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Synopsis
This book is the perfect antidote to number-phobia.
We all use numbers every day, yet many people find them daunting and difficult. Others treat numbers as a practical tool they can handle quite well, while failing to appreciate their most amazing qualities.
Mastering Numbers brings the subject to life, replacing the pressure of the classroom with the wonder of the magician's workshop. In learning to enjoy numbers, we discover a multitude of practical skills. Never again need you flounder in a business meeting or when making financial decisions.
Full of enjoyable exercises, puzzles and self-testing interludes, this is a book to instruct and give pleasure far beyond your expectations.
Discover how to:
- Take the pain out of dealing with numbers
- Use puzzles and exercises to keep your brain in top condition
- Understand crucial but poorly grasped phenomena such as chance and probability
- Make use of Latin squares and Fibonacci sequences
- Employ handy mental arithmetic shortcuts
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About the Author
Andrew Jeffrey bills himself as The Mathemagician. He taught mathematics for twenty years and is also a professional magician, and combines these two skills in such presentations as ''The Magic of Maths'' a show for schools. His previous books include 100 Top Tips for Maths Teachers and Magic for Kids of all Ages.
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- PublisherWatkins Publishing
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1848992556
- ISBN 13 9781848992559
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages160
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