Guaranteed to Bend Your Brain
By Kjartan Poskitt
Can clever maths uncover deadly secrets, strange clock beginnings and a mathematician’s mysterious end?
Genres
What is Guaranteed to Bend Your Brain about?
Can maths save you from deadly danger? Which famous mathematician met a mysterious end? And how did people decide where time begins and ends? In this lively introduction to mathematics, Kjartan Poskitt reveals surprising facts, clever shortcuts and entertaining tricks that school lessons often leave out. Explore numbers, prime patterns, magic squares, angles, symmetry and the strange history of counting and clocks. Packed with jokes, puzzles and astonishing ideas, this book shows that maths can be as exciting as any adventure.
About the author
Kjartan Poskitt is a British author best known for his funny and clever books about maths, including the popular 'Murderous Maths' series. He loves making tricky topics exciting and easy to understand. Kjartan enjoys puzzles, jokes, and inspiring children to have fun with learning. Many children enjoy his entertaining style and creative ideas.
Pages
144 pages
Reading age
Junior (8-13)
This edition
2008
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