Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors

I bought this after watching a series of matt parker YouTube videos and the book did not disappoint. The book is very informative and explains the situations very well. its a good laugh to read and gives some interesting stories to tell other people (if the conversation is getting abit dull). great read. would highly recommend

I am more into design (mature student and work manufacturing) but enjoyed this book thoroughly. Not a text but explains what was behind the error and reinforces the ideas of good design. The Swiss cheese theory is a good reference. The humour was there too. Last section was a bit more mathematical and not as good as the rest of the book but that more to do with what interests me as on probability.

Great book with plenty of stories to amuse and interesting information to digestMatt Parker has an engaging style an is able to bring out the magic of Mathematics

Full of interesting facts and anecdotes about maths importance in everything that surrounds us, and the sometimes tragic consequences of maths errors. Particularly scary those concerning planes, medical equipment and finance. I also loved the space shuttles stories.

I bought this as a gift for a mathematician and he really enjoyed it. It's well-written and I think most people would be amused by it - not just those who can do calculus...

It's a bit of fun, and maybe a little more oriented to the more technical reader than the average Joe Bloggs looking for overviews. It does into quite some detail, which to some, is an excellent reason to buy it.

This is a fun book. It's enjoyable and makes you want to keep reading even though you really need to get up early tomorrow.But it's not as good as Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension.This book does show how failure to understand maths can cause horrific problems, be it mass deaths, loss of billions, or having your pilot nearly sucked out of the aeroplane cockpit. But if narrowly-averted catastophe is your thing you'd be better off reading Rachel Maddow's Drift.In the end, I think the problem comes down to two issues. First off, is trying to put comedy and tragedy together, and secondly there's simply not enough maths in it. There's a bit of talk about how various things work, but little in the way of equations or in-depth exploration. Things are more limited in the real world, and those limitations make maths less interesting.If you enjoy Parker's other work you'll likely enjoy this, but you won't be blown away by it.

If you like maths (or hate them) Humble pi will make you laugh at how much thing can go wrong while using them

O livro e divertido de ler, educativo, e tem muita informacao curiosa.

I'm enjoying reading it.

Matt Parker is a delight, and an inspiration when it comes to making math(s) more fascinating, amusing, and just good ol' fun. I had only heard of a couple stories related here. While a fair amount of attention has been given to some math(s) errors that were catastrophic and resulted in loss of life, etc., Matt did well to keep this book on the lighter, less morbid side.I absolutely love much of his YouTube presence and in-person performances, and am glad to buy both the hard cover and the audio book. Wonderfully delightful.The print version is also nice in that reading the numbers with your eyes is far quicker than to listen to someone read off a string of numbers lol

Wonderfully written, a great read. You don't need to know maths to enjoy this, but if you do you will get a few extra laughs from it.

Estilo de escrita muito agradável, vai partilhando erros identificados (uns mais graves que outros) de uma forma muito cativante