How Many Socks Make a Pair?: Surprisingly Interesting Everyday Maths

by Rob Eastaway

Book Overview

How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising, amusing and even beautiful. Using playing cards, a newspaper, the back of an envelope, a Sudoku, some pennies and of course a pair of socks, Rob Eastaway shows how maths can demonstrate its secret beauties in even the most mundane of everyday objects. If you already like maths you'll discover plenty of new surprises. And...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781313245
• ISBN13: 9781781313244
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Aurum Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"