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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
A paperback on maths gone wrong in the real world, for book and maths fans
Matt Parker's Humble Pi is a 336-page paperback comedy of maths errors, packed with real-world glitches, puzzles and jokes for book and maths fans.
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- 336-page paperback from Penguin Books
- Covers bridges, elections, lotteries and street signs
- Puzzles, challenges and geometric socks
- Jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes
- Published 5 Mar 2020, ISBN 9780141989143
About this gift
Humble Pi by Matt Parker is a funny maths book about what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world, for book lovers and maths fans. It explores glitches involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and an Olympic shooting team.
Find out what makes a bridge wobble when it is not meant to, and how billions of dollars can vanish into thin air. The book also holds puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. It is a 336-page paperback from Penguin Books Ltd, published 5 Mar 2020.
Its argument is that maths is a practical ally, and that its pitfalls teach us something. It makes a birthday or Christmas gift for a teacher, a puzzle fan or anyone who loves a good book. Get Humble Pi for the maths fan on your list.
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Great for: Gifts for him · Gifts for book lovers · maths fans, puzzle fans, teachers, fans of maths humour
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- 1 paperback copy of Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
Details
| Format | Paperback (softback) |
|---|---|
| Pages | 336 |
| Size | 129 x 197 x 28 mm |
| Author | Matt Parker |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Published | 5 Mar 2020 |
| Subjects | History of mathematics, Popular mathematics, Humour |
| ISBN | 9780141989143 |
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How many pages is Humble Pi?
It has 336 pages, in a paperback (softback) edition from Penguin Books Ltd.
What does Humble Pi cover?
It covers glitches and near-misses involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and an Olympic shooting team.
Does Humble Pi have puzzles in it?
Yes, it has puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes.
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