Name: How Not to be Wrong
Rating: 3.933333333333333 (30 reviews)
ISBN: 9781594205224

Jordan Ellenberg

The columnist for Slate's popular "Do the Math" celebrates the logical, illuminating nature of math in today's world, sharing in accessible language mathematical approaches that demystify complex and everyday problems.

The Power of Mathematical Thinking

How Not to be Wrong

Jeni Enjaian

I really wanted to love this book. However, Ellenberg got way in the math weeds, a little too much for me. He made so many good points throughout this book and I love how much math corresponds with common sense or what should be common sense. However, this book is not for the math faint of heart.

Tim Oliver

Grammaticus 

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In fact, Jordan Ellenberg shows us, maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the world's messy and chaotic surface. In How Not to be Wrong, Ellenberg explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore, and when to change the equation entirely. Along the way, he explains calculus in a single page, describes Gödel's theorem using only one-syllable words, and reveals how early you actually need to get to the airport.

The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life

Shane 

"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"--

Christian Bager Bach Houmann

Richu A Kuttikattu

Heiki Riesenkampf

Martin Weitzel

The maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In fact, Jordan Ellenberg shows us, maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the world's messy and chaotic surface. In How Not to be Wrong, Ellenberg explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore, and when to change the equation entirely. Along the way, he explains calculus in a single page, describes Gödel's theorem using only one-syllable words, and reveals how early you actually need to get to the airport.

How Not to be Wrong The Power of Mathematical Thinking

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