Math on Trial: How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom

by Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez

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In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Even the simplest numbers can become powerful forces when manipulated by politicians or the media, but in the case of the law, your liberty -- and your life -- can depend on the right calculation.

In Math on Trial, mathematicians Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez describe ten trials spanning from the nineteenth century to today, in which mathematical arguments were used -- and disastrously...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0465032923

ISBN13:9780465032921

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Law Math Mathematics Probability & Statistics Science & Math

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