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Why Do Buses Come in Threes?: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life by Rob Eastaway, Jeremy Wyndham (Paperback, 2000)
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Deals in a very entertaining way with problems in normal life related to mathematics, luck, coincidence, gambling. ? The Independent (London)Why do your chances of winning the lottery increase if you buy your ticket on Friday? Why do traffic lights always seem to be red when you?re in a hurry? Is bad luck just chance, or can it be explained? The intriguing answers to these and other questions about the curiosities of everyday life can be found in this delightfully irreverent and highly informative book. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? explains how math and the laws of probability are constantly at work in our lives, affecting everything we do, from getting a date to catching a bus to cooking dinner. With great humor and a genuine love for the subject, Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham present solutions to such conundrums as how fast one should run in the rain to stay dry and who was the greatest sportsman of all time.Discover the mathematical explanations for the strange coincidence of two. Presidents dying on July 4, the uncanny accuracy of horoscopes, and other not-so-coincidental coincidences. Eastaway and Wyndham also reveal how television ratings work, which numbers are more likely to be big winners in the lottery, and why bad things, just like buses, always seem to happen in threes. Whether you have a degree in astrophysics or haven't touched a math problem since high school, this book sends you on a fascinating journey through the logic of life where Newton's laws explain bar fights, exploding rabbit populations, and why showers always run either too hot or too cold. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? is a delightfully entertaining ride that reveals the relevance of math in absolutely everything we do.Product Identifiers
PublisherTurner Publishing Company
ISBN-139780471379072
eBay Product ID (ePID)94952326
Product Key Features
Number of Pages166 Pages
Publication NameWhy Do Buses Come in Threes?: the Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorRob Eastaway, Jeremy Wyndham
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height225 mm
Item Weight255 g
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJeremy Wyndham, Rob Eastaway
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