How Math Can Save Your Life - Stein, James D
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Are service contracts for electronics just a scam? Should your lottery ticket contain numbers greater than 31? How do you know when he or she is "the one"? "How Math Can Save Your Life" shows you how to use basic arithmetic to answer these and many other questions that come up in everyday life. You'll discover how simple math can make you lots of money, keep you safe, and even save the world. Not bad for something you learned back in grade school. Filled with practical, indispensable guidance you can put to work every day, this book will safeguard your wallet and enrich every aspect of your…mehr

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Are service contracts for electronics just a scam? Should your lottery ticket contain numbers greater than 31? How do you know when he or she is "the one"? "How Math Can Save Your Life" shows you how to use basic arithmetic to answer these and many other questions that come up in everyday life. You'll discover how simple math can make you lots of money, keep you safe, and even save the world. Not bad for something you learned back in grade school. Filled with practical, indispensable guidance you can put to work every day, this book will safeguard your wallet and enrich every aspect of your life. "Even if you hated math in school, you'll like this book. Jim Stein presents math the way I wish my teachers had: as a practical tool that can be used to solve everyday problems in the real world. Using down-to-earth langauge and real-life examples, Stein shows how even quick, back-of-the-envelope math can help us avoid costly errors." --Joseph T. Hallinan, author of Why We Make Mistakes "Stein pulls off a literary hat trick by writing a book about mathematics that is fun, friendly and factual. It's the definitive answer to the student's question, 'When will I ever need this stuff?'" --Leonard Wapner, author of The Pea and the Sun: A Mathematical Paradox Learn how a little math can help: Avert disasters Beat the bookies Boost your grades Extend your life expectancy Fix the economy Improve your love life Make you rich Win arguments And much more!
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James D. Stein is the author of "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, From Car Repair to Modern Physics" and is a professor of mathematics at California State University, Long Beach. A graduate of Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, he has taught college math for more than forty years.