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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Using a delightful assortment of examples--from ice cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares--this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly magical properties behind those formulas and equations that once left your head spinning. You'll learn the key ideas of classic areas of mathematics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, but you'll also have fun fooling around with...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In How to bake {u220f}, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen: we learn, for example, how the béchamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number 5, and why making a good custard proves that math is easy but life is hard. Of course, it{u2019}s not all about cooking; we{u2019}ll also run the New York and Chicago marathons, take a...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For readers of Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers and The Joy of x comes this illuminating exploration of the ways in which math-and the people who have mastered its inherent power through the ages-has shaped our world. In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has been instrumental in every...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Do multiplication tables give you hives? Do you break out in a sweat when you see more than a few numbers hanging out together? Then I'm Trying to Love Math is for you! In her signature hilarious style, Bethany Barton introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways -- like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies! This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary and cool part...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An engaging and imaginative tour through the fundamental mathematical concepts-from arithmetic to infinity-that form the building blocks of our universe. Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind and start from nothing-no matter, no cosmos, not even empty space-could we create a universe using only math? Irreverent, richly illustrated, and boundlessly creative,...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Hard work, we are often told, is the key to success. Putting in the effort, doing things the "right way," even if it's the long way. But according to Marcus du Sautoy, this common wisdom has it backwards. The key to success isn't hard work-it's shortcuts. We make the most progress when we find clever ways to do more with less. And there is no better way of finding shortcuts than math. Math is all about minimizing the amount of work you have to do...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bookpoint
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-follow guide designed to ensure you gain the confidence you need to tackle maths and overcome your fears. Offers simple explanations to all the key areas, applying them to games and everyday situations to give you quick, painless understanding.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Get ready to create and count in this exciting introduction to math! MathArts is an innovative approach that uses creative art projects to introduce preschoolers to early math concepts. Each of the more than 100 hands-on projects is designed to help children discover essential math skills through a creative process unique to every individual. Math concepts include one-to-one correspondence, matching, sorting, grouping, classifying, opposites, number...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The book covers all the basic areas of mathematics including calculating, fractions, decimals, percentages, measuring, graphs and formulae. Everything you will need is here in this one book. Each chapter includes not only an explanation of the knowledge and skills you need, but also worked examples and test questions. At the end of the book a series of challenges and games provide new and interesting ways to apply your new skills.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For going viral? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even relationship? This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in fact. They are integral to everything from investment banking to betting companies and social media giants. And they can help you to increase your chance of success, guard against financial loss, live more healthfully,...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"...learn even more about the power of numbers as you explore their brilliant nature in ways you've never imagined...each page gives you a glimpse of the world through renowned mathematicians' eyes and reveals how their theorems and equations can be applied to nearly everything you encounter..." -- From back cover.
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