Böcker av Chris Waring

A humorous guide to the hidden calculations that are essential to everything we do.

An Equation for Every Occasion tackles some frankly ridiculous scenarios with essential bullet-proof equations that you'll probably never be able to apply in real life.

Here is the captivating history of maths from prehistoric times to our digital age, looking at the people and their cultures, their beliefs and aims behind the discoveries that fundamentally changed the way we see the world.

Brush up on your mental arithmetic, including percentages, averages and recurring decimals or work on your trigonometry skills, from Pythagoras' Theorem to triangle areas and angles. I Used To Know That: Maths is a fun and accessible way to re-visit all those useful tips and maths tricks that you have forgotten from your school days.