(Hardback)
By: Sander van der Linden
ISBN: 9780008466718
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2023
UK Publication Date: 16th February 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A Financial Times Book of the Week
A fascinating, in-depth investigation into the complex landscape of misinformation from someone who has spent his career trying to combat fake news Angela Saini
(Paperback)
By: Haim Shapira
ISBN: 9781786780102
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2018
UK Publication Date: 16th February 2017
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
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This book provides many humorous anecdotes and insightful examples of how our daily lives are affected by Game Theory. Game Theory is the mathematical formalization of interactive decision-making - it assumes that each player's goal is to maximize his/her benefit, whatever it may be.
(Paperback)
By: Tony Crilly
ISBN: 9781782069485
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2014
UK Publication Date: 3rd July 2014
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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Answers to 20 of the most mindbending and perplexing mathematical questions.
(Paperback)
By: George Polya
ISBN: 9780140124996
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
UK Publication Date: 26th April 1990
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A collection of practical lessons that demonstrates how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies, tackle problems from unusual angles, and extract information from the data.
(Paperback)
By: Richard Elwes
ISBN: 9780857388384
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2012
UK Publication Date: 2nd August 2012
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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Everything you ever wanted to know about maths in 35 bite-size chapters.
(Paperback)
By: Paul Parsons
ISBN: 9781787393240
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
UK Publication Date: 5th March 2020
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection of graphic-led lessons makes mathematics interesting and accessible. Everything you need to know - and more - is here.
(Paperback)
By: Wilfrid Hodges
ISBN: 9780141003146
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2002
UK Publication Date: 29th November 2001
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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If a man supports Arsenal one day and Spurs the next then he is fickle but not necessarily illogical. From this starting point, and assuming no previous knowledge of logic, this work takes the reader through the whole gamut of logical expressions in a simple way.
(Hardback)
By: Matt Parker
ISBN: 9780241505694
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
UK Publication Date: 20th June 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Matilde Marcolli
ISBN: 9780262043908
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2020
UK Publication Date: 26th May 2020
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
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Exploring common themes in modern art, mathematics, and science, including the concept of space, the notion of randomness, and the shape of the cosmos.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Professor Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9781846682056
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
UK Publication Date: 5th July 2012
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Mathematicians and biologists confront nature's enigmas.
(Hardback)
By: Andrew Hodges
ISBN: 9781904977759
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2007
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, indeed Seven wonders of the world This book takes a hands-on approach to such various topics as musical harmony, the probabilities in poker, code breaking and the lottery.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Professor Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9781846683480
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2016
UK Publication Date: 22nd October 2015
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Solving mathematical riddles with the world's most popular maths sleuth.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Professor Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9781846683466
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2010
UK Publication Date: 4th November 2010
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Mind stretching, enlightening and endlessly amusing, Professor Stewart will stimulate, delight and enthral.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Professor Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9781781254516
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
UK Publication Date: 11th February 2016
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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The bestselling Ian Stewart tackles his biggest subject yet: the weird and wonderful world of numbers, from zero to infinity.
(Paperback)
By: Gerd Gigerenzer
ISBN: 9780140297867
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2003
UK Publication Date: 24th April 2003
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight.
(Paperback, 2nd edition)
By: David Sumpter
ISBN: 9781472924148
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2017
UK Publication Date: 9th March 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Soccer as you have never viewed it before--an eye-opening presentation of the world's favorite sport.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Paul Goodwin
ISBN: 9781788162593
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2021
UK Publication Date: 4th February 2021
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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An entertaining journey through the ways in which we fool ourselves with numbers.
(Paperback)
By: Manil Suri
ISBN: 9781526622938
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2024
UK Publication Date: 12th October 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Leonard Mlodinow
ISBN: 9780141026473
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2009
UK Publication Date: 2nd April 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Randomness and uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at understanding them This title reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Professor Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9781846683374
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2014
UK Publication Date: 6th March 2014
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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'Britian's foremost populariser of maths' Ian Stewart reveals the ultimate questions that take us to the limits of mathematics - now available in paperback.
(Paperback)
By: David Hand
ISBN: 9780552170192
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2015
UK Publication Date: 29th January 2015
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Why is it that incredibly unlikely phenomena actually happen quite regularly and why should we, in fact, expect such things to happen This book is aimed at anyone with an interest in coincidences, probability or gambling.
(Paperback)
By: David Berlinski
ISBN: 9780465065714
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Apr 2014
Publisher: Basic Books
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"Lively... Berlinski guides us through an austere world of shapes and numbers with enthusiasm, assurance, and mischievous humour."-The New Yorker
(Paperback)
By: Marcus du Sautoy
ISBN: 9781841155807
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2004
UK Publication Date: 20th July 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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In a stunning, historical narrative, The Music of the Primes reveals the history behind one of the biggest ideas in science.
(Paperback, Main)
By: David Spiegelhalter
ISBN: 9781846686214
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
UK Publication Date: 5th June 2014
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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A far from average book: the real story behind the statistics on risk, chance and choice.
