Shorelines examples from "Why do buses come in threes? - the hidden mathematics of everyday life" by Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham "Notice how the bookmaker always puts the larger number first. If the odds of winning or losing are exactly equal, the bookmaker calls this Evens." "A nurse often takes a patient's pulse rate for twenty seconds and scales this up to give the rate over a minute. The nurse is in fact taking a sample, and it may well be that the sample was not representative of the patient's normal state." "How many people watch Coronation Street? Most public statistics come from surveys, but how reliable are they?." "Did you realise that if someone throws a tennis ball through the air to you, your brain resolves a problem which would be quite difficult to describe mathemtically? If you normally drop the ball, at least you now have a good excuse." JACKET NOTES "Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And which classic puzzle was destroyed by Allied bombing in the war? These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining and hightly informative book. 'Why Do Buses Come in Threes?' is for anyone wanting to remind themselves - or discover for the first time - that maths is relevant to almost everything that we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and life-saving techniques all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that you will find explained here. Discover the wartime technique for saving energy when making toast, the odd coincidence of July 4th, the exponential growth of Australian rabbits and a surprising formula for running in the rain without getting wet. Whether you have a degree in astrophysics or haven't touched a maths problem since school, this book will change the way you view the world around you." Published by Robson Books Ltd in the UK ISBN 186105 2472 bs@shorelinesart.co.uk cartoons strips caricatures cards illustration models info home