How to build a brain and 34 other really interesting uses of mathematics

'How to Build a Brain and 34 other really interesting uses of mathematics' provides intriguing and entertaining scenarios to explain key maths ideas in a way that anyone can understand. The chapters use a variety of topics and themes such as how to unleash chaos, how to excel at sudoku, how to draw an impossible triangle, how to slow time and how to become a celebrity mathematician. 

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Richard Elwes
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2011
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Shelf referenceMA3 ELW
ISN/ISBN9781849164801
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8hcu

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