This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone. Providing an entertaining and witty overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating puzzles, and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. This unusual book is one of the most readable explanations of mathematics available.
| ISBN: | 9780199590025 |
| Publication date: | 21st October 2010 |
| Author: | David Acheson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 184 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Puzzles and quizzes Educational: Mathematics and numeracy Applied mathematics History of mathematics Maths for scientists Popular Science |