HOW MATH CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE (AND MAKE YOU RICH, HELP YOU FIND THE ONE, AND AVERT CATASTROPHES)
Book ID/图书代码： 06990010B37046
English Summary/英文概要： How to make lots of money, keep yourself safe, and even save the world-all by using a little simple math
Forget the dull, boring math you learned in school. This book shows you the powerful things math can do for you, with applications no teacher ever taught you in algebra class. How can you make money off credit card companies? Will driving a hybrid save you money in the long run? How do you know when he or she is "the one"?
From financial decisions to your education, job, health, and love life, you’ll learn how the math you already know can help you get a lot more out of life.
·Gives you fun, practical advice for using math to improve virtually every area of daily life
·Includes straightforward explanations and easy-to-follow examples
·Written by the author of the successful guide, How Math Explains the World
Filled with practical, indispensable guidance you can put to work every day, this book will safeguard your wallet and enrich every aspect of your life. You can count on it!
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 如何用數學拯救自己以及瞭解世界的運行！
如何賺足夠的錢讓自己能在經濟上感覺到安全，甚至可以用賺來的錢來拯救世界，其實只要運用一些數學方法就可達成。
美國加州最受歡迎的數學家James D. Stein要我們先把學校所教的枯燥及乏味數學理論放在一邊，依循本書中提到的代數方法（這是你之前在學校從未學過），不僅將可以用信用卡賺錢，也可以選出妳（你）生命中的真命天子或天女！
從任何理財上決策到、教育、工作、健康甚至愛情生活，都可以用適當的數學幫助你找出不同的方向。(VL)
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Taking his lead from Freakonomics, mathematics professor Stein examines everyday, occasional, and inevitable life problems—what’s the financial benefit of a college degree over a lifetime? Is gambling more cost-efficient entertainment than a first-run movie? How much money does a hybrid car actually save?—through the lens of arithmetic, with enlightening, and sometimes surprising, results. Addressing topics like genetics, statistics, and economics with practical knowledge sure to heighten math literacy—and the appreciation for it—Stein illustrates concepts like game theory by analyzing the benefit-to-risk ratio of his father’s surgery, buying flowers for a significant other, and football plays. Stein offers numerous suggestions for improving mathematics education and for making mental math easier, as well as for handling more immediate concerns like refinancing the house (will it actually save you money?), studying for tests (how effective is guessing on a multiple-choice quiz?) and finding love (“The original title for this book, suggested by my editor, was How Math Can Get You Laid”). With a sure grasp of the material and a game sense of humor, Stein’s text should interest a broad audience of intellectually curious readers, including any fan of practical cultural analysis ala Malcolm Gladwell. (Mar.) (Publishers Weekly.com, February 8, 2010)
About the Author/作者介绍： James D. Stein 畢業於耶魯大學及加州柏克萊大學，目前在加州大學長灘分校擔任數學教授。著有多本數學相關讀物，如：《如何用數學詮釋世界》(How Math Explains the World)、《正確決定》(The Right Decision: A Mathematician Reveals How the Secrets of Decision Theory)等
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