Murderous Maths (Knowledge) - Softcover

Poskitt, Kjartan

 
9780590134576: Murderous Maths (Knowledge)

Synopsis

An alternative guide to maths which introduces One Finger Jimmy, Chainsaw Charlie and their ghastly gangster friends, who are living proof that maths really can be murderous. Among the items featured is how to rescue someone in deadly peril, and how not to shoot yourself with a cannon.

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From the Back Cover

  • Murderous Maths--are you kidding?
  • The basics
  • Professor Fiendish's fatal fungus
  • The best invention ever!
  • How our "ten" system works
  • Rubbish things about calculators
  • The long and short of it
  • Time?
  • Clocks
  • The quest for the right angle
  • The hard boys of maths
  • The magic square
  • Short-cuts
  • A really good magic trick
  • How to handle big numbers
  • Symmetry and the mindmashing maze

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9780439011563: Murderous Maths

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ISBN 10:  0439011566 ISBN 13:  9780439011563
Publisher: Hippo, 1999
Softcover