The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands
The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: 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?
##Existence那章看到起鸡皮疙瘩
评分##2016.07.24 - 2016.09.15 Summer Read
评分##读了一半不想读了
评分##statistical inference科普
评分##作为消遣类的数学科普读读,还是很不错的。虽然有些章节确实有点啰嗦,但是偶尔点缀的小幽默也算是可以消解掉那些啰嗦了。
评分##作为消遣类的数学科普读读,还是很不错的。虽然有些章节确实有点啰嗦,但是偶尔点缀的小幽默也算是可以消解掉那些啰嗦了。
评分##没读完就打一星。有这个时间读这本书不如读一下数理统计课本。
评分##还算不错的数学小书,不过应该是我数学不好的缘故
评分##读了一半不想读了
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