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Mathematics for Beginners

Series: For Beginners
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Mathematics for Beginners by Sarah Hull and Tom Mumbray is an engaging introduction to the world of mathematics, designed specifically for children. It explains fundamental concepts such as numbers, shapes, and patterns through fun activities and colourful illustrations. The book aims to make learning maths an enjoyable adventure, encouraging curiosity and confidence.
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This charming book is perfect for young readers eager to explore the world of numbers. It combines engaging illustrations and clear explanations to make basic mathematical concepts fun and accessible for children. You might enjoy this book if you're looking to spark an interest in mathematics in a playful and beginner-friendly way.

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Explore the many ways maths can help make sense out of life.

This book won't test your mental maths or teach you countless ways to find x. It will show you just how fascinating maths can be.

Can maths make people rich? Can formulas predict which sports teams will win more games? Can equations explain the mysteries of the universe? The short answer to all these is yes.

Mathematics for Beginners explores and explains the ways that the tools of mathematics help people make sense of the world around them, predict the future and, just maybe, how to make life itself better.

Chapters in this book include:

What is maths?
What is maths for?
How do you do maths?

The beginning of maths
What did the first numbers look like, and what did people use them for?

Numbers
Number shapes, number patterns, prime numbers and numbers that go on and on and on...to infinity.

Shapes and measuring
How and why people use the tools of mathematics to describe the shapes of everything, from everyday objects to the entire universe.

How maths is shown
Making graphs, drawing diagrams and using pictures to explain the world better, and to help solve problems.

Prove it
In mathematics, you can find an answer to a problem and know for certain that it is correct. But how? With a proof.

Probability and statistics
Maths can tell you the truth and predict the future - up to a point. How does it do this, and how can you spot when people are (mis)using maths to lie?

Maths, computers and the future
No mathematics, no computers. But what kind of maths do people use to make computers work?

Mathematical models
Describing real-world problems with maths to give insights into future weather, profits, and even human behaviour.

What's next?
Jobs in maths

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474998543

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Paul Boston
  • Illustrated by Paul Boston

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 176.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Sarah grew up in London, then studied German and Fine Art in Oxford and Hamburg. She joined Usborne after working at Profile Books and Thames & Hudson, and now spends her time writing about art, investigating germs and devising ways to stave off boredom - all the important things, basically

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