Do you shy away from using numbers? 'Basic Mathematics' can help. An easy-to-follow guide, it will ensure you gain the confidence you need to tackle maths and overcome your fears. It offers simple explanations of all the key areas, including decimals, percentages, measurements and graphs, and applies them to everyday situations, games and puzzles to help you understand mathematics quickly and enjoyably. Everything you need is here in this one book....

Hack your life with maths! Once you know how to see them, numbers are all around us - buried in the dimensions of buildings and encoding the data on our favourite gadgets. They're a beautiful system of patterns and codes, but also an essential tool that can guide our daily decisions, change our behaviour, and even predict the future - if we can just learn how to use them right. Long before his rise to cult fandom on 'University Challenge', Bobby Seagull...

Ian Stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos moves from the Earth and the planets to the galaxy and the universe. He describes how galaxies, stars and planets form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's going to end. He considers parallel universes, fine-tuning of the cosmos, whether life on Earth will be snuffed out by a comet, and what extra-terrestrial life may be like. He provides crystal clear accounts of gravity, spacetime,...

Maths does not have to be difficult. This book, complete with exercises and answers, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to being a confident mathematician. It includes simple step-by-step explanations, to help you grasp new topics or those that have previously confused you and practice questions throughout, to help you embed your learning and improve your confidence.

Matt Parker, the brilliant stand-up mathematician, shows us what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. We would all be better off if everyone saw mathematics as a practical ally. Sadly, most of us fear maths and seek to avoid it. This is because mathematics doesn't have good 'people skills' - it never hesitates to bluntly point out when we are wrong. But it is only trying to help! Mathematics is a friend which can fill the gaps in what...

This is the perfect introduction for those who have a lingering fear of maths. If you think that maths is difficult, confusing, dull or just plain scary, then this handbook is your ideal companion. The book covers all the basics including fractions, equations, primes, squares and square roots, geometry and fractals.

A lighthearted, illustrated introduction to the world of numbers and counting.

Turn each page to count the fish.

Explores the mathematical concept of shape through everyday applications.

365 ways of improving your memory.