Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
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无数：数学无知及其后果
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10.2307/2347643
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发表时间：
1988
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通讯作者：
John A. Paulos
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作者：
John A. Paulos
为什么即使是受过良好教育的人也常常对数学知之甚少，或者对自己不是一个“数字人”感到骄傲？在他现在的经典著作《无知》中，约翰艾伦保罗回答了如下问题：为什么跟踪股市就像抛硬币一样;一万亿有多大;人类头发以每小时的速度生长有多快;你能计算出一个聚会上有两个生日相同的人的几率吗？保罗告诉我们，通过用一些简单的数学武装自己，你不必让数字战胜你。
Why do even well-educated people often understand so little about maths - or take a perverse pride in not being a 'numbers person'? In his now-classic book "Innumeracy", John Allen Paulos answers questions such as: why is following the stock market exactly like flipping a coin; how big is a trillion; how fast does human hair grow in mph; and, can you calculate the chances that a party includes two people who have the same birthday. Paulos shows us that by arming yourself with some simple maths, you don't have to let numbers get the better of you.