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Math in action : numbers and shapes are all around you! / author, Lou Abercrombie ; illustrator, Evelyn Rogers.

ISBN: 9780753480267
ISBN: 0753480263
Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Publisher: New York, NY : Kingfisher, 2024.
Copyright: &copy;2024

Abercrombie, Lou, (author.). Rogers, Evelyn (Illustrator), (illustrator.).

Summary:

Mathematics is not just working out sums and equations for school - it's all around us and used in everyday situations. From photography and cooking to ballet and fashion design, maths is the building block of everything! Discover how watching rabbits and bees developed into a famous sequence, see the ancient Egyptians apply maths to pyramid building, and meet the inspirational mathematicians who brought numbers and symbols to life, including Marjorie Lee Browne, Archimedes and Maryam Mirzakhani. A "try this at home" section shows readers how maths helps you to read minds and how a sequence can turn you into an artist. With easy-to-understand text written by maths expert Lou Abercrombie, and lots of colourful artworks, photos and diagrams, readers can best explore where we encounter maths and why it's even important at all.