Borrow Humble Pi When Math Goes Wrong In The Real World
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Humble Pi
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. As Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on maths- computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and a hapless Olympic shooting team, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. This book shows how, by making maths our friend, we can learn from its pitfalls. It also contains puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.
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Get the Summary of Matt Parker's Humble Pi in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Humble Pi" by Matt Parker delves into the fascinating world of mathematical errors and their real-world consequences. The book begins with a dramatic incident in 2004 when a timekeeping error in the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center's computers led to a massive disruption in air traffic. This error, rooted in the limitations of 32-bit systems, is a recurring theme, affecting everything from early Windows versions to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
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