Imagine that you are in a falling plane. No panic! You can make a parachute out of your neighbor's sari and stay alive, you just need to correctly calculate the area of u200bu200bthe material. This is just one example of how knowing the right formula can come in handy in the most unexpected situations. The British mathematician Chris Waring has a lot of them in his piggy bank, because he, like no one else, knows how to explain complex things simply and with humor. Waring wrote this book to talk about the beauty and usefulness of equations using the example of everyday and extraordinary events - from calculating the optimal scheme for protecting one of the Louvre masterpieces to saving humanity during an energy crisis. Even if you didn't like math in school, read this book to love formulas and learn how to apply them in your life.
