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Maths Rob Colson

Maths By Rob Colson

Maths by Rob Colson


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Summary

A series to help kids get inspired by exciting STEAM careers

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Maths by Rob Colson

Does your child dream of a future career in the exciting world of maths? This book will show them that there is so much more to a maths career than pushing buttons on a calculator and making graphs.

The perfect book for budding sports analysts, theme park designers, astronomers, climate scientists or even video game designers. This book highlights the importance of studying STEAM subjects at school to open up the route into these professions. There are lots of careers that use maths in one way or another and this book will open their eyes and mind to the possibilities that maths can bring.


Famous and leading scientists in their fields are featured throughout. Readers will also go behind the scenes with weather forecasters, roboticists and with NASA mathematicians as they build the latest space tech, so they can discover more about how these professionals do their jobs.

This series is ideal for readers aged 9+ who are considering their options at school. Many children worry about job opportunities in the future and these books highlight a great range of jobs in STEM and STEAM subject areas, which can help inspire them to think about where they want their lives to take them.

Titles in the series:

The Best Ever Jobs in Art
The Best Ever Jobs in Engineering

The Best Ever Jobs in Maths
The Best Ever Jobs in Science
The Best Ever Jobs in Technology

About Rob Colson

Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Wayland: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (published by Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (published by Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).

Table of Contents

  • 1: Top maths jobs
  • 1: Computer programmer
  • 1: Cryptographer
  • 1: Meteorologist
  • 1: Behind the scenes: Climate scientist
  • 1: Research mathematician
  • 1: Statistician
  • 1: Opinion pollster
  • 1: Sports analyst
  • 1: Behind the scenes: Hawk-Eye
  • 1: Roboticist
  • 1: Behind the scenes: Robotics lab
  • 1: Theme park designer
  • 1: Urban planner
  • 1: Fraud investigator
  • 1: Cartographer
  • 1: Space scientist
  • 1: Astronomer
  • 1: Behind the scenes: NASA
  • 1: Video game designer
  • 1: Behind the scenes: Video game company
  • 1: Glossary
  • 1: Further information
  • 1: Index

Additional information

GOR012785580
9781526313065
1526313065
Maths by Rob Colson
Used - Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
2021-02-11
48
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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