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Humble Pi : when math goes wrong in the real world / Matt Parker.

by Parker, Matt (Mathematician)

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Riverhead Books, 2020.

Mathematics -- Miscellanea.

Mathematics -- Humor.

9780593084687 (hc.)

314 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Page numbers are in reverse order.

First published in Great Britain as: Humble Pi : a comedy of maths errors by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House Uk, 2019--T. p. verso.

Includes index.

"Matt Parker is the author of Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension as well as a stand-up comedian and YouTuber with over 100 million views. He writes about math for The Guardian, hosts the Science Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science, and appears regularly on various BBC shows including More or Less, The Infinite Monkey Cage, and QI. Matt performs his math stand-up routines in front of audiences of thousands and is the first person to use an overhead projector at the Hammersmith Apollo since Pink Floyd."--Riverhead Books.

Losing track of time -- Engineering mistakes -- Little data -- Out of shape -- You can't count on it -- Does not compute -- Probably wrong -- Put your money where your mistakes are -- A roundabout way -- Too small to notice -- Units, conventions, and why can't we all just get along? -- Stats the way I like it -- Titloay Rodanm -- Does not compute -- So, what have we learned from out mistakes?

"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up."--From publisher.

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