It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations by Brian Hayes
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A non-mathematician explores mathematical terrain, reporting accessibly and engagingly on topics from Sudoku to probability. Brian Hayes wants to convince us that mathematics is too important and too much fun to be left to the mathematicians. Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations is his entertaining and accessible exploration of mathematical terrain both far-flung and nearby, bringing readers tidings of mathematical topics from Markov chains to Sudoku. Hayes, a non-mathematician, argues that mathematics is not only an essential tool for understanding the world but also a world unto...
Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations by Brian Hayes is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.
This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations aloud.
Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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