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020			_a9780141989143
082			_a510.2 _bPAR
100			_aParker, Matt _912952
245			_aHumble Pi: _ba comedy of maths errors
260			_aLondon _bPenguin Books _c2019
300			_a314p. _bpbk.
500			_ahttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/300640/humble-pi-by-parker-matt/9780141989143
520			_aAs 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			_aMathematics Humor _912953
650			_aMaths: Computer Programmes _912954
650			_aFinance _91666
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