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Maths in action : numbers and shapes are all around you

Abercrombie, Lou2024
Books, Manuscripts
Mathematics is everywhere you look and is used in everyday situations. From gaming an banking to life-saving medication and climate change predictions, maths is the building block of everything! Discover how maths can help you decide where to go on holiday, uncover the maths behind the fastest vehicles on the road, and meet the inspirational mathematicians who brought numbers and symbols to life, including Alan Turing, Emmy Noether and Barby Canright. A "try this at home" section shows readers how to measure a building with just a pencil and create their own card game. With easy-to-understand text written by maths expert Lou Abercrombie, and lots of colourful artworks, photos and diagrams, readers can best explore where we encounter maths and why it's even important at all.
Main title:
Maths in action : numbers and shapes are all around you / author, Lou Abercrombie ; illustrator, Evelyn Rogers.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Kingfisher, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
48 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series title:
Series:
Everyday STEM. Maths
Notes:
"Includes try-at-home experiments"--Cover.Includes index.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Lower primary.
ISBN:
9780753449509 (paperback)
Dewey class:
510
Language:
English
BRN:
461752
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