Math Life

Brilliant 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...

Brian Clegg was always fascinated by Isaac Asimov’s classic Foundation series of books, in which the future is predicted using sophisticated mathematical modeling of human psychology and behavior. Only much later did he realize that Asimov’s "psychohistory" had a real-world equivalent: game theory. Originating in the study of probabilistic gambling games that depend on a random source—the throw of a dice or the toss of a coin—game theory soon came to be applied to human interactions: essentially, what was the best strategy to win whatever you were doing? 

A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, spanning six continents and thousands of years of untold stories. ""A book to make you love math."" —Financial Times Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the...

Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster. We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few...

A New York Times bestseller John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant systems and...

A “gifted and tireless mathematical communicator” (Financial Times) shows why math is the ultimate timesaver—and how everyone can make their lives easier with a few simple shortcuts. Success isn’t about hard work – it’s about shortcuts. Shortcuts allow us to solve one problem...

"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration." —The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in...

Do you want to improve your reading comprehension and basic math skills? Read this book. You may be a struggling student, a parent, caregiver, adult, or senior citizen. You can improve your life as you learn: - reading comprehension improves with math problems - math comprehension improves as problems are worked - you may master basic math skills - you may master basic math facts - you may absorb a practical look at simple math in daily life - you may learn that you need not depend on technology to work problems - you may find that you have the ability to think and evaluate situations on ...

See the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world—from technology to health care and beyond. Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering when we'd ever need to know how to find the roots of a polynomial or graph imaginary numbers. And...

Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and insight.

Your adviser says save. Your boss says take the promotion. Your friends say come on the trip. They're all right. They can't all have the same Tuesday night. You already know what matters. Nobody tells you how to spend it. Whole Life Wealth = Agency × Vitality × Connection It multiplies. So your weakest term is the one capping your life—not your strongest. Doubling what you're already good at barely moves the number. Lifting the one closest to zero multiplies everything else you own.

A car accident separates two lovers. Yvonne knows her husband is dead. She signs for the body. But she has the feeling something has gone wrong. Valery lives when she sleeps, half a life in the shadows of hers, just as aware that the universe has taken a left turn. Meanwhile, Yvonne's brother, Isaac Asimov's biggest fan, is trapped between two worlds - and in his own madness. As the future approaches, everyone moves towards one event: the future causing their pasts.

A wondrous, eye-opening exploration of the surprising ways life is interconnected—and why it matters "Absolutely enthralling. I was hooked from the first sentence." —Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body From evolution to capitalism, our belief in the...

One atom runs your entire life. It's time you met it. That ibuprofen you swallowed this morning? A hand-crafted molecule engineered to hunt down one specific protein in your body and tell it to calm down. The plastic bottle on your desk? Tens of thousands of identical carbon units locked arm-in-arm, built to never let go. The smell of fresh coffee hitting you right now? Nearly 800 distinct molecules firing off receptors in your nose all at once. Carbon is behind every single one of them. Organic chemistry is the hidden language of the world around you. It explains why drugs heal, why ...

Science Concepts Explained for Non Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Physics Explained for Non-Scientists: Understanding Matter, Energy, Space, and Time is a clear, engaging introduction to the fundamental ideas that shape the physical world, written specifically for readers without a science background. This book breaks down complex physics concepts into accessible explanations that focus on meaning rather than mathematics. Instead of formulas and technical language, it emphasizes real world examples, everyday experiences, and intuitive understanding, making physics ...

Science Concepts Explained for Non Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Biology Explained for Non Scientists: How Life Works From Cells to Ecosystems is a clear, concept driven guide to the science of living systems, written specifically for readers without a technical background. This book breaks down the essential ideas of biology in plain language, focusing on understanding rather than memorization. It explains how life is organized, how living systems maintain balance, and how simple biological rules give rise to extraordinary complexity. Whether you last studied biology ...

Have you always been fascinated by quantum physics' spellbinding twirls but been held back by its daunting equations? Are you eager to explore the Quantum universe and unravel its mysteries but dread diving into a sea of complex numbers? Master the mystical world of Quantum Physics in just a few hours. Empower yourself with the knowledge of the microscopic universe, minus the mind-boggling math!

Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. From building rockets to the handheld technology that governs our day-to-day lives, we are all in debt to the mathematical geniuses of the past. But the history of mathematics is warped; it looks like a sixteenth-century map that enlarges Europe at the expense of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The Secret Lives of Numbers introduces listeners to a new group of mathematical boundary-smashers, those who have been erased by history because of their race, gender or nationality.

2 + 2 = 4. No one can change it. No committee can vote it away. No mood can alter it. What if the same unchangeable logic that governs mathematics also governs your soul? We live in an age of radical relativism — where truth is treated as personal preference, meaning is endlessly deferred, and millions of people are quietly drowning in lives that look successful but feel hollow. We have more information than any civilization in history, and yet we are more confused than ever. Numbers Don't Lie is a remedy for that confusion. Ignatius D. West — former Navy Cryptology Officer, ...

How the rich and powerful use math to exploit you, and what you can do to beat them at their own game Everything we do today is recorded as data that's sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made government agencies more efficient and tech companies...