How many socks make a pair?
Subtitle: surprisingly interesting everyday maths
Publisher: JR
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781906217594
Subjects: Mathematics; Popular works; Matematik; Popularvetenskap
Description: "With plenty of ideas you'll want to test out for yourself, this engaging and refreshing look at mathematics is for everyone. If you already like maths, you'll discover plenty of new surprises. And if you've never picked up a maths book in your life, this one will change your view of the subject forever."--Jacket.
Notes: Author, Rob Eastaway.
Table of contents: title: I don't believe it; title: Calculating without a calculator; title: Pick a card, any card; title: The back of an envelope; title: What colour was the bear?; title: Heads or tails?; title: Palindromes and other pretty patterns; title: Sudoku, and other magic squares; title: Let's take the short cut; title: Journey to the centre of the triangle; title: Limericks, Leonardo and the number five; title: To infinity and beyond.