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  • Why Don’t Rabbits Rule The World?

    Mathematical answers to life’s key questions

    Series series Smart Thinking
    Have you ever wondered why, despite their adorable exterior, rabbits haven't taken over the world? Are you struggling to land a date? Or bend a free kick like Beckham?These questions - though frustrating and sometimes absurd - are more than just matters of bad luck. They're puzzles that mathematics can help solve.In Why Don't Rabbits Rule the World?, mathematicians Ben Sparks and Dr. Katie ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Joy Of X

    A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

    “Delightful . . . easily digestible chapters include plenty of helpful examples and illustrations. You'll never forget the Pythagorean theorem again!”—Scientific AmericanMany people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • It's a Numberful World

    How Math Is Hiding Everywhere

    by Eddie Woo ...
    A 2021 Mathical Honor Book: "One of the best math teachers on the planet. His book is as buoyant, open-hearted, and energetic as he is." —Steven Strogatz, New York Times–bestselling author of Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the UniverseWhy aren't left-handers extinct? What makes a rainbow round? How is a pancreas like a pendulum? These may not look like math questions, but ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beautiful, Simple, Exact, Crazy

    Mathematics in the Real World

    Two mathematicians explore how math fits into everything from art, music, and literature to space probes and game shows.In this vibrant work, which is ideal for both teaching and learning, Apoorva Khare and Anna Lachowska explain the mathematics essential for understanding and appreciating our quantitative world. They show with examples that mathematics is a key tool in the creation and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Math Without Numbers

    by Milo Beckman ...
    An illustrated tour of the structures and patterns we call "math"The only numbers in this book are the page numbers.Math Without Numbers is a vivid, conversational, and wholly original guide to the three main branches of abstract math—topology, analysis, and algebra—which turn out to be surprisingly easy to grasp. This book upends the conventional approach to math, inviting you to think creatively ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Algebraic Equations

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    An essential outline of basic algebraic equations, formulas, properties and operations. This guide includes: properties of real numbers, operations of complex numbers and much more! ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling, Student Solutions Manual (e-only)

    by Mark Pinsky ...
    An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling, Student Solutions Manual (e-only) ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Algebra Part 2

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    This advanced QuickStudy guide is designed for students who are already familiar with Algebra 1. This guide is hole-punched for easy use. Covered topics include real number lines, graphing and lines, types of functions, sequences and series, conic sections, problems and solutions and much more! ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension

    A Mathematician's Journey Through Narcissistic Numbers, Optimal Dating Algorithms, at Least Two Kinds of Infinity, and More

    by Matt Parker ...
    A book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again!Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's also true that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, find math difficult and counterintuitive. This counterintuitiveness is actually part of the point, argues Parker: the extraordinary thing about math ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus

    The Mathematics of Christmas

    Two merry mathematicians explore the geometry of gift-wrapping, board game theory, and much more in this hilarious holiday treat.How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? What equations should you use to decorate the Christmas tree? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner—shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night—or fatter—as he ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pre-Calculus

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    This 4-page laminated guide includes basic principles of calculus, including: functions, coordinate geometry, exponents & logarithms, permutations & combinations, synthetic division, matrices and more. ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • The Complete Book of Fun Maths

    250 Confidence-boosting Tricks, Tests and Puzzles

    The idea of this book is to help build confidence with maths via a series of tests and puzzles. After a gentle 'warm-up' section, the puzzles and tests get progressively more challenging over the course of the book. There is a hints section for readers who get stuck, as well as a complete set of answers for every test at the back of the book.After the 'warm-up' section, there are puzzles and tests ... Read more

    $9.00 USD