Numbercrunch: A Mathematician's Toolkit for Making Sense of Your World
by Oliver Johnson
Mezy Fadhila
March 30, 2023
Non-Fiction
It is nice to have known this book, as it gives context on how numbers are used. How Newton Law 2 is relatable with weather forcast or pendulum move or your driving experience. It even relates it to practical problem like how many beds are available when COVID hit and how differential equation makes a pretty diagram out of this context.
What I Loved
It conveyed a sense of humor as much as it could, so the experience with numbers in real life becomes increasingly relatable, regardless of who you are or what your profession is.
Prof. Johnson explains the math in plain language so that people who are not into math can still grasp the discussion. But it does not make it very plain either, since I have an engineering background (I learned Calculus 1, the basic one in early college life), I still find the facts and the context insightful.
Perfect For
Whoever wants to learn math for everyday life context, you don't need to like math or have a math background. It is nice to know, and very helpful, to make sense of what you do, or as simple as knowing behind the scenes what a 10% chance of precipitation in your weather app really means.
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Slow Burn
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Tense
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