Description
***A Strong Words 2023 Book of the Year***
'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle Book
Did you know:
-Only around 100 people have ever lived beyond a million hours (that's about 114 years)
-Around 7% of everyone who has ever lived is currently alive
-The '12 days of Christmas' song, when sung in full, results in 364 gifts being given - one for every day... except Christmas
Broken down into 12 chapters that correspond roughly to months of the year - from going 'back to school' with arithmetic and times tables through prime numbers and all the way to the 12 Days of Chris-maths, this book features a collection of 365 fascinating numerical 'nuggets', accompanied by clear, bite-size explanations of the mathematics that underpin them.
About the Author
Kyle D Evans is a maths teacher and award-winning maths presenter and entertainer. He regularly gives maths-based performances at schools, festivals and comedy clubs, and has performed everywhere from Edinburgh Fringe to London's Science Museum. He is the author of Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind.
Reviews
Kyle Evans has come up with the perfect format for a dip-in maths book, and has packed an impressive range of engaging maths ideas between the covers. A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read! -- Rob Eastaway, co-author of HEADSCRATCHERS: THE NEW SCIENTIST PUZZLE BOOK
A day-by-day calendar with at least one piece of mathemtical trivia per day. [...] an abundance of curious fact, including (on Jan 10) the perils of pitting your intelligence against a scratch card. * Strong Words *
Book Information
ISBN 9781838958916
Author Kyle D. Evans
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publisher Atlantic Books
Weight(grams) 379g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 25mm