Matematické kixy - Komedie plná (matematických) omylů – Parker Matthew (2024)

Mathematics is hidden behind everything. Without mathematics, airplanes wouldn't fly, computers wouldn't work, and we wouldn't know how to build tall buildings. And when something is everywhere, you can count on one thing: it's only a matter of time before someone makes a serious mathematical blunder and something goes wrong because of it. Matt Parker is a mathematician, science communicator, comedian, and great storyteller all in one, which suggests what kind of book you are holding: an entertaining overview of the biggest mathematical mistakes in history and their unpredictable consequences. You definitely won't be bored: Did you know that a poorly written decimal point nearly caused the stock market to collapse? That due to an incorrect unit conversion, a plane had to make an emergency landing? And that a warship was left helpless in the middle of the ocean because someone forgot that you can't divide by zero? Or that Olympic athletes missed the biggest races of their lives just because a different calendar was used in their country? If you thought mathematics wasn't fun and that it has no use in everyday life, then beware – this is the biggest mathematical mistake of your life!