Wie vond het getal nul uit? Waar kruisen parallelle lijnen elkaar? En wanneer maakte je vandaag gebruik van abstracte algebra? (Ja, dat heb je gedaan!)

Van de eerste getallen tot de chaostheorie en verder: in deze verhelderende geschiedenis van de wiskunde behandelt Ian Stewart deze en andere fundamentele vraagstukken uit de wiskunde. Op de van hem bekende humoristische wijze beschrijft hij geniale wiskundige ideeën, de briljante wiskundige geesten door de eeuwen heen - mannen én vrouwen - ...

Kinderen leren een taal via horen en spreken. Gesproken taal vormt hun denken en onthouden. Pas later leren ze lezen en schrijven. Wanneer de uitspraak van getallen verschilt van het lezen en schrijven geeft dat problemen.

In het Westen lezen we van links naar rechts. De getallen komen uit India en Arabië waar men van rechts naar links leest. Het getal 19 is nu negentien maar wiskundig schrijf je tien & negen. Kinderen die afhankelijk zijn van uitspraak moeten een omkering leren. Dit hindert...

A guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era, from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized Mind We live in a world of information overload. Facts and figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips, but are too often biased, distorted, or outright lies. From unemployment figures to voting polls, IQ tests to divorce rates, we're bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live and what they think.

Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask oursel...

Offers a comprehensive guide to learning statistical inference with data science tools widely used in industry, academia, and government. Ideal for those new to statistics or looking to deepen their knowledge, this edition provides a clear entry point into data science and modern statistical methods.

Offering the most geometric presentation available, Linear Algebra with Applications, Fifth Edition emphasizes linear transformations as a unifying theme. This elegant textbook combines a user-friendly presentation with straightforward, lucid language to clarify and organize the techniques and applications of linear algebra. Exercises and examples make up the heart of the text, with abstract exposition kept to a minimum.

Exercise sets are broad and varied and reflect the author's creativity a...

When faced with a ’human error’ problem, you may be tempted to ask 'Why didn’t these people watch out better?' Or, 'How can I get my people more engaged in safety?' You might think you can solve your safety problems by telling your people to be more careful, by reprimanding the miscreants, by issuing a new rule or procedure and demanding compliance. These are all expressions of 'The Bad Apple Theory' where you believe your system is basically safe if it were not for those few unreliable...

This book develops the mathematical tools essential for students in the life sciences to describe interacting systems and predict their behavior. From predator-prey populations in an ecosystem, to hormone regulation within the body, the natural world abounds in dynamical systems that affect us profoundly. Complex feedback relations and counter-intuitive responses are common in nature; this book develops the quantitative skills needed to explore these interactions.

Differential equations are t...