Browse by category
Four Ways of Thinking: Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex by David Sumpter
$48.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
How can we see through the chaos and complexity of our lives?Beyond all the facts and figures, there is just one question at the heart of science- what is the best way to think about the world? Yet in our everyday lives, this is something we rarely consider. How often do we wonder about our own thinking ...Show more
Outnumbered - Exploring the Algorithms That Control Our Lives by David Sumpter
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Our increasing reliance on technology and the Internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we buy, what interests us, they can begin to predict our daily habit ...Show more
Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game by David J. T. Sumpter
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Football - the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy, the modern game is filled with numbers, patterns and shapes. How do we make sense of them? The answer lies in the mathematical models applied in biology, physics and eco ...Show more
The Ten Equations That Rule the World - And How You Can Use Them Too by David Sumpter
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
They know something you don't know. They work inside investment banks, betting companies and social media giants. What are the secrets held by mathematicians and what can everyone else learn from them? Their advantage can be reduced to a small number of equations. Ten of them. And, surprisingly, it isn' ...Show more
0 - 3 of 4