The Calculus of Happiness

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Howmathholdsthekeystoimprovingone’shealth,wealth,andlovelifeWhat’sthebestdietforoverallhealthandweightmanagement?Howcanwechangeourfinancestoretireearlier?Howcanwemaximizeourchancesoffindingoursoulmate?InTheCalculusofHappiness,OscarFernandezshowsusthatmathyieldspowerfulinsightsintohealth,wealth,andlove.Usingonlyhigh-school-levelmath(precalculuswithadashofcalculus),Fernandezguidesusthroughseveralofthesurprisingresults,includinganeasyruleofthumbforchoosingfoodsthatlowerourriskfordevelopingdiabetes(andthathelpusloseweighttoo),simple“all-weather“investmentportfolioswithgreatreturns,andmath-backedstrategiesforachievingfinancialindependenceandsearchingforoursoulmate.Moreover,theimportantformulasarelinkedtoadozenfreeonlineinteractivecalculatorsonthebook’swebsite,allowingonetopersonalizetheequations.Fernandezuseseverydayexperiences--suchasvisitingacoffeeshop--toprovidecontextforhismathematicalinsights,makingthemathdiscussedmoreaccessible,real-world,andrelevanttoourdailylives.Everychapterendswithasummaryofessentiallessonsandtakeaways,andforadvancedmathfans,Fernandezincludesthemathematicalderivationsintheappendices.Anutrition,personalfinance,andrelationshiphow-toguideallinone,TheCalculusofHappinessinvitesyoutodiscoverhowempoweringmathematicscanbe.


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