Maths tricks to blow your mind : a journey through viral maths / Kyle D. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Kyle D., author.

Series:

Kyle D. Evans - Maths Gift Bks.

Kyle D. Evans - Maths Gift Bks. ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Problems, exercises, etc.

Mathematics.

Mathematics--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Allen & Unwin, 2021.

Summary:

What is 4% of 75? Can you calculate 60 + 60 x 0 + 1? Which is bigger, an 18-inch pizza or two 12-inch pizzas? Join award-winning maths presenter Kyle D Evans on an entertaining tour of viral maths problems that have gone wild on social media in recent years. From the infamous 'Hannah's sweets' exam question to percentages 'life-hacks', viral maths problems seem to capture the public's imagination without fail. In Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind, Kyle presents over 50 viral maths problems with background information, explanations and solutions to similar problems, all in a humorous, accessible and inclusive manner. Want to dazzle and delight your friends and family? This book shows you how!

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1 This One Cool Maths Trick will Blow Your Mind:

Maths tricks and 'life hacks'

2 It was Different in my Day:

Pre-internet viral maths

3 Back to School:

Viral exam questions and classroom conundrums

4 Out of Order:

The trouble with Bodmas

5 Bad Maths:

When Facebook meets algebra

6 Get into Shape:

Genius geometry problems

Conclusion:

A better viral maths future?

Solutions

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781838953676

1838953671

OCLC:

1281983555