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Beating the Odds - The Hidden Mathematics of Sport by John Haigh; Rob Eastaway; Barbara Shore (Illustrator)
$19.98 AUD
Category: Sport
Why might it help a penalty kicker to look at a clock before he kicks the ball? Does winning the coin toss actually matter? And why should some people consider playing darts blindfolded? Beating the Odds takes a novel and intriguing look at sports by exploring the mathematics behind the action. Discov ...Show more
Maths on the Back of an Envelope: Clever Ways to (Roughly) Calculate Anything by Rob Eastaway
$22.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Does that statistic make sense? How much will this round of drinks come to? And what are the chances of winning the lottery? Twice? Learn how to do complex maths with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power. Doing mathematics without a calculator seems like ...Show more
Much Ado About Numbers by Rob Eastaway
$34.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A fascinating new take on the world of Shakespeare. What's the connection between Shakespeare and maths? A lot, as it turns out! Shakespeare grew up in a time of remarkable mathematical innovation. From astronomy to probability, music to multiplication, new mathematical ideas were taking off - and much ...Show more
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