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Maths on the Back of an Envelope
- Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything
- Narrated by: Rob Eastaway
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
How many cats are there in the world?
What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?
And just how long does it take to count to a million?
Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.
Join Rob Eastaway as he takes an entertaining look at how to figure without a calculator. Packed with amusing anecdotes, quizzes, and handy calculation tips for every situation, Maths on the Back of an Envelope is an invaluable introduction to the art of estimation and a welcome reminder that sometimes our own brain is the best tool we have to deal with numbers.
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"A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers." (Hannah Fry, author of Hello World and The Mathematics of Love)
"Put aside those calculators and computers, and find a pen and piece of paper! In a collection of riveting tips and examples, Eastaway shows us amazing short-cuts to get rough answers to important questions. I still find it remarkable that 16% of 25 is exactly the same as 25% of 16!" (Professor David Spiegelhalter, author of The Art of Statistics)
"Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway." (Simon Singh)
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- Daniel Maher
- 17-02-21
Must Read for Lovers of Mathematics!
Excellent introduction and overview of the powers and limits for estimation. As a maths teacher I will be recommending this to a number of my classes. You will also leave with a strong foundation to develop your own 'back of envelope calculation' skills!
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- Mark
- 07-05-20
Numerical therapy!
If you like numbers, you'll love this book. If you love playing with numbers then you'll really love this book. And when he talks about a technique you already know about, or even better, use, then you will feel a certain degree of pride in being someone who knows how much fun maths can be!
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- Anonymous User
- 21-07-22
There is no accompanying booklet
The audiobook starts with “There is an accompanying booklet” but there is no such thing
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-05-23
Not what I was expecting
Didn’t finish it. Just lots of stories with a touch of maths but didn’t grab me.
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- Kazza
- 24-09-19
No PDFs with Audio Book
throughout this audio book references are repeatedly made to the "PDF accompanying this audio book", but there isn't one.
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