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?
##“Maybe individual people seem irrational because they aren’t really individuals. Each one of us is a little nation-state, doing our best to settle disputes and broker compromises between the squabbling voices that drive us.”
評分##statistical inference科普
評分##還算不錯的數學小書,不過應該是我數學不好的緣故
評分##雖然我對書中提到的大部分概念並不陌生,但仍然學到不少東西。作者把很多看似毫不相乾的概念或現象巧妙地聯係到一起,展現齣數學的美妙和無所不在。
評分##math theory for dummies,但我真的不喜歡math。
評分##雖然我對書中提到的大部分概念並不陌生,但仍然學到不少東西。作者把很多看似毫不相乾的概念或現象巧妙地聯係到一起,展現齣數學的美妙和無所不在。
評分##math theory for dummies,但我真的不喜歡math。
評分##Existence那章看到起雞皮疙瘩
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