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The Complete Book of Fun Maths Philip Carter

The Complete Book of Fun Maths By Philip Carter

The Complete Book of Fun Maths by Philip Carter


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Summary

The idea of this book is to help build confidence with maths via a series of tests and puzzles. After a gentle a warm--upa section, the puzzles and tests get progressively more challenging over the course of the book. There is a hints section for readers who get stuck, as well as a complete set of answers for every test at the back of the book.

The Complete Book of Fun Maths Summary

The Complete Book of Fun Maths: 250 Confidence-boosting Tricks, Tests and Puzzles by Philip Carter

The idea of this book is to help build confidence with maths via a series of tests and puzzles. After a gentle a warm--upa section, the puzzles and tests get progressively more challenging over the course of the book. There is a hints section for readers who get stuck, as well as a complete set of answers for every test at the back of the book. After the a warm--upa section, there are puzzles and tests on a lateral thinkinga , a fun with numbersa , a logic puzzlesa , a geometrical puzzlesa and a difficult puzzlesa . Readers will soon become familiar and comfortable with a range of tricks and tests, from magic number squares to Fibonacci numbers.

About Philip Carter

Philip Carter and Ken Russell are UK MENSA Puzzle Editors and have compiled over 100 books on all aspects of testing, puzzles and crosswords. Visit The Enigmatic World of Philip Carter at www.knowl.demon.co.uk

Table of Contents

Introduction. Section 1: Puzzles, tricks and tests. Chapter 1: The work out. Chapter 2: Think laterally. Chapter 3: Test your numerical IQ. Chapter 4: Funumeration. Chapter 5: Think logically. Chapter 6: The logic of gambling and probability. Chapter 7: Geometrical puzzles. Chapter 8: Complexities and curiosities. Section 2: Hints, answers and explanations. Hints. Answers and explanations. Section 3: Glossary and data. Glossary. Data. Section 4: Appendices. Appendix 1: Fibonacci and nature's use of space. Appendix 2: Pi. Appendix 3: Topology and the Mobius strip.

Additional information

GOR001451491
9780470870914
0470870915
The Complete Book of Fun Maths: 250 Confidence-boosting Tricks, Tests and Puzzles by Philip Carter
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2004-04-06
184
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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 very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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