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Million dollar maths : the secret maths of becoming rich (or poor) / High Barker.

Million dollar maths : the secret maths of becoming rich (or poor) / High Barker.
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332.015 BARK
Adult Non Fiction   Panania . . Available .  
332.015 BARK
Adult Non Fiction   Riverwood . . On Loan . 3 Jun 2024
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ISBN 9781786493224 (hardback)
Name Barker, Hugh author.
Title Million dollar maths : the secret maths of becoming rich (or poor) / High Barker.
Published London : Atlantic Books, 2018.
©2018
Description 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Maths and money, a curious relationship -- The power of exponential growth -- Beating the casino -- Gambling systems and strategies -- The successful investor -- Hacking, cracking and gaming the system -- Designing the next Google -- Use maths to improve your performance -- Proving the impossible -- Being maths aware.
Summary How can you turn $1000 into $1 million? What is the best way to beat the lottery odds? When is the best time to take out a loan? How did one group of gamblers bet on hole-in-ones to win GBP500,000? How can maths help you set up a successful tech start-up? What about proving the Goldbach Conjecture for $1 million?Million Dollar Maths is a fun but invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich. Learn the techniques for growing your everyday finances, as well as the common mistakes to avoid. Discover the skills, both fair and foul, that offer an additional edge when investing and gambling. And discover why we often misunderstand probability and statistics - with troubling financial costs. From making the most of special offers to utilising the power of exponential growth in your investments; from the art of card counting, to inventing the next Google, Million Dollar Maths is the quintessential primer to the myriad ways maths and finance intersect.
Subjects Finance -- Mathematical models
Mathematics
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