Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Vicki Cline - GoodreadsThe author of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences finds references to numbers, math and statistics in most parts of the newspaper and finds many instances where they are misused or misunderstood. He also offers ways for writers to get it right. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Harish - GoodreadsThe book contains about 50 bite-sized (2-4 pages, mostly) unrelated pieces, upon reading which you will know of enough mathematical nuances that will turn you into a mathematical curmudgeon and take the pleasure out of reading the morning newspaper. A great bathroom reader for the math nerd. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Ron - GoodreadsNot for everybody, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Lauren - GoodreadsIt was good, but definitely not my favorite. Like Innumeracy, it started out great and funny, but slowly got rather boring. I have always been a numbers fan, always will, but this was just not for me. He's definitely funny and knows his information, but it's just not my "thing". Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsDisappointing. I read a small exerpt from this book in a statistics class once and found it enjoyable. I thought it would be a fun and accessible look at how statistics are misused in the media ...
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsI hoped this book would be more mathematically rigorous. I was not expecting a both *for* mathematicians, but there was very little actual math in this book. It touched on some important and ...
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Fee - GoodreadsThis book was written in 1996 and there were 5.8 billion people in the world. It is 2012 and now there are 7.8 billion people in the world. This book was cool, because the author went through all the ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsI loved Innumeracy and liked Beyond Numeracy, so I had high hopes for this book. It was OK, but not spectacular. There was too much wordiness and not enough math. I was hoping for a more detailed ...
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Jill - GoodreadsI enjoyed it, but I don't think I can use it for a class. Paulos is too witty for the book to read well from an undergraduate perspective, and the book is a little too outdated (freshmen this year were born around 1993!) Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Avis d'utilisateur - Jessica Clark - GoodreadsDorky but interesting in the context of the current info viz boom. Consulter l'avis complet
