Ponzi schemes, nuclear fission, and viral marketing are just a few of the topics covered in this savvy book from first-time author Yates, a senior mathematics lecturer at the University of Bath.

IN every particular Theory of Nature there can J. only be so much real Science as is vouched for by Mathematics.” Since Kant wrote these words it has become increasingly true that mathematics is an ...

THIS book is not a mathematical analysis of the monetary and banking systems, but merely a very comprehensive treatment of the algebra and arithmetic of interest and insurance calculations, with ...