The Calculus of happiness : how a mathematical approach to life adds up to helath, wealth and love /
Oscar E. Fernandez.
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2017.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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 retiring earlier and finding our soul mate. Moreover, the important formulas are linked to a dozen free online interactive calculators on Fernandez'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, making the math discussed more accessible, real-world, and relevant to our daily lives. Every chapter ends with a summary of essential lessons and takeaways, and for advanced math fans, Fernandez includes the mathematical derivations in the appendices. A nutrition, personal finance, and relationship how-to guide all in one, The Calculus of Happiness invites you to discover how empowering mathematics can be.
In English.
1400884810 9781400884810 0691192316 9780691192314
10.1515/9781400884810 doi
EBC_SU
995824 MIL 22573/ctvc62zvr JSTOR 9452471 IEEE
Mathematics--Popular works. Math�ematiques--Ouvrages de vulgarisation. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Reference. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Skills. MATHEMATICS--General. Mathematics.