First ever math book to number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list!

Read about the funny - as well as tragic - consequences of mathematical mistakes, mistakes, and inaccuracies. See what can happen when something goes wrong in the real world with math. Pi Times Eye is a humorous, curiosity, and anecdotal book written by Matt Parker, a famous science popularizer known for his YouTube channels Stand-Up Maths and Numberphile.

What makes a bridge begin to sway when it shouldn't? Or that billions of dollars mysteriously melt through the air? What causes many air and construction disasters? What leads sophisticated computer systems to crash at the least opportune time? The answer is: mathematics! Or rather - more specifically - mathematics that went wrong with in the real world.

Matt Parker has no doubt - our entire civilization and everyday life are based on mathematics - computer programs, finance, engineering and many other fields owe their existence and (generally seamless) operation to it. And most of the time, the maths work quietly behind the scenes, not paying attention to themselves until... an error occurs. The mistake of a man who did not foresee something, did not take care of something, or did not fully understand or implement something. Then mathematics becomes really merciless.

In Pi Times the Eye, Matt Parker takes the reader on an amazing journey through the astray of applications of mathematics in our lives—a land of mistakes, mistakes, mishaps, and bumps that happen wherever anyone has ever used any calculation for something. Internet, big data, street signs, lotteries, calendars, odd coincidences, seemingly fair games of chance, timing inaccuracies, fake advertising slogans, Excel sheets, unit conversions - see what the mistakes people make using math every day threaten, which is, for good... by all of us! The consequences of mathematical errors can be fun, astonishing, but unfortunately also tragic. Matt Parker writes about them all with an exceptionally light pen, with distance and a distinctive sense of humor.

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