Why Do Buses Come in Threes? : The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life – Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham Bestel Nu

Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Thursday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what’s the connection between Rob Andrew taking a conversion in rugby and a tourist trying to get the best photograph of Nelson’s Column? These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining and highly informative book ideal for anyone wanting to remind themselves – or discover for the first time – that math is relevant to almost everything that we do. As explained here, dating, co…