How We Use Numbers
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Counting How We Use Numbers To Decide What Matters
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Author : Deborah Stone
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2020-10-06
Counting How We Use Numbers To Decide What Matters written by Deborah Stone and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-06 with Political Science categories.
“Required reading for anyone who’s interested in the truth.” —Robert Reich In a post-Trumpian world where COVID rates soar and Americans wage near–civil war about election results, Deborah Stone’s Counting promises to transform how we think about numbers. Contrary to what you learned in kindergarten, counting is more art than arithmetic. In fact, numbers are just as much creatures of the human imagination as poetry and painting; the simplest tally starts with judgments about what counts. In a nation whose Constitution originally counted a slave as three-fifths of a person and where algorithms disproportionately consign Black Americans to prison, it is now more important than ever to understand how numbers can be both weapons of the powerful and tools of resistance. With her “signature brilliance” (Robert Kuttner), eminent political scientist Deborah Stone delivers a “mild-altering” work (Jacob Hacker) that shows “how being in thrall to numbers is misguided and dangerous” (New York Times Book Review).
How We Use Numbers
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Author : Leo John Brueckner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
How We Use Numbers written by Leo John Brueckner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Arithmetic categories.
How We Use Numbers
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Author : Leo John Brueckner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
How We Use Numbers written by Leo John Brueckner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Arithmetic categories.
Coming Home To Math
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Author : Irving P. Herman
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2020
Coming Home To Math written by Irving P. Herman and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Mathematics categories.
We use numbers here, there and everywhere -- Numbers are some of my favorite things -- Linking numbers : operations on numbers -- Words and numbers : being careful -- Writing really big and really small numbers, and those in-between -- Touching all bases, at times with logs -- Numbers need to be exact, but it ain't necessarily so -- The different types of numbers have not evolved, but our understanding of them has -- Really, really big and really, really small numbers -- The whole truth of whole numbers -- The math of the digital world : modular arithmetic (or using number leftovers) -- The math of what will be : progressions of growth and decay -- Untangling the worlds of probability and statistics -- The math of what might be : probability - what are the odds? -- The math of what was : statistics - the good, the bad, and the evil -- The math of big data -- The math of optimization, ranking, voting, and allocation -- The math of gaming -- The math of risk.
How We Use Numbers
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Author : Leo John Brueckner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
How We Use Numbers written by Leo John Brueckner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Number work categories.
The Book Of Numbers
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Author : Tim Glynne-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2011-06-30
The Book Of Numbers written by Tim Glynne-Jones and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-30 with Mathematics categories.
From zero to infinity, The Book of Numbers is a handy-sized volume which opens up a new realm of knowledge. Where else in one place could you find out how the illegal numbers racket worked, what makes some people see numbers as colours, why the standard US rail gauge exactly matches the axle width of an ancient Roman chariot, and the numerological connection between Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden?
Making Numbers Count
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Author : Chip Heath
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-01-13
Making Numbers Count written by Chip Heath and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-13 with Mathematics categories.
A lively, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to understanding cold, clinical data and harnessing it to tell a persuasive story. __________ How many hours' worth of songs are on your Spotify Wrapped this year? How much is your commute time really worth? How do you work out how likely you are to get Covid based on the official statistics? How do your viewing hours track against the most popular shows on Netflix? Whether you're interested in global problems like climate change, running a business, or just grasping how few people have washed their hands between visiting the bathroom and touching you, this book will help math-lovers and math-haters alike translate the numbers that illuminate our world. Until very recently, most languages had no words for numbers greater than five - anything from six to infinity was known as 'lots'. While the numbers in our world have become increasingly complex, our brains are stuck in the past. Yet the ability to communicate and understand numbers has never mattered more. How can we more effectively translate numbers and stats - so fundamental to the next big idea - to make data come to life? Drawing on years of research into making ideas stick, Chip Heath and Karla Starr outline six critical principles that will give anyone the tools to communicate numbers with more transparency and meaning. Using concepts such as simplicity, concreteness and familiarity, they show us how to transform hard numbers into their most engaging form, allowing us to bring more data, more naturally, into decisions in our schools, our workplaces and our society.
Easy As Pi
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Author : Jamie Buchan
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-10-19
Easy As Pi written by Jamie Buchan and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-19 with Reference categories.
Have you ever wondered what makes "seventh heaven" and "cloud nine" so blissful and the number 13 so unlucky? Here's the "4-1-1" on the origins of numerical expressions and the importance of numbers in fiction, film, culture, and religion, including: How 007 became James Bond's number Imaginary numbers and how they exist How the binary system manages to say so much with only two numbers That bedding has nothing to do with being "three sheets to the wind" The burning literary question: Why did Ray Bradbury name his novel Fahrenheit 451? Which block of Social Security numbers will never be assigned to anyone With Easy as Pi, you'll soon impress your friends with your knowledge of numbers--even if you're math averse. Make this and all of the Blackboard Books(tm) a permanent fixture on your shelf, and you'll have instant access to a breadth of knowledge. Whether you need homework help or want to win that trivia game, this series is the trusted source for fun facts.
Numbers And The Making Of Us
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Author : Caleb Everett
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-13
Numbers And The Making Of Us written by Caleb Everett and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
“A fascinating book.” —James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review A Smithsonian Best Science Book of the Year Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Language & Linguistics Carved into our past and woven into our present, numbers shape our perceptions of the world far more than we think. In this sweeping account of how the invention of numbers sparked a revolution in human thought and culture, Caleb Everett draws on new discoveries in psychology, anthropology, and linguistics to reveal the many things made possible by numbers, from the concept of time to writing, agriculture, and commerce. Numbers are a tool, like the wheel, developed and refined over millennia. They allow us to grasp quantities precisely, but recent research confirms that they are not innate—and without numbers, we could not fully grasp quantities greater than three. Everett considers the number systems that have developed in different societies as he shares insights from his fascinating work with indigenous Amazonians. “This is bold, heady stuff... The breadth of research Everett covers is impressive, and allows him to develop a narrative that is both global and compelling... Numbers is eye-opening, even eye-popping.” —New Scientist “A powerful and convincing case for Everett’s main thesis: that numbers are neither natural nor innate to humans.” —Wall Street Journal
Where Do Numbers Come From
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Author : T. W. Körner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-24
Where Do Numbers Come From written by T. W. Körner and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-24 with Mathematics categories.
A clear, entertaining development of the number systems required in any course of modern mathematics.