{"id":110,"date":"2022-05-09T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icebean.online\/chasec\/?p=110"},"modified":"2022-05-05T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T14:23:53","slug":"whats-the-use-ian-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icebean.online\/chasec\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/whats-the-use-ian-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT’S THE USE? \/ Ian Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many people think mathematics is useless. They’re wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed 208 billion to the economy in a single year — that’s 10 per cent of the workforce contributing 16 per cent of the economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the Use? <\/a><\/em><\/strong>asks why there is such a vast gulf between public perceptions of mathematics and reality. It shows how mathematics is vital, often in surprising ways, behind the scenes of daily life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How politicians pick their voters. How an absurd little puzzle solved 300 years ago leads to efficient methods for kidney transplants. How an Irish mathematician’s obsession with a new number system improves special effects in movies and computer games. How SatNav relies on at least six mathematical techniques. And how a bizarre, infinitely wiggly curve, helps to optimise deliveries to your door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the us<\/em>e ?<\/a><\/strong>, 510 STE, 326 pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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