 | By: EB Burger Binding: Hardcover Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. ISBN: 0393059456 ISBN-13: 9780393059458 Released: 16 Sep 2005 RRP: Average Rating:  |
Starbird & Burger's text is an excellent overview of current issues in mathematics & statistics, with some interesting insight as to how mathematics is (1) a surprisingly large part of everyday life & (2) a very interesting exercise in understanding quite complex ideas.
While the book is a slow starter, & may appear a little simplistic initallly, it soon grows into a very interesting read in a variety of subject areas.
Some personal favorite subjects covered are:
* Intuition versus reality - folding paper & fitting alll humankind into a box
* Making sense of data - some great stats examples of why to be careful when interpreting infomation
* A great explanation of the fourth dimension
The books illustrations are a big bonus, with some in particular making the subject matter much easier to digest (e.g. cards on a table edge, the fourth dimension)
A great book for those who love mathematics, but are perhaps stronger conceptuallly than thay may be in the mechanics of the subject.
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