Matematica e sesso

In the beginning I was irritated by Cresswell's somewhat contrived conversational style (as if she's the instructor speaking to students who have to be lured into finding an interest in mathematics) but gradually I ignored that in favor of the topics regarding human relationships. Eg.: -- Why is it b Leggi tutto

Too light on the mathematics. In a brave attempt to make math appealing to those who aren't interested in the subject, the author avoids any of the detail that would make this book appealing to those who are interested in the math. Because it lost my interest early, I didn't read very far into it. I Leggi tutto

The other reviews pretty much sum it: tries to make math interesting to those who don't care about it by mentioning sex, and then doesn't go any deeper for anyone who's interested.

I quite enjoyed some parts of the book. Some parts were a bit too much of, um, math and formulas that went a bit beyond my skills, but there were a bunch of interesting parts to use as parts in cocktail discussion (or whatever equivalent I ever end up going to). Some parts could have been more prese Leggi tutto

Deludente. Già il titolo non lasciava presupporre gran ché di buono - troppo commerciale. Davvero ottimi, al contrario, gli spunti di argomenti, che però sono tutti da approfondire perché l'autrice ogni tanto butta lì qualche equazione ma, per chi di matematica ne sa un po', la cosa è piuttosto frus Leggi tutto

Da prendere per quello che è, una solenne americanata. Le formule son messe lì per generare meraviglia e spavento, più che per spiegarle, e da matematico l'ho trovato un trucchetto davvero penoso. Stile americano da motivatore visto mille altre volte in mille altri saggi del genere. Diciamo "passabi Leggi tutto

Anyone can solve a problem after hitting the sack!! Do try it.