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Fluke: The Maths and Myths of Coincidences
Joseph Mazur
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Description for Fluke: The Maths and Myths of Coincidences
Paperback. Discover why the odds are better than you'd think in this mathematical tribute to the great coincidences of life Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 270.
What are the chances?! This exclamation greets the scarcely believable coincidence – you’re picked up by the same taxi driver several years and thousands of miles apart or, in a second-hand bookshop far from home, you find your own childhood copy of Winnie-the-Pooh on the shelf. But the unlikely is more probable than you think. Against every fibre of common sense, the fact is that it’s quite likely that some squirrel, somewhere, will be struck by lightning as it crosses the road.
The chaos and unpredictability of our lives is an illusion. There is a rational order to the ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780749006
SKU
V9781780749006
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99-50
About Joseph Mazur
Joseph Mazur is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College in Vermont. He is the author of four popular mathematics books, including Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math which was number four on The Guardian’s Top 10 Popular Mathematics Books of All Time.
Reviews for Fluke: The Maths and Myths of Coincidences
‘Delightfully written.’
E&T Magazine
'[An] entirely delightful slice of popular science...I'm no mathematician, and I was both fascinated and enchanted'.
Alison Flood
Bookseller
‘Mazur uses probability to strip chance events of some of their mystery.’
Guardian
‘Always entertaining and frequently insightful, Fluke is never less than thought-provoking.’
Amir Alexander, Wall Street Journal
‘With ... Read more
E&T Magazine
'[An] entirely delightful slice of popular science...I'm no mathematician, and I was both fascinated and enchanted'.
Alison Flood
Bookseller
‘Mazur uses probability to strip chance events of some of their mystery.’
Guardian
‘Always entertaining and frequently insightful, Fluke is never less than thought-provoking.’
Amir Alexander, Wall Street Journal
‘With ... Read more