The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Yates, Kit
The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Yates, Kit

The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives

A brilliant and entertaining mathematician illuminates seven mathematical principles that shape our lives. "Kit Yates shows how...
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The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Yates, Kit

The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives

$52.72
The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Yates, Kit

The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives

$52.72
Author: Kit Yates
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A brilliant and entertaining mathematician illuminates seven mathematical principles that shape our lives.

"Kit Yates shows how our private and social lives are suffused by mathematics. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little math, it's delightfully readable." --Ian McEwan, author of Atonement

"Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples, he shows how maths is the beating heart of so much of modern life. An exciting new voice in the world of science communication." --Marcus du Sautoy, author of The Music of the Primes

From birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematical patterns shape our lives. But for those of us who left math behind in high school, the numbers and figures hurled at us as we go about our days can sometimes leave us scratching our heads and feeling as if we're fumbling through a mathematical minefield. In this eye-opening and extraordinarily accessible book, mathemati-cian Kit Yates illuminates hidden principles that can help us understand and navigate the chaotic and often opaque surfaces of our world.

In The Math of Life and Death, Yates takes us on a fascinating tour of everyday situations and grand-scale applications of mathematical concepts, including exponential growth and decay, optimization, statistics and probability, and number systems. Along the way he reveals the mathematical undersides of controversies over DNA testing, medical screening results, and historical events such as the Chernobyl disaster and the Amanda Knox trial. Readers will finish this book with an enlightened perspective on the news, the law, medicine, and history, and will be better equipped to make personal decisions and solve problems with math in mind, whether it's choosing the shortest checkout line at the grocery store or halting the spread of a deadly disease.

Author: Kit Yates
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781982111878


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 10/21/2019

About the Author
Yates, Kit: - Kit Yates is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and codirector of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath. He completed his PhD in mathematics at the University of Oxford in 2011. His research into mathematical biology has been covered by the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Daily Mail (London), RTE, Scientific American, and Reuters amongst others. The Math of Life and Death is his first book.
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