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Apr. 13th, 2003 02:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zyadaHere is a book you must read:
The Universe and the Teacup: the Mathematics of Truth and Beauty by K. C. Cole
And for the math-phobes in my friends list, there is nary a formula or multiplication sign in sight; however, it's an excellent discussion of how mathematical concepts, science, philosophy, our brains and the real world interact.
They should be building High School courses around this book.
Example:
"In the end, a correlation is no more than a hint that a relationship might exist. Without a plausible mechanism - that is, a way that one thing might cause another - it's practically useless. Therefore, it's unlikely that the surge in Wonderbra sales caused the 1994 Republican Congressional election sweep, even thought the trends were closely linked in time"
The Universe and the Teacup: the Mathematics of Truth and Beauty by K. C. Cole
And for the math-phobes in my friends list, there is nary a formula or multiplication sign in sight; however, it's an excellent discussion of how mathematical concepts, science, philosophy, our brains and the real world interact.
They should be building High School courses around this book.
Example:
"In the end, a correlation is no more than a hint that a relationship might exist. Without a plausible mechanism - that is, a way that one thing might cause another - it's practically useless. Therefore, it's unlikely that the surge in Wonderbra sales caused the 1994 Republican Congressional election sweep, even thought the trends were closely linked in time"
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Date: 2003-04-13 01:13 pm (UTC)What is the secret of your powers?
Wonderbra.
Won't you lift my breasts away from the GOP now?