I Used to Know That: Maths by Chris Waring

I Used to Know That: Maths by Chris Waring

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Brush up on your mental arithmetic, including percentages, averages and recurring decimals or work on your trigonometry skills, from Pythagoras' Theorem to triangle areas and angles. I Used To Know That: Maths is a fun and accessible way to re-visit all those useful tips and maths tricks that you have forgotten from your school days.

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I Used to Know That: Maths by Chris Waring

Brush up on your mental arithmetic, including percentages, averages and recurring decimals or work on your trigonometry skills, from Pythagoras Theorem to triangle areas and angles. I Used To Know That: Maths is a fun and accessible way to re-visit all those useful tips and maths tricks that you have forgotten from your school days.
"'a jolly useful old school primer dressed up in postmodern clothes.. Everyone will want to dip into this' - Tribune, 6 June 08 'A fun and witty collection of snippets of information we 'used to know' from school.' - Essentials, July 2008 'This is a fascinating book... it will no doubt be a great source of entertainment around many a dinner table during the festive season' - She, December 08"
Chris Waring was born in London. After a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London and a short yet disastrous career as a headhunter, he became a maths teacher. Since then he has taught small children and Oxbridge candidates and everybody in between. He has written I Used to Know That: Maths (2010) and From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries (2012) for Michael O'Mara Books. He lives in York.
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ISBN 13 9781843174745
ISBN 10 184317474X
Title I Used to Know That: Maths
Author Chris Waring
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Year published 2010-05-27
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.