Math Refresher for Adults: The Perfect Solution (Mastering Essential Math Skills)

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The theorem states that every map in the world can be coloured with just four colours in a way that means that no two neighbouring countries have the same colours. Subjects such as methods and theories are discussed and explained clearly while the book perfect for the beginner as it doesn't get too bogged down with technicalities that may confuse the student before they even get started on their degree. There are over 1500 carefully graded exercises, with hints included in the text, and solutions available online. The first part of the book introduces games, puzzles and mathematical recreations, including knight tours on a chessboard. Our new webpage contains guidance on supracurricular exploration and a comprehensive source of resources, grouped according to undergraduate degrees at Cambridge.

In 1963, a schoolboy browsing in his local library stumbled across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem, a puzzle that every child can understand but which has baffled mathematicians for over 300 years. Students of a GE Course for Liberal Arts, a Capstone Course for Perspective Teachers or a Writing Course for Maths Teachers will find this book of great use to them.Topics such as the interest earned by the money in your bank account, the way seeds are arranged in a sunflower or the shape of the Gateway Arch in St Louis are all connected by the number "e". Written by Ian Stewart the book includes new practical applications of the theory of chaos such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers. The book is written by Dr Lara Alcock who is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Loughborough University. Extremely practical, it involves the reader in questions so that subsequent discussions speak to immediate experience. Hoffman looks at this man's life from a sympathetic point of view which makes The Man Who Loved Only Numbers a superb read.

Written by Brian Clegg this book explains how infinity turns maths upside down demonstrating how 1 can be the same as 0 turning all we understand about maths on its head. Extremely funny and utterly unusual, this book comes complete with historical curiosities, extensive footnotes and never-before-seen diagrams of Babbage's mechanical, steam-powered computer. Writing about Chaos is a difficult remit but the author succeeds admirably offering a book that is wholly understandable while writing about the first years of the theories discovery that studied the random patterns that characterise most natural phenomena.

This acclaimed edition is a great read for those who are interested in computers and their capacity for real intelligence. The mathematics developed ranges from the predictable concepts of probability, expectation, and binomial coefficients to some less well-known ideas of elementary game theory. Coping with the demands of university life can be a huge problem for students new on campus, while this book offers practical tips to students on how to adapt plus fit in all their studies too as well as learning how to study independently. Many of these students are extremely intelligent and hardworking, but even the best will, at some point, struggle with the demands of making the transition to advanced mathematics.