From Lucky Numbers To PIN Codes

Mathematical everyday phenomena presented in a clear and entertaining manner

Use maths to solve the riddles of everyday life.

Mathematics professor and best-selling author Christian Hesse and popular TV presenter Karsten Schwanke make maths fun: Can luck in the lottery be calculated? Why is 2-1 the most frequent result in football? What is the 101 of politics? Christian Hesse and Karsten Schwanke provide answers to these and many other questions, and present practical knowledge from the world of maths, e.g., tips and tricks for the four basic rules of arithmetic, a simple mnemonic to work out days of the week and a process to determine the number of fish in an aquarium. They recount fascinating facts about the meaning of numbers in the weather, in the plant kingdom and in medicine, and they garnish everything with mathematical puzzles and valuable knowledge about primary numbers, fractions and other important numbers. Knowledge-lite for everyone who loves number games or stories about numbers.

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  • Publisher: Droemer HC
  • Release: 01.04.2020
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-27819-2
  • 256 Pages
  • Authors: Prof. Dr. Christian HesseKarsten Schwanke
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Prof. Dr. Christian Hesse Karsten Schwanke From Lucky Numbers To PIN Codes
Portrait von Prof. Dr. Christian Hesse
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Prof. Dr. Christian Hesse

Christian Hesse, born in 1960, is a professor of mathematics in Stuttgart. He has become wellknown as an author of popular non-fiction about maths. In 2018, he was a repeat guest on Karsten Schwanke’s programme, “SMS - Schwanke meets Science”. Karsten Schwanke, born in 1969, is a meteorologist. He has presented the weather on ARD since 1995. He has also become well-known thanks to a knowledge magazine for children and adults. In 2010, he won the Goldene Kamera and was nominated for the Grimme Prize.

Portrait von Karsten Schwanke
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Karsten Schwanke

Christian Hesse, born in 1960, is a professor of mathematics in Stuttgart. He has become wellknown as an author of popular non-fiction about maths. In 2018, he was a repeat guest on Karsten Schwanke’s programme, “SMS - Schwanke meets Science”. Karsten Schwanke, born in 1969, is a meteorologist. He has presented the weather on ARD since 1995. He has also become well-known thanks to a knowledge magazine for children and adults. In 2010, he won the Goldene Kamera and was nominated for the Grimme Prize.