All About Numbers

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Popular television presenter Johnny Ball explores the fascinating world of numbers, highlighting their importance in everyday life and beyond. He explains how to crack codes, solve mazes, and perform magic tricks, and reveals the simple puzzles that have stumped mathematicians for centuries. With a colorful and quirky design, the book also includes fun and humorous facts, such as why a flea can jump higher than an elephant and why zero doesn't always mean nothing. Format: Paperback / softback Length: 96 pages Publication date: 03 December 2020 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd Popular television presenter Johnny Ball shares his love of mathematics and the essential part numbers play in our lives, from measuring, counting, and predicting to solving all sorts of problems.But mathematics isn't just about counting and calculations. In All about Numbers, you'll explore a fantastic world that is full of surprises. Learn how to crack codes and unravel mazes, and discover why finding a prime number can make you a millionaire. Impress your friends with magic tricks and mind-reading techniques, and find out about the simple puzzles that have stumped the world's brainiest mathematicians for centuries.With a colorful and quirky design, All about Numbers also includes fun and humorous facts that many math books leave out, such as why a flea can jump higher than an elephant and why zero doesn't always mean nothing. You'll also discover how mathematics evolved throughout history, from the first counting system in ancient Iraq to the complex mathematics the Egyptians used to build the pyramids.Let Johnny Ball show you how mathematics can take you anywhere - to infinity and beyond. Weight: 406g Dimension: 216 x 275 x 10 (mm) ISBN-13: 9780241479100 Show more