The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The Mathematics of Christmas by Thomas Oléron Evans, Hannah Fry

The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The Mathematics of Christmas

Thomas Oléron Evans, Hannah Fry

160 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics science informative lighthearted slow-paced

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How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? Can you predict Her Majesty's Christmas Message? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner - shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night - or...

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