Think Like a Mathematician: Get to Grips with the Language of Numbers and Patterns

by Anne Rooney

Was mathematics invented or discovered? Why do we have negative numbers? How much math does a pineapple know?

Think Like a Mathematician will answer all your burning questions about mathematics, as well as some ones you never thought of asking! Whether you want to know about probability, infinity, or even the possibility of alien life, this book provides a fun and accessible approach to understanding all things mathematics - and more - in the context of everyday life.

Genres: Science, Mathematics, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

Published June 15, 2019

About the author

Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge and is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Essex.

Reviews

[Federico · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blando

[Hue · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've never seen a math book so bad at maths.

[Kong You · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read

[Malak Alenezi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it. Easy to understand and read. Gives you some fun facts that can be traced back to mathematics and just some information about how math works, where numbers come from, etc.

[manh hung · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just some facts about maths. Not a book about mathematical thinking like the title

[Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good explanation of interesting mathematical concepts. However, the poor formatting and layout was distracting at times.

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Dominick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look, it isn't rocket science: if you like math, then you'll like this book. Its... got a lot of numbers, I guess?

This review has gone too long and I only said two sentences.

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

Al termine della lettura non ho ancora capito quale sia il target di lettori a cui l'autrice pensava. I temi matematici sono trattati in modo semplicistico e superficiale, talora con errori. Gli esempi riescono a rendere le spiegazioni ancora più confuse. Inoltre l'edizione è pessima: sparsi qua e là errori di traduzione, refusi tipografici e addirittura note lasciate dai correttori di bozze.