Patently Mathematical: Picking Partners, Passwords, and Careers by the Numbers

by Jeff Suzuki

Book Overview

Uncovers the surprising ways math shapes our lives--from whom we date to what we learn.

How do dating sites match compatible partners? What do cell phones and sea coasts have in common? And why do computer scientists keep ant colonies? Jeff Suzuki answers these questions and more in Patently Mathematical, which explores the mathematics behind some of the key inventions that have changed our world.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421427052
• ISBN13: 9781421427058
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher