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The I Hate Mathematics! Book

Marilyn Burns author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:1st Oct '87

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The I Hate Mathematics! Book cover

Hundreds of mathematical events, jokes, riddles, puzzles, investigations and experiments showing maths is relevant and fun.

This book has been written especially for children who have been convinced by the attitudes of adults that mathematics is impossible and only for bright kids. It shows that maths is nothing more than a way of looking at the world and that it can be relevant to everyday life and fun.This book is for non-believers of all ages. It was written especially for children who have been convinced by the attitudes of adults that mathematics is (1) impossible (2) only for bright kids (3) no fun at all anyway. This book says that maths is nothing more than a way of looking at the world and that it can be relevant to everyday life (Street maths) and fun (How many sides does a banana have?). Hundreds of mathematical events, jokes, riddles, puzzles, investigations and experiments prove it!

ISBN: 9780521336598

Dimensions: 246mm x 187mm x 8mm

Weight: 234g

100 pages