Popular and recreational mathematics

Can we correctly predict the flip of a fair coin more than half the time - or the decay of a single radioactive atom?

'Fascinating' - Financial TimesAlgorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we don't really know what they are up to.

How can we be sure that Pythagoras's theorem is really true?

How can we be sure that Pythagoras's theorem is really true?

This work consists of a series of "e;masterclasses"e;, short sessions of mathematics beyond the standard school syllabus, aimed at 10 to 15-year-olds with a flair for mathematics who want to stretch themselves.

Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to Trigonometry.

Impressive statistics are thrown at us every day - the cost of health care; the size of an earthquake; the distance to the nearest star; the number of giraffes in the world.

Impressive statistics are thrown at us every day - the cost of health care; the size of an earthquake; the distance to the nearest star; the number of giraffes in the world.

'If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

What can maths tell us about art and design?

Mathematics often gets a bad press.

'Football looked at in a very different way' Pat Nevin, former Chelsea and Everton star and football media analystFootball the most mathematical of sports.

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "e;Just tell me the answer"e; and more towards "e;Wait, but why?

When Archimedes, while bathing, suddenly hit upon the principle of buoyancy, he ran wildly through the streets of Syracuse, stark naked, crying "e;eureka!

Never before have we attempted to measure as much as we do today.

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The International Bestseller by 'The Galileo of number crunchers' (Independent)Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future.

This new ebook from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.

The new branch of science which will reveal how to avoid the rush hour, overcome cancer, and find the perfect dateWhat do traffic jams, stock market crashes, and wars have in common?

If we actually received messages from the stars, what would we do with them?

(This ebook contains a limited number of illustrations.

'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.

Mathematik überraschend einfach!

Was ist die richtige Entscheidung zwischen Geld oder Niete?

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports.

From the author of The Music of the Primes and Finding Moonshine comes a short, lively book on five mathematical problems that just refuse be solved - and on how many everyday problems can be solved by maths.

Una fascinante historia salpicada de anécdotas, paradojas y personajes singulares, en busca de los fundamentos de la matemáticas y el pensamiento racional.

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***What if talking about money with your partner felt good?

Whether it be one pound on the National Lottery or a million pounds on the turn of a card, the instinct to bet is the same.

Run your own pub quiz with 500 brand new general knowledge quizzes, 10,000 questions arranged in easy, medium and difficult categories.

'If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

The quirky offspring of 'QI' and 'Freakonomics', 'Geekspeak' melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.

Britain's favourite newspaper presents 4000 quiz questions and answers for anyone thirsty for trivia.

Author, astrologer, journalist, satirist, and 'well-willer to the mathematics', Poor Robin of Saffron Walden was a fantastic, yet invented, figure of British popular culture from the Restoration to the end of the Georgian period.

Author, astrologer, journalist, satirist, and 'well-willer to the mathematics', Poor Robin of Saffron Walden was a fantastic, yet invented, figure of British popular culture from the Restoration to the end of the Georgian period.

Discover the secret hints, tips and winning ways of the BANANAGRAMS(R) bunch!

If memories of learning algebra bring you out in a cold sweat and thoughts of quadratic equations cause you feelings of fear and dread, I Used to Know That: Maths can help.

'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRYA WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!

The perfect book to get kids out and about.

4000 questions in more than 200 challenging quizzes from the MindGames section of The Times to really test your general knowledge.

Estamos ante una novedosa propuesta de divulgación científica en la cual se une la visión de mundo y el conocimiento de la cultura mapuche con las matemáticas.

Why do weather forecasters get it wrong?

The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, byexploring the mathematics behind the action.

With a foreword by Tim Rice, this book will change the way you see the world.

The Creative Use of Imagination - Neville Goddard - Neville offers you this opportunity to learn how to use your Imaginative Vision to improve your path to an abundant life.

A fiendish collection of over 100 super-tricky brainteasers from puzzle-maestros Rob Eastaway and David Wells.

An exclusive first look at Five Minute Mum: Time for School with the Maths chapter.

Ever faced a crowd of fifteen 5-year olds and quaked?

Can the study of numbers - such as the figures in a birth date - influence events and give an idea of the character of friend and foe alike?