To the mathematically challenged, anything that can make the subject accessible and – dare I say it interesting, is to be welcomed which is why I’ve included Number Freak. Here you will find the maths but also every other aspect of number use in time, sport, history, games and language. Lots of trivia, puzzles and fascinating facts – Derrick Niederman makes an excellent ambassador for the joy of numbers.
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| Primary Genre | Popular Science |
Did you know that the Hundred Years War actually lasted 116 years? Do you know what decimoctoseptology is? Or what the numbers in a Fibonacci sequence are? Or how to calculate your Erdos-Bacon number?...Number fanatic Derrick Niederman has a mission - to bring numbers to life. In Number Freak , he explores the unique properties of the most exciting numbers from 1 to 200, wherever they may crop up: from mathematics to sport, from history to the natural world, from language to pop culture.
Packed with illustrations, amusing facts, puzzles, brainteasers and anecdotes, Number Freak is an enthralling and thought-provoking numerical voyage through the history of mathematics, investigating problems of logic, geometry and arithmetic along the way. Entertaining and accessible, it is a must for trivia addicts, maths-lovers and number-phobics alike.
Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium from 1 to 200 features in the following genres: Popular Science, Science: general issues, Mathematics and Science
Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium from 1 to 200 is available in Hardback
Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium from 1 to 200 was written by Derrick Niederman and published by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium from 1 to 200 has 291 pages
£11.69
