Author | : Kit Yates |
File Size | : 47,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 27 April 2021 |
ISBN | : 9781982111885 |
Pages | : 288 pages |
The Math of Life and Death by Kit Yates Book PDF Summary
"Few of us really appreciate the full power of math--the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this ... book, Kit Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application--or misapplication--of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms; innocent victims of miscarriages of justice; and the unwitting victims of software glitches"--Publisher marketing.