Provides a practical reference to all aspects of mathematics, using clear explanations of such key mathematical concepts as analysis, logic, metamathematics, and mathematical physics.

We would all be better off if everyone saw mathematics as a practical ally. Sadly, most of us fear maths and seek to avoid it. This is because mathematics doesn't have good 'people skills' - it never hesitates to bluntly point out when we are wrong. But it is only trying to help! Mathematics is a friend which can fill the gaps in what our brains can do naturally. Luckily, even though we don't like sharing our own mistakes, we love to read about what...

Tattersall has rescued math from the prison of the classroom and put it to use explaining some of the oft-pondered questions of the world.

"Describes what life would be like without math."-- Provided by publisher. "You might not like math when you have to do your homework, but it would be hard to live without it. Read all about what math does for us, allowing us to count, measure, and calculate. Find out how numbers and math have helped us to transform the world, build computers, and even change the way we go shopping,"--back cover.

"Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it. Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To prove his point, he uses triangles...

Offers mathematical games, puzzles, and stories featuring geometry, logic, and probability.

Discusses the methods of computation developed in various civilizations around the world, from prehistoric times up until the end of the Roman Empire.