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Book Synopsis***A Strong Words 2023 Book of the Year***
'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle Book
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 Christmas
Broken down into 12 chapters that correspond roughly to months of the year - from going 'back to school' with arithmetic and times tables through prime numbers and all the way to the 12 Days of Chris-maths, this book features a collection of 365 fascinating numerical 'nuggets', accompanied by clear, bite-size explanations of the mathematics that underpin them.
Trade ReviewKyle Evans has come up with the perfect format for a dip-in maths book, and has packed an impressive range of engaging maths ideas between the covers. A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read! -- Rob Eastaway, co-author of HEADSCRATCHERS: THE NEW SCIENTIST PUZZLE BOOK
A day-by-day calendar with at least one piece of mathemtical trivia per day. [...] an abundance of curious fact, including (on Jan 10) the perils of pitting your intelligence against a scratch card. * Strong Words *
Table of Contentsi: Introduction 1: January: Building Blocks 2: February: About Time 3: March: Power Up 4: April: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 5: May: Measure for Measure 6: June: Going for Gold 7: July: Prime Time 8: August: 'e'asy as Pi 9: September: When Will I Use This in the Real World? 10: October: That's Entertainment! 11: November: The Chapter that Goes On and On . . . 12: December: The 31 Days of Christmaths ii: Afterword iii: Further Notes iv: Glossary v: Picture Credits vi: Acknowledgements
