellenberg
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It's a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see through to the true meaning of information we take for granted: How early should you get to the airport? What does "public opinion" really represent? Why do tall parents have shorter children? Who really won Florida in 2000? And how likely are you, really, to develop cancer? How Not to Be Wrong presents the surprising revelations behind all of these questions and many more, using the mathematician's method of analyzing life and exposing the hard-won insights of the academic community to the layman--minus the jargon. Ellenberg pulls from history as well as from the latest theoretical developments to provide those not trained in math with the knowledge they need. "--
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ellenberg, Jordan
- Dewey number
- 510
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mathematics
- Mathematical analysis
- Label
- How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking, Jordan Ellenberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- When am I going to use this? -- Linearity. Less like Sweden ; Straight locally, curved globally ; Everyone is obese ; How much is that in dead Americans? ; More pie than plate -- Inference. The Baltimore stockbroker and the Bible Code ; Dead fish don't read minds ; Reductio ad unlikely ; The international journal of haruspicy ; Are you there, God? It's me, Bayesian inference -- Expectation. What to expect when you're expecting to win the lottery ; Miss more plans! ; Where the train tracks meet -- Regression. The triumph of mediocrity ; Galton's eclipse ; Does lung cancer make you smoke cigarettes? -- Existence. There is no such thing as public opinion ; "Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe" -- How to be right
- Control code
- ocn861479092
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594205224
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014005394
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o861479092
- (OCoLC)861479092
- (Sirsi) b14259631
- Label
- How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking, Jordan Ellenberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- When am I going to use this? -- Linearity. Less like Sweden ; Straight locally, curved globally ; Everyone is obese ; How much is that in dead Americans? ; More pie than plate -- Inference. The Baltimore stockbroker and the Bible Code ; Dead fish don't read minds ; Reductio ad unlikely ; The international journal of haruspicy ; Are you there, God? It's me, Bayesian inference -- Expectation. What to expect when you're expecting to win the lottery ; Miss more plans! ; Where the train tracks meet -- Regression. The triumph of mediocrity ; Galton's eclipse ; Does lung cancer make you smoke cigarettes? -- Existence. There is no such thing as public opinion ; "Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe" -- How to be right
- Control code
- ocn861479092
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594205224
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014005394
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o861479092
- (OCoLC)861479092
- (Sirsi) b14259631
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