{"product_id":"numbercrunch-by-professor-oliver-johnson-9781788708371","title":"Numbercrunch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eLucid and entertaining. With barely an equation in sight, \u003cem\u003eNumbercrunch\u003c\/em\u003e makes a passionate case for how just a little bit more numeracy could help us all.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Tom Whipple, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe perfect introduction to the power of mathematics - fluent, friendly and practical.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Tim Harford, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHow to Make the World Add Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn our hyper-modern world, we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. So, what can we grasp hold of to make sense of it all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOliver Johnson reveals how mathematical thinking can help us understand the myriad data all around us. From the exponential growth of viruses to social media filter-bubbles; from share-price fluctuations to the growth of computing power; from the datafication of our sports pages to quantifying climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot to mention the things much closer to home: ever wondered when the best time is to leave a party? What are the chances of rain ruining your barbecue this weekend? How about which queue is the best to join in the supermarket?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJourneying through the three sections of Randomness, Structure, and Information, we meet a host of brilliant minds such as Alan Turing, Enrico Fermi, and Claude Shannon, and we learn the tools, tips and tricks to cut through the noise all around us - from the Law of Large Numbers to Entropy to Brownian Motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLucid, surprising, and endlessly entertaining, \u003cem\u003eNumbercrunch\u003c\/em\u003e equips you with a definitive mathematician's toolkit to make sense of your world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833370956012,"sku":"9781788708371","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23612753482824.jpg?v=1758454404","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/numbercrunch-by-professor-oliver-johnson-9781788708371","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}