How to be a Girly Girl in Just Ten Days by Lisa Papademetriou

How to be a Girly Girl in Just Ten Days by Lisa Papademetriou

Simple, clear explanations of twenty ways in which mathematics helps us to understand practical issues of everyday life. Suitable for teenagers and adults, and beautifully produced. Highly recommended - Professor Ian Stewart, bestselling author of The Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

Mathematics is an indispensable tool for life. From the systems that underpin our newsfeeds, through to the data analysis that informs our health and financial decisions, to the algorithms that power how we search online - mathematics is at the heart of how our modern world functions.

In 20 dip-in lessons, Understanding Numbers explains how and why mathematics fuels your world and arms you with the knowledge to make wiser choices in all areas of your life.

- Make sense of health statistics
- Understand the mathematics behind political voting systems
- Get to grips with how online search tools work
- Discover how mathematics can create the perfect city

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ISBN 13	9780439890588
ISBN 10	0439890586
Title	How to be a Girly Girl in Just Ten Days
Author	Lisa Papademetriou
Series	Candy Apple Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scholastic US
Year published	2007-07-01
Number of pages	176
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