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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
'Matt Parker shows off math at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan Ellenberg, author of How to Not Be Wrong Most of the time, the maths in our everyday lives works quietly behind the scenes. Until someone forgets to carry a '1' and a bridge collapses, a plane drops out of the sky or a building roc ...Show more
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$28.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Reading Level: very good
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wr ...Show more
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