The Arithmetic of Life - Hardcover

Shaffner, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345426312 ISBN 13: 9780345426314

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1999

Synopsis

Finding the equation for life is the goal in an innovative new book that uses basic mathematics to calculate our next pay raise, a rise in the inflation rate, our family budget, and the national debt, among other numbers essential to the way we live.

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About the Author

George Shaffner has worked in the computer industry for twenty years, most recently as CEO or COO of three international computer companies. He is the father of three children, who are all math refugees.

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e sense. All it takes is an open mind,
a few good numbers, and some simple arithmetic.

In The Arithmetic of Life and Death, George Shaffner brings to life the great wisdom inherent in equations as elementary as 1 + 1 = 2. For in the Information Age, numbers are the bottom line. Though many of us live in a blissful state where the memory of high school math classes have long receded from our synapses, if you can't master simple math--from your raise to the rise of inflation, your weekly family budget to the yearly federal deficit, sales tax to income tax, peaks in the stock market to drops in your cholesterol levels--you may go down for the count.

But don't despair. Shaffner's math meditations can show you how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide your way to deeper understanding. His math philosophy gives you real life lessons on how to think about numbers--minus the pain. The Arithmetic of Life and Death applies the basic principles of mathematics to some of the most

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345426312
• ISBN 13: 9780345426314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208