Mathematics Minus Fear

How to Make Math Fun and Beneficial to Your Everyday Life

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Reference, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
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Author: Lawrence Potter ISBN: 9781453271445
Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication: September 4, 2012
Imprint: Pegasus Books Language: English
Author: Lawrence Potter
ISBN: 9781453271445
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication: September 4, 2012
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Language: English

Forget your classroom nightmares and discover how numbers can enhance and illuminate your world!

How can math help you bet on horses or win in Vegas? What’s the foolproof way to solve Sudoku? How can probability teach you to calculate your chances of survival in Russian roulette?

In this irreverent and entertaining guide to mathematics, Lawrence Potter takes the fear out of everything from long division to percentages. Using fascinating puzzles and surprising examples, he shows us how math is connected with the world we encounter every day, from how the VAT works to why weather forecasts are wrong, from winning at Monopoly to improving your mental arithmetic. Along the way you’ll also discover who invented numbers, whether animals can count, and what nuns have to do with multiplication.

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Forget your classroom nightmares and discover how numbers can enhance and illuminate your world!

How can math help you bet on horses or win in Vegas? What’s the foolproof way to solve Sudoku? How can probability teach you to calculate your chances of survival in Russian roulette?

In this irreverent and entertaining guide to mathematics, Lawrence Potter takes the fear out of everything from long division to percentages. Using fascinating puzzles and surprising examples, he shows us how math is connected with the world we encounter every day, from how the VAT works to why weather forecasts are wrong, from winning at Monopoly to improving your mental arithmetic. Along the way you’ll also discover who invented numbers, whether animals can count, and what nuns have to do with multiplication.

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