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The Calculus of happiness : how a mathematical approach to life adds up to helath, wealth and love /
What's the best diet for overall health and weight management? How can we change our finances to retire earlier? How can we maximize our chances of finding our soul mate? In The Calculus of Happiness, Oscar Fernandez shows us that math yields powerful insights into health, wealth, and love. Usi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Math Topics Covered by Chapter; Part I: A Healthier You Is Just a Few Equations Away; CHAPTER 1 How Many Calories Should You Eat Each Day?; 1.1 The Linear Functions Hidden in Your Diet; 1.2 The Mathematics of Metabolism; 1.3 Burn Those Calories! Work Those Quads!; 1.4 The Calories Required to Digest Food; CHAPTER 2 Live Longer (and Be Healthier) by Eating the Right Foods; 2.1 A Game of Macronutrient Musical Chairs; 2.2 How to Eat More and Be Healthier: Energy Density; 2.3 Live Long(er) and Prosper with the Waist-Height Ratio.
- Part II: A Mathematician's Guide to Managing Your MoneyCHAPTER 3 Dissecting Your Monthly Budget; 3.1 The Return of the King (the Linear Function); 3.2 To Expenses, and Beyond!; 3.3 How Many Years Will It Take You to Reach Financial Independence?; CHAPTER 4 How to Beat Wall Street at Its Own Game; 4.1 How to Make 15% a Year, Guaranteed; 4.2 The Safest Investments; 4.3 Quantifying Investment Risk and Return; 4.4 Stocks, Bonds, and the "All-Weather" Portfolio; Part III: Looking for Love? There May Be an Equation for That; CHAPTER 5 Finding "The 1."
- 5.1 What the Search for Aliens Can Teach You about Finding Your Soulmate5.2 Why Hiring a Secretary Is Like Dating; 5.3 The Stable Matching Problem; CHAPTER 6 Living Happily Ever After with "The 1"; 6.1 Your Relationship as a Dynamical System; 6.2 Need Help Making a Joint Decision? There's an Equation for That; 6.3 How Psychologists Use Math to Predict Divorce; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Appendix A: Background Content; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Bibliography; Index.