Woo's Wonderful World of Maths by Eddie Woo
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number?The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extraordinarily patterned.With enthusiasm ...Show more
30-Second Numbers by Niamh Nic Daéid; Christian Cole
$14.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics | Series: 30 Second
The successful 30-Second series tackles numbers, with experts on maths and data demystifying the essential numerical topics. We know that we use numbers pretty often, some of us confidently, others reluctantly. But are we aware of just how essential they are to almost every decision we make? Counting ...Show more
The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller
$32.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
How the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens education, medicine, business, government--and the quality of our lives Today, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the reward ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & its Unsung Trailblazers by Kate Kitagawa; Timothy Revell
$36.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths. Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong. In The Secret Lives of Numbers, historian Kate Kitagawa and journ ...Show more
How to Solve It by G. Polya
$34.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics | Series: Penguin Science Ser.
An introduction to heuristics, the study of the methods and rules of discovery, invention and human problem-solving. First published in 1945, it provides a modern contribution to a subject that has had a considerable revival and is emphasized in GCSE mathematics and science.
The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Maths by Manil Suri
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
'Who knew numbers could be so charming? ... Suri takes us on a light-hearted journey all the way from nothing (zero) to infinity' Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the B ...Show more
The Maths Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) by .
$42.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics | Series: Big Ideas
Take a journey through the fascinating story of fractions, numbers, patterns, and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in. Continuing the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative, clear text and bold graphics to chart the development of maths through history, ...Show more
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$24.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wr ...Show more
A Year in Numbers by Kyle D. Evans
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
Did you know:-Only around 100 people have ever lived beyond a million hours (that's about 114 years)-Around 7% of everyone who has ever lived is currently alive-The '12 days of Christmas' song, when sung in full, results in 364 gifts being given - one for every day... except ChristmasBroken down into 12 ...Show more
The Book of Tangrams - 700 Puzzles by Sam Loyd
$19.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics
The challenge of the tangram, the original "Chinese puzzle," lies in your ability to arrange seven geometrical pieces - a square, a rhomboid, and five triangles - into a variety of different shapes. Collected by Sam Loyd, America's great puzzle expert, these 700 endlessly absorbing tangrams offer hours ...Show more
Geometry Essentials for Dummies by Mark Ryan
$15.95 AUD
Category: Mathematics
Geometry Essentials For Dummies (9781119590446) was previously published as Geometry Essentials For Dummies (9781118068755). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. Just the critic ...Show more
Mathematics for Technicians by Blair Alldis, Vincent Kelly
$89.95 AUD
Category: Mathematics
Mathematics for Technicians 6th Edition remains the leading Australian text for students studying Mathematics, including Engineering Maths A and Engineering Maths B. This edition uses a building block approach with worked examples, banks of exercises for each section, and self-test questions ideal for r ...Show more