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An edition of How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
(2014)
How not to be wrong
the power of mathematical thinking
by Jordan Ellenberg
- 9 Ratings
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This edition was published in 2014 by The Penguin Press in New York, USA.
Written in English
— 468 pages
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Previews available in: English
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
2015, Penguin Books Ltd
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
May 26, 2015, Penguin Books
0143127535 9780143127536
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How not to be wrong: the power of mathematical thinking
2014, The Penguin Press
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1594205221 9781594205224
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How Not to Be Wrong
The Power of Mathematical Thinking
First published in 2014
Subjects
Miscellanea, Mathematics, MATHEMATICS / General, Mathematical analysis, award:euler_book_prize, Mathematics, miscellanea, Mathematics, popular works, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2014-07-06, New York Times bestsellerHow not to be wrong
the power of mathematical thinking
This edition was published in 2014 by The Penguin Press in New York, USA.
Table of Contents
| When am I going to use this? | 1 | |
| Part I | Linearity | |
| One | LESS LIKE SWEDEN | 21 |
| Two | STRAIGHT LOCALLY, CURVED GLOBALLY | 31 |
| Three | EVERYONE IS OBESE | 50 |
| Four | HOW MUCH IS THAT IN DEAD AMERICANS? | 62 |
| Five | MORE PIE THAN PLATE | 77 |
| Part II | Inference | |
| Six | THE BALTIMORE STOCKBROKER AND THE BIBLE CODE | 89 |
| Seven | DEAD FISH DON'T READ MINDS | 102 |
| Eight | REDUCTIO AD UNLIKELY | 131 |
| Nine | THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HARUSPICY | 145 |
| Ten | ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, BAYESIAN INFERENCE | 163 |
| Part III | Expectation | |
| Eleven | WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING TO WIN THE LOTTERY | 195 |
| Twelve | MISS MORE PLANES! | 233 |
| Thirteen | WHERE THE TRAIN TRACKS MEET | 253 |
| Part IV | Regression | |
| Fourteen | THE TRIUMPH OF MEDIOCRITY | 295 |
| Fifteen | GALTON'S ELLIPSE | 311 |
| Sixteen | DOES LUNG CANCER MAKE YOU SMOKE CIGARETTES? | 347 |
| Part V | Existence | |
| Seventeen | THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS PUBLIC OPINION | 365 |
| Eighteen | "OUT OF NOTHING I HAVE CREATED A STRANGE NEW UNIVERSE" | 393 |
| HOW TO BE RIGHT | 421 | |
| Acknowledgments | 439 | |
| Notes | 443 | |
| Index | 459 |
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| March 7, 2021 | Edited by Stew | Set page count. |
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