Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life by Eastaway, Robert
Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life by Eastaway, Robert

Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life

Deals in a very entertaining way with problems in normal life related to mathematics, luck, coincidence, gambling....
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Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life by Eastaway, Robert

Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life

$36.13
Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life by Eastaway, Robert

Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life

$36.13
Author: Robert Eastaway
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Deals in a very entertaining way with problems in normal life related to mathematics, luck, coincidence, gambling. ? The Independent (London)

Why do your chances of winning the lottery increase if you buy your ticket on Friday? Why do traffic lights always seem to be red when you?re in a hurry? Is bad luck just chance, or can it be explained?

The intriguing answers to these and other questions about the curiosities of everyday life can be found in this delightfully irreverent and highly informative book. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? explains how math and the laws of probability are constantly at work in our lives, affecting everything we do, from getting a date to catching a bus to cooking dinner. With great humor and a genuine love for the subject, Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham present solutions to such conundrums as how fast one should run in the rain to stay dry and who was the greatest sportsman of all time.Discover the mathematical explanations for the strange coincidence of two.

Presidents dying on July 4, the uncanny accuracy of horoscopes, and other not-so-coincidental coincidences. Eastaway and Wyndham also reveal how television ratings work, which numbers are more likely to be big winners in the lottery, and why bad things, just like buses, always seem to happen in threes.

Whether you have a degree in astrophysics or haven't touched a math problem since high school, this book sends you on a fascinating journey through the logic of life where Newton's laws explain bar fights, exploding rabbit populations, and why showers always run either too hot or too cold. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? is a delightfully entertaining ride that reveals the relevance of math in absolutely everything we do.

Author: Robert Eastaway, Jeremy Wyndham
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 03/01/2000
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780471379072

About the Author
ROB EASTAWAY is a freelance writer and lecturer. His books include The Guinness Book of Mindbenders and What Is a Googly?
JEREMY WYNDHAM, Ph.D., runs a market research company. He has a Ph.D. in physics and was a junior international bridge player.

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