The Complete Book of Fun Maths – 250 Confidence– Boosting Tricks, Tests and Puzzles
250 Confidence-boosting Tricks, Tests and Puzzles

P Carter (Author)

9780470870914, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 6 April 2004

184 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.261 kg

The idea of this book is to help build confidence with maths via a series of tests and puzzles.  After a gentle 'warm-up' section, the puzzles and tests get progressively more challenging over the course of the book.  There is a hints section for readers who get stuck, as well as a complete set of answers for every test at the back of the book.

After the 'warm-up' section, there are puzzles and tests on 'lateral thinking', 'fun with numbers',  'logic puzzles', 'geometrical puzzles' and 'difficult puzzles'. Readers will soon become familiar and comfortable with a range of tricks and tests, from magic number squares to Fibonacci numbers.

Introduction 1

Section 1 Puzzles, tricks and tests 3
Chapter 1 The work out 5
Chapter 2 Think laterally 15
Chapter 3 Test your numerical IQ 20
Chapter 4 Funumeration 38
Chapter 5 Think logically 54
Chapter 6 The logic of gambling and probability 60
Chapter 7 Geometrical puzzles 64
Chapter 8 Complexities and curiosities 71

Subject Areas: Self-help & personal development [VS]