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At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy
An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn’t be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley.
Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway? Puzzled already? Don’t blame you… But fret not! You won’t be At Sixes and Sevens for long. In this brilliant, well-rounded guide, Countdown's Rachel Riley will take you back to the very basics, allow you to revisit what you learnt at school (and may have promptly forgotten, *ahem*), build your understanding of maths from the get-go and provide you with the essential toolkit to gain confidence in your numerical abilities. Discover how to divide and conquer, make your decimal debut, become a pythagoras professional and so much more with these easy-to-learn tips and tricks. Packed full of working examples, fool-proof methods, quirky trivia and brainteasers to try from puzzle-pro Dr Gareth Moore, this book is an absolute must-read for anyone and everyone who ever thought maths was ‘above’ them. Because the truth you can do it. What’s more, it can be pretty fun too!
Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway? Puzzled already? Don’t blame you… But fret not! You won’t be At Sixes and Sevens for long. In this brilliant, well-rounded guide, Countdown's Rachel Riley will take you back to the very basics, allow you to revisit what you learnt at school (and may have promptly forgotten, *ahem*), build your understanding of maths from the get-go and provide you with the essential toolkit to gain confidence in your numerical abilities. Discover how to divide and conquer, make your decimal debut, become a pythagoras professional and so much more with these easy-to-learn tips and tricks. Packed full of working examples, fool-proof methods, quirky trivia and brainteasers to try from puzzle-pro Dr Gareth Moore, this book is an absolute must-read for anyone and everyone who ever thought maths was ‘above’ them. Because the truth you can do it. What’s more, it can be pretty fun too!
385 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 21, 2021
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January 23, 2022
Clear and often charming survey of all the classic math skills, starting with addition and subtraction and working through trigonometry, probability and statistics. I enjoyed the review and learned a few whys that I had never thought about before (polygons gain 180 degrees per side because they're adding a triangle each time), but I think I was looking for more weird tricks and unusual viewpoints on math, and this isn't about that.
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November 14, 2023Won't make you better at Countdown numbers puzzles- what's the point?
January 16, 2022
Can't get into this.
July 31, 2022
Rediscovering the joy of Maths! :-)
August 9, 2023
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November 3, 2023
Why does this book smell like white phosphorus?
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