Million Dollar Maths is an invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich.____How can you turn $1000 into $1 million?What is the best way to beat the lottery odds?When is the best time to take out a loan?How did one group of gamblers bet on hole-in-ones to win GBP500,000?How can maths help you set up a successful tech start-up?What about proving the Goldbach Conjecture for $1 million?Learn the techniques for growing your everyday finances, as well as the common mistakes to avoid. Discover the skills, both fair and foul, that offer an additional edge when investing and gambling. And discover why we often misunderstand probability and statistics - with troubling financial costs.From making the most of special offers to utilising the power of exponential growth in your investments; from the art of card counting, to inventing the next Google, Million Dollar Maths is the quintessential primer to the myriad ways maths and finance intersect.

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A fun and comprehensive guide to give you the knowledge and inspiration to use maths for your own financial gain.

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Hugh Barker studied maths and the philosophy of maths at Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music and Hedge Britannia. He lives and works in North London with his wife, daughter and several cats.

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Hugh Barker is a non-fiction author and editor; as the latter he has edited several successful popular maths books, including A Slice of Pi. Hugh is a keen amateur mathematician, and was accepted to study maths at Cambridge University aged 16.