How Math Can Save Your Life: (and Make You Rich, Help You Find the One, and Avert Catastrophes)

Are service contracts for electronics just a scam?Should your lottery ticket contain numbers greater than 31?How do you know when he or she is "the one"?"How Math Can Save Your Life" shows you how to use basic arithmetic to answer these and many other questions that come up in everyday life. You'll discover how simple math can make you lots of money, keep you safe, and even save the world. Not bad for something you learned back in grade school.Filled with practical, indispensable guidance you can put to work every day, this book will safeguard your wallet and enrich every aspect of your life."Even if you hated math in school, you'll like this book. Jim Stein presents math the way I wish my teachers had: as a practical tool that can be used to solve everyday problems in the real world. Using down-to-earth langauge and real-life examples, Stein shows how even quick, back-of-the-envelope math can help us avoid costly errors."--Joseph T. Hallinan, author of Why We Make Mistakes"Stein pulls off a literary hat trick by writing a book about mathematics that is fun, friendly and factual. It's the definitive answer to the student's question, 'When will I ever need this stuff?'"--Leonard Wapner, author of The Pea and the Sun: A Mathematical ParadoxLearn how a little math can help: Avert disastersBeat the bookiesBoost your gradesExtend your life expectancyFix the economyImprove your love lifeMake you richWin argumentsAnd much more!