Математика для взрослых. Лайфхаки для повседневных вычислений

by Кьяртан Поскитт

Эта книга – самый дружелюбный и доступный ликбез по математике. После ее прочтения вы разберетесь в большинстве базовых терминов и вычислений, сможете применять их в жизни и даже узнаете несколько математических трюков, которыми можно произвести впечатление на друзей. Глоссарий в конце книги позволит вам быстро освежить в памяти любое определение.Книга будет полезна широкому кругу читателей.На русском языке публикуется впервые.

Genres: Mathematics, Self Help, Nonfiction

ebook

First published September 1, 2010

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... ;-)