A Mathematician Plays the Market
Will be published approx. on 24. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-14-101203-2 (ISBN)
Description
Paulos offers a hillarious account of how the stock market both follows and defies mathematical principals. He offers an enagaing overview of everything from "betas" to the efficient market hypothesis.
Reviews / Votes
"'John Allen Paulos is the maths teacher I found twenty-five years too late' Sean French, Independent"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-101203-2 (9780141012032)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Allen Paulos is Professor of Mathematics at Temple University and Adjunct Professor of Journalism at Columbia University. He is also an author and public speaker. His writings include Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper.
'John Allen Paulos is the maths teacher I found twenty-five years too late' Sean French, Independent
'John Allen Paulos is the maths teacher I found twenty-five years too late' Sean French, Independent