Using a unique, visual approach, Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas dissect the mathematics that you rely on every day.
From the statistics that underpin our newsfeeds, through the big data that informs our health and finance services, to the algorithms that underpin how we communicate - mathematics is at the heart of how our modern world functions. In 20 dip-in lessons, Understanding Numbers examines how and why mathematics is used and guides you to better understand the numbers that fuel your world.
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