Description
Maths makes the world go around. An educational book that will give you surprising answers to everyday maths challenges.
This book unpacks how maths is an essential part of our everyday life in ways that you never thought of. Crazy facts, magic tricks, mathematical brainteasers and beautiful illustrations show you that maths is interesting, fun, and unintimidating!
Ever wondered where maths originated from? This fantastic educational book unpacks all the curious questions that your child has about mathematics including intriguing historical stories that explore the often-surprising origins of maths that we use in our daily lives.
Learn about how the formation of number sequences began, to the origins of trigonometry and find out how to become a trillionaire! Maths in our daily lives is used in many things that might not even seem that obvious.
Maths Controls Just About Everything
Inspire your children with numbers and help bring mathematical explanations to life with this engaging educational book. Expand their knowledge in the complexity of understanding maths by using simple illustrative examples.
To make these topics more exciting and impactful, the book is full of great puzzles, awesome games and interesting facts that will break barriers in their understanding. "Try it out" examples give mathematical explanations that are simple and easy to grasp.
What's The Point Of Maths? will not only change your child's perception of numbers but give them the skills and understanding to apply the principles in their everyday life!
This educational book explains the point of:
- Numbers and counting
- Shapes and measuring
- Patterns and sequences
- Probability and logic
- Data and statistics
Children will discover the why and where of core maths ideas as well as how to use them
Reviews
"The explanations in What's the Point
of Maths? are clear and concise and
its simple diagrams bring further
clarity. Like most DK books, this is
well executed..."
Book Information
ISBN 9780241343524
Author DK
Format Hardback
Page Count 128
Imprint DK Children
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Weight(grams) 752g
Dimensions(mm) 283mm * 223mm * 16mm
