Humble Pi: (Record no. 11122)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780141989143 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.2 |
| Item number | PAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Parker, Matt |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Humble Pi: |
| Remainder of title | a comedy of maths errors |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 314p. |
| Other physical details | pbk. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/300640/humble-pi-by-parker-matt/9780141989143 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics Humor |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Maths: Computer Programmes |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Finance |
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| Koha item type | Book |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 12953 |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 12954 |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 1666 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | bill no. | bill date | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date checked out | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Mathematics | DEL5-778446 | 25-04-2025 | Plaksha University Library | Plaksha University Library | 30/04/2025 | Amazon.in | 974.00 | 1 | 510.2 PAR | 005296 | 20/05/2025 | 05/05/2025 | 05/05/2025 | 974.00 | 30/04/2025 | Book |