Guide for lovers in mathematics. Sheinerman E.

Mathematics is a science absolutely accurate and completely boring. So it is generally believed, but Edward Shanerman is taken to prove the opposite. He claims that mathematics is no less exciting than natural-scientific and humanitarian disciplines. For example, you know how many measurements the fractal has? Why can you play in a perfectly configured tool in only one fret? And how to explain the fact that most of the numbers surrounding us begins per unit, and those that begin for nine are very few? What is the best way to win the elections if more than two candidates become winners? How to understand how much you can trust even the most high -precision medical test? Is it possible to cover the entire floor with parquet in the form of the right pentagons and not leave the gaps? How to check if tax reporting is not fabled by just analyzing the first numbers of the amount of money? Can mathematics shed light on the question of free will?

answers to all these and many other questions you will find in this book. The author invites the reader to experience his strength in solving mathematical puzzles and will become your guide in an exciting and comfortable journey through the world of numbers, geometric figures and probability theory. Enough school knowledge of algebra, and the result will be an unforgettable joy of acquaintance with the basics of mathematical thinking.