Popular Mathematics

'Maths at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan EllenbergMatt Parker, author of the No.1 bestseller Humble Pi, takes us on a riotous journey th...

Freedom to chart ones strategic destiny comes only to those who are game-aware enough to rise above the game and determined enough to change the ga...

Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind and start from ...

One of the most illuminating, useful and exciting books ever published in the mathematical field Taking only a modicum of knowledge for granted, L...

Instant Mathematics pulls together all the pivotal mathematical theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'ch...

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports.  The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a unique and fascinat...

Maths is everywhere, in everything. Its in the finest margins of modern sport. Its in the electrical pulses of our hearts and the flight of every b...

Quadratic equations, Pythagoras theorem, imaginary numbers, and pi you may remember studying these at school, but did anyone ever explain why? Nev...

_______________ 'Beguiling ... I was riveted. Olsson is evocative on curiosity as an appetite of the mind, on the pleasure of glutting oneself on ...

Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm ...

In The Cartoon Guide to Calculus, master cartoonist and former Harvard calculus instructor Larry Gonick offers a complete and up-to-date illustrate...

This is an exciting if not rambling account of events of Raymond Smullyan's four lives as a mathematical logician, musician, magician, and author ...

What does mathematics have to do with poetry? Seemingly, nothing. Mathematics deals with abstractions while poetry with emotions. And yet, the two ...

The hangman's paradox, cat's cradle, gambling, peg solitaire, pi and e - all these and more are back in Martin Gardner's inimitable style, with upd...

'A WITTY BOOK THAT PROVOKES THE IMAGINATION' The Times How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a wo...

Can you outrun a bullet? How do you build an electronic brain? Could you slow down time? How do you unleash chaos? From Plato's classification o...

What can we learn from fish in a pond? How do social networks connect the world? How can artificial intelligences learn? Why would life be differen...

This book is the result of a unique experience: a research mathematician teaching in an elementary school. It tells about a fascinating discovery m...

This book is the result of a unique experience: a research mathematician teaching in an elementary school. It tells about a fascinating discovery m...

If memories of learning algebra bring you out in a cold sweat and thoughts of quadratic equations cause you feelings of fear and dread, I Used to K...

This is an exciting if not rambling account of events of Raymond Smullyan's four lives as a mathematical logician, musician, magician, and author ...

An entertaining mathematical exploration of the heat equation and its role in the triumphant development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cableHeat,...

In this book, Johnny Ball tells one of the most important stories in world history the story of mathematics. By introducing us to the major char...

'Fascinating' - Financial Times Algorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we dont really know what th...

Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in commo...

How can one visualize a curve that fills the entire plane or all of space? Can a polyhedron be smoothly turned inside out? What is the projective p...

Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calc...

Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to back up th...

In his entertaining and informative book Graphic Discovery, Howard Wainer unlocked the power of graphical display to make complex problems clear. N...

What are the strangest numbers? Where do numbers come from? Can maths guarantee riches? Why are three dimensions not enough? Can a butterfly's wing...

How math holds the keys to improving ones health, wealth, and love lifeWhats the best diet for overall health and weight management? How can we cha...

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

Learn to: Master maths with more than 2,000 practice questions Add, subtract, multiply and divide with confidence Work with decimals, fractions a...

The Everyday Mathematics (EM) program was developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) and is now used in more than 18...

Inside this mega-jam-packed book are fifty fact-tastic ways to advance your maths skills so you'll never be outnumbered by numbers again! From c...

What does mathematics have to do with poetry? Seemingly, nothing. Mathematics deals with abstractions while poetry with emotions. And yet, the two ...

''Even one glass of wine a day raises the risk of cancer'' ''Hate crimes have doubled in five years''''Fizzy drinks make teenagers violent''Every ...

In the modern world the theory of probability is used extensively in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine and, of course, gambling. A propos...

Adam Spencers Maths 101 is the reassuring maths book companion for parents and their children tackling primary school level maths.If youve ever bee...

In this latest edition of the successful Cartoon Guide series, master cartoonist and former Harvard instructor Larry Gonick offers a complete and u...

In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Even the simplest numbers can become powerful forces when manipulated by politicians or the media, but in t...

Exploring common themes in modern art, mathematics, and science, including the concept of space, the notion of randomness, and the shape of the cos...

'A superbly written, riveting book.'MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal'I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievemen...

'Refreshingly clear and engaging' Tim Harford'Delightful . . . full of unique insights' Prof Sir David SpiegelhalterThere's no getting away from st...