Book:Rob Eastaway/How Long is a Piece of String?
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Published $\text {2002}$, Portico
- ISBN 978-1-86105-625-2
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Why Does Monday Come Round So Quickly?
- How the numbers of the moon combined to make our week
- 2 How Do Conmen Get Rich?
- Tricks and scams that make people part with their money
- 3 What Makes a Hit Single?
- Patterns and variations that everyone likes
- 4 Why Won't the Case Fit in the Boot?
- How to squeeze things in or keep them apart
- 5 Should I Phone a Friend?
- How to make the big decisions in game shows
- 6 Is it Quicker to Take the Stairs?
- How to reduce waiting times for lifts
- 7 How Long Is a Piece of String?
- The curious world of fractals
- 8 Why Do Weather Forecasters Get it Wrong?
- Unpredictability and chaos
- 9 Will I Catch Flu Next Winter?
- Epidemics and how they spread
- 10 Am I Being Taken for a Ride?
- The formula behind the taximeter
- 11 Will I Ever Meet the Perfect Partner?
- The chances and choices behind coupling up
- 12 Is It a Fake?
- Number tests that can detect the fraudsters
- 13 Will the Underdog Win?
- The maths behind memorable sporting moments
- 14 Why Do Karaoke Singers Sound So Bad?
- How waves and fractions make good and bad harmony
- 15 How Can I Be Sure?
- The art of proving things
- 16 Can I Trust What I Read in the Papers?
- How spin doctors conjure with figures
- References and Further Reading
- Index