What's the Use? by Ian Stewart

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/57686 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What's the Use? Author: Ian Stewart Narrator: Quentin Cooper Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins Release date: 08-19-21 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Mathematics Publisher's Summary: What's the Use? 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. 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.