Mathmatters

From making a cup of coffee to negotiating traffic to selecting candidates for an interview, we cant make it through the day without employing someessential mathematics. Did you know that there are some seriouscalculations involved in making the perfect cup of coffee (involving ratios)? That an understanding ofBraesss paradox will mean you can remain calm about road closures on your commute as they may make your journey faster (using equations relating to speed/distance/time)? Or that youronline shopping habit can teach you aboutgame theory(mathematical models of strategies)?

Full ofeasy-to-understand mathematics and fun, if not entirely helpful,illustrations, i>Mathmatters is your essential guide to understanding the rules and measures that surround us every day, and determine the outcome of every move we make, every button we press and much of our decision-making, whether we are aware of it or not.