Mathematics

'A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have...

Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble PiWhy can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure sine waves and play...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles This is the seventh title in the Fiendish series - the latest volume of quality previously unpublished puzzles from the puzzle providers to the Times. You don't need to be a...

Did you know that it's easier to add and subtract from left to right, rather than the other way round? And that you can be taught to square a three-digit number in seconds? In Think Like A Maths Genius, two mathematicians offer tips and tricks for...

Calculus is the key to much of modern science and engineering. It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593833322Author Nate SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 581g

Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound impact of his work. Like most research into probability at the time, his theorem was mainly seen as relevant to games of chance,...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles These are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from the puzzle providers to The Times, and help to develop you to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this...

Specially compiled to provide the most deadly Su Doku challenge, this is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their mettle. Prepare yourself for the toughest Su Doku challenge there is. These diabolically...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles 200 brand new compelling and addictive word and number puzzles from The Times. Appearing daily in the newspaper, Codeword is the cracking alternative to Su Doku and Crosswords. ...

The latest volume in the hugely popular Killer Su Doku series from The Times, featuring the highest-quality puzzles with an extra element of arithmetic. This addition to the successful Times Killer Su Doku series will test your skills to the...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles A new title in the Fiendish Su Doku series, concentrating entirely on the more difficult Super Fiendish puzzles. These are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from the puzzle...

Fly with the Christmas fairy as she flutters around Fairyland with her woodland friends. Use the stickers to dress the fairies and decorate the delightful wintery scenes.An enchanting sticker book full of lots of sparkly Christmas magic!About the...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles The Times2 popular daily puzzle is back, with a third volume of 150 utterly addictive codewords. The concept is simple. Each number represents a letter, so, starting with the...

Designed for those people who want to gain a practical knowledge of modern techniques, this book contains all the material necessary for a course on the numerical solution of differential equations. Written by two of the field's leading authorities, it...

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour...

Previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from The Times, which help develop your skills to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously difficult puzzles will stretch even the most advanced Su Doku...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles The latest volume in the hugely popular Killer Su Doku series from The Times, featuring the highest-quality puzzles with an extra element of arithmetic. This addition to the...

Challenge yourself with number puzzles Previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from The Times, which help develop your skills to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously difficult puzzles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873385203Author Stephen McConkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Learning TogetherPublisher Learning Together

Lift the flaps and learn important maths skills, from adding and subtracting to fractions and shapes. Simple explanations, engaging illustrations and fun puzzles make new concepts easy to grasp.A lively lift-the-flap introduction to essential maths...

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. Test your general knowledge with 80 two-in-one cryptic and coffee time crosswords from Britain's bestselling newspaper, The Sun. The Sun is Britain's bestselling daily...

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. A collection of 200 Difficult Su Doku puzzles. Perfect for the more advanced Su Doku solver in need of a constant supply of challenging puzzles. Guaranteed to provide hours of...

Challenge yourself with number puzzles The latest volume in the hugely popular Killer Su Doku series from The Times, featuring the highest-quality puzzles with an extra element of arithmetic. These puzzles will test your skills to...

This book is a brilliant source of test-style practice questions for Year 5 Maths pupils - all perfectly matched to the latest curriculum! There are questions for each topic, with space on each page for pupils to write their answers and any working out,...

Kakuro is the next hot puzzle craze, and everyone can give it a try with this new, multilevel series. These language-free number puzzles use pure logic and require just simple arithmetic to solve. So, in addition to being fun, they help develop your...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles Killer Su Doku poses an even greater challenge than the Fiendish Su Doku puzzles.Here are 110 previously unpublished puzzles for hard-core Su Doku addicts. Published to...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles Specially compiled to provide the most deadly Su Doku challenge, this is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their mettle. Prepare...

The hangman's paradox, cat's cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e - all these and more are back in Martin Gardner's inimitable style, with updates on new developments and discoveries. Read about how knots and molecules are related; take a trip into...

Zoom in to watch: * a hummingbird drink nectar * a pea shoot appear * a little snail as he comes come out to drink * a caterpillar create its own leaf tent * a family of hermit crabs move house With charming text...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles 200 brand new compelling and addictive word and number puzzles from The Times. Appearing daily in the newspaper, Codeword is the cracking alternative to Su Doku and Crosswords. ...

In this latest edition of the successful Cartoon Guide series, master cartoonist and former Harvard instructor Larry Gonick offers a complete and up-to-date illustrated course to help students understand and learn this core mathematical course taught in...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles Specially compiled to provide the most deadly Su Doku challenge, this is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their mettle. Prepare...

'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRY A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023 An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them. Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the...

The ideal gift for su doku enthusiasts. If you like to live dangerously and push beyond your mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times' toughest Ultimate Killer puzzles. A bumper collection of more than 360 puzzles for hard-core...

"A spectacular journey... Highly recommended!" Dr Simon Smith, The Shakespeare Institute "A fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics." Prof Sarah Hart, author of Once Upon A Prime"A playful and engaging book ... bound to...

The only official Minecraft maths book for children aged 7-8! Children embark on a Minecraft adventure in each maths topic, using their maths skills and knowledge to complete the tasks and earn rewards. This is a write-in maths practice book which uses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486623429Author Emil ArtinFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

Beginning graduate students in mathematical sciences and related areas in physical and computer sciences and engineering are expected to be familiar with a daunting breadth of mathematics, but few have such a background. This bestselling book helps...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471378235Author Steve SlavinFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company