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    Million Dollar Maths: The Secret Maths of Becoming Rich (or Poor)
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    Million Dollar Maths: The Secret Maths of Becoming Rich (or Poor)
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    Million Dollar Maths: The Secret Maths of Becoming Rich (or Poor)

    By Hugh Barker

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    About this ebook

    Million Dollar Maths is an invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich.
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    How can you turn $1000 into $1 million?
    What is the best way to beat the lottery odds?
    When is the best time to take out a loan?
    How did one group of gamblers bet on hole-in-ones to win £500,000?
    How can maths help you set up a successful tech start-up?
    What about proving the Goldbach Conjecture for $1 million?

    Learn the techniques for growing your everyday finances, as well as the common mistakes to avoid. Discover the skills, both fair and foul, that offer an additional edge when investing and gambling. And discover why we often misunderstand probability and statistics - with troubling financial costs.

    From making the most of special offers to utilising the power of exponential growth in your investments; from the art of card counting, to inventing the next Google, Million Dollar Maths is the quintessential primer to the myriad ways maths and finance intersect.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtlantic Books
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9781786493231
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    Million Dollar Maths: The Secret Maths of Becoming Rich (or Poor)
    Author

    Hugh Barker

    Hugh Barker studied maths and the philosophy of maths at Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music and Hedge Britannia. He lives and works in North London with his wife, daughter and several cats.

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    • 5/5
      Very nice book overall for everyone. Strong mathematic thinking oriented.