{"product_id":"the-math-of-life-and-death-7-mathematical-principles-that-shape-our-lives-paperback","title":"The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKit Yates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliant and entertaining mathematician Kit Yates illuminates seven mathematical concepts that shape our daily lives.From birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematical patterns shape our lives. But for those of us who left math behind in high school, the numbers and figures we encounter as we go about our days can leave us scratching our heads, feeling as if we're fumbling through a mathematical minefield. In this eye-opening and \"welcome addition to the math-for-people-who-hate-math\" (Kirkus Reviews), Kit Yates illuminates hidden principles that can help us understand and navigate the chaotic and often opaque surfaces of our world. In The Math of Life and Death, Yates takes us on a \"dizzying, dazzling\" (Nature) tour of everyday situations and grand-scale applications of mathematical concepts, including exponential growth and decay, optimization, statistics and probability, and number systems. Along the way he reveals the mathematical undersides of controversies over DNA testing, Ponzi schemes, viral marketing, and historical events such as the Chernobyl disaster and the Amanda Knox trial. Readers will finish this book with an enlightened perspective on the news, the law, medicine, and history, and will be better equipped to make personal decisions and solve problems with math in mind, whether it's choosing the shortest checkout line at the grocery store or halting the spread of a deadly disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit Yates is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and codirector of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath. He completed his PhD in mathematics at the University of Oxford in 2011. His research into mathematical biology has been covered by the BBC, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e(London), RTE, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, and Reuters amongst others. \u003ci\u003eThe Math of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382702719154,"sku":"9781982111885","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7a19e13399e747933cba4cd1541e7754.webp?v=1777841971","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-math-of-life-and-death-7-mathematical-principles-that-shape-our-lives-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}