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?
##math theory for dummies,但我真的不喜歡math。
評分##Existence那章看到起雞皮疙瘩
評分##有幾章看不懂
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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##statistical inference科普
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##作為消遣類的數學科普讀讀,還是很不錯的。雖然有些章節確實有點囉嗦,但是偶爾點綴的小幽默也算是可以消解掉那些囉嗦瞭。
評分##有幾章看不懂
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