The Calculus of Happiness: How a Mathematical Approach to Life Adds Up to Health, Wealth, and Love
by Oscar E. Fernandez
Synopsis : 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. Using only high-school-level math (precalculus with a dash of calculus), Fernandez guides us through several of the surprising results, including an easy rule of thumb for choosing foods that lower our risk for developing diabetes (and that help us lose weight too), simple -all-weather- investment portfolios with great returns, and math-backed strategies for achieving financial independence and searching for our soul mate. Moreover, the important formulas are linked to a dozen free online interactive calculators on the book's website, allowing one to personalize the equations.Fernandez uses everyday experiences--such as visiting a coffee shop--to provide context for his mathematical insights,
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Author : Oscar E. FernandezPages : 176 pages
Publisher : Princeton University Press
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ISBN-10 : 0691168636
ISBN-13 : 9780691168630
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