Popular Mathematics

A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Harts lightness of touch and passion for both su...

'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRY A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023 ...

***A Strong Words 2023 Book of the Year***'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The...

Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? Could we ever see into other dimensions? In this delightful journey of discovery, David Da...

In the words of the great poet Senghor, Cedric Villani makes the bold claim that Mathematics is the Poetry of Science. Perhaps paradoxical to some,...

Data science has never had more influence on the world. Large companies are now seeing the benefit of employing data scientists to interpret the va...

A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths'Lively, satisfying, good at explaining difficult concepts' The Sunday...

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'Packed with practical examples and insightful wisdom. . . A highly enjoyable and effective guid...

A renowned puzzle master and game inventor presents 315 new and traditional puzzles. Longlisted, 2016 School Library Association Information Book...

In 1988 The Mathematical Intelligencer, a quarterly mathematics journal, carried out a poll to find the most beautiful theorem in mathematics. Twen...

Discover football's astonishing hidden rules in The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally*Fully updated with a new World Cup chapter* Foot...

An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading dataNumbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptiveespeci...

A 'difficult' subject so simply taught - brilliant book' - Amazon 5 star review 'This is a great refresher book! Lots of worked out examples, great...

Do you need to gain confidence with handling numbers and formulae? Do you want a clear, step-by-step guide to the key concepts and principles of st...

If you found maths lessons at school irrelevant and boring, thats because you didnt have a teacher like Bobby Seagull.***As seen on Monkman & S...

What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from no...

We live in a world of numbers and mathematics, and so we need to work with numbers and some math in almost everything we do, to control our happine...

On August 10, 1632, five leading Jesuits convened in a sombre Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is composed o...

A mathemagical colouring book, with 60 patterns to colour and 10 more that YOU create! For those who ponder the most intriguing questions in maths...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical statistics and public health data have become staples of newsfeeds worldwide, with infection rates, d...

We underestimate the importance of luck in our lives. We think too highly of the golfer who wins the British Open and, if he loses the next tournam...

The Golden Ratio examines the presence of this divine number in art and architecture throughout history, as well as its ubiquity among plants, anim...

If you hate mathematics If you have always struggled to solve your maths problems in time If you are scared of complex calculations If you are atte...