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The Ten Equations That Rule The World

How much of what you learned in school do you still use in your daily life? The impracticality of...

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16.07 1 Oct 2020


The Ten Equations That Rule The World


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16.07 1 Oct 2020


How much of what you learned in school do you still use in your daily life?

The impracticality of the curriculum is one of the main criticisms that is often levelled at the education system.

But our next guest thinks we might be missing a trick or two.

David Sumpter is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Uppsala and Author of The Ten Equations that Rule the World: And How You Can Use Them Too.


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