Everyday Maths For Grown Ups

by Kjartan Poskitt

Day-to-day life is full of scenarios where your skill with numbers is tested, whether it's dividing up your share of the restaurant bill or working out whether you've been overcharged at the checkout. This book contains the various shortcuts, fun tricks and fresh approaches you need to tackle complex calculations.

Genres: Mathematics, Self Help, Nonfiction

166 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Kjartan Poskitt is an author and TV presenter who is best known for writing the Murderous Maths children's series of books. Poskitt was educated at Collingwood College, Durham. In addition to his popular science and maths books, which include books on Isaac Newton (Dead Famous: Isaac Newton and his Apple), puzzles, practical jokes and secred codes, Poskitt has written a book of magical tricks, a GCSE Maths support book and four Rosie and Jim annuals. In 2007, Poskit published the first in a new series of children's novels called Urgum the Axeman.

He also wrote the theme tune for the children's art program SMart, as well as the title theme and music for the first two series of Brum. He is also the creator of a logic puzzle, Kjarposko.

He has been a presenter for a number of (mostly BBC) educational children's TV shows.

Reviews

[Parth Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read - it revised a few of my concepts and introduced me to new ones!

Although the title says 'for grown-ups', I don't see why it can't be a children's book at the same time - it is, after all, a book that revises grown-ups' concepts which they learnt at school.

I have been a long time fan of Kjartan Poskitt - and I enjoy the way he tells us about maths - with the laughs added in! This book was no exception, I really, really liked it for the concepts, the jokes, the writing style - everything!

[Mykhailo Kozik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Якщо ви вчились в школі, ви все це знаєте. Якщо не вчились, всеодно нічого не зрозумієте :|

[Roman Zadorozhnii · Rating 4 out of 5]

Неплохая книга быстро повторить школьную математику

[Ivan Koma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ну даже для меня довольно просто, описание логарифмов вообще сбивает с толку, и они даже легче чем их затрагивают в конце книги

[TheMadHatter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was intended for adults who wanted a generalised refresher course on junior level maths. I am not the intended audience of this book - I love maths and have spent many years studying maths at a tertiary level. I picked up the book as I was looking for new and interesting ways to teach/explain the subject at a junior level and thought this book might have some nice anecdotes I could incorporate into my work.

I did find a few cute little maths tricks which I can use, but apart from that there was nothing in there that grabbed my attention or gave me insight in how I could teach the material better....but again...let me repeat....I AM NOT THE INTENDED AUDIENCE OF THIS BOOK.

For individuals who want a maths refresher, then this is a great little book. Well written and only focuses lightly on a wide range of topics. If you are maths competent or if you want to delve into a specific topic in some depth, then I would probably skip this book.

[Jonathan-David Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book because I was worried that perhaps I may be falling behind the math-savvy youth of today, and I didn't want to find myself in the situation of having a hoody on the street shout to me "Oi, guv, what's the square root of 317" and finding myself unable to come up with an answer quick enough without using my calculator (that's sure to get you beaten up in the streets), thereby leaving me shamefaced and dejected, scuttling back to my home to eat a frozen dinner as I sob in front of the television which shows only static. Luckily, after finishing the book I've realized that I'm not lagging behind, and I've got a reasonable enough handle on all sorts of everyday math.

[Martin Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Divertido "Manual de Matemáticas" para adultos que temen/odian/evitan las matemáticas. El autor pone especial dedicación en explicar los mecanismos fundamentales de la aritmética, el álgebra y la estadística, de una manera clara y transparente. Ideal para los papás que queremos apoyar a nuestros hijos pequeños en esta materia, o para adultos que nunca terminaron de entender a Pitágoras y Al-Juarismi... ;-)