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Guaranteed to Bend Your Brain

By Kjartan Poskitt

Can clever maths uncover deadly secrets, strange clock beginnings and a mathematician’s mysterious end?

witty inventive informative brain-teasing

Genres

Non-fiction Humour

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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