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32 pages
colour illustrations, portraits.
Contents: Mathematics all around us -- Right-angled triangles -- Shapes and space -- Developing numbers -- A never-ending number -- The Fibonacci sequence -- Pascal's triangle -- Drawing graphs -- A calculating machine -- Symmetrical shapes -- Count like a computer -- Making a decision -- Fractal geometry.
Summary: From the shapes and patterns in nature to programming computers, maths is about alot more than simple sums. It is the key to understanding the world around us. Meet some of the smartest mathematicians in history, then try out some of their remarkable ideas for yourself.
Stem-gineers.