Mastering Numbers av Andrew Jeffrey

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The perfect antidote to numbers-phobia, this clear, concise guide explains everything you need to know about arithmetic, fractions, statistics, probability, algebra and geometry. <br/> <br/>We all use numbers every day, yet many people are uncomfortable with them, finding them daunting and difficult. Others treat numbers as a practical tool they can handle quite well, while failing to appreciate their most amazing qualities. <br/> <br/>This book is the antidote to number-phobia. As with learning to swim, you.ll never look back: these are skills you.ll use for the rest of your life. If you think you.re good with numbers already, you.ll soon discover what you.ve been missing: the endless fascination and beauty of numbers, and - at the more practical level - a whole range of techniques and shortcuts you never knew existed. <br/>Mastering Numbers brings the subject to life, replacing the atmosphere of the classroom with the wonder of the magician.s workshop. In learning to enjoy numbers, we discover a multitude of practical skills - everything from understanding statistics and the odds gamblers face to the interest rates on savings and ways to maximise your returns. Never again need you flounder in a business meeting or an encounter with your bank manager - and if the chance arises to chat to him more casually, you could impress with stories about pi, prime numbers, Fermat.s theorem, and much else besides. <br/> <br/>Full of enjoyable exercises, puzzles, demonstrations and self-testing interludes, this is a book to instruct and give pleasure.