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a hotchpotch of facts about numbers..interesting in the Stephen Fry style --Irish Examiner The (EIRE) August 1, 2009
imploring us all to conquer our fear of numbers...don't ask me to explain it, but even for a numbers novice like me, that is impressive. --The Scotsman, June 16, 2009
Everyone wants a piece of Jamie's pi...student Jamie Buchan has all the answers --H&F News (Fulham Edition), September 22, 2009
fascinating...as much for those who hated maths at school as it is for those who love numbers --The Lady, July 7, 2009
an entertaining and accessible introduction to the world of numbers...offers a selection of offbeat information to delight any enthusiast of the subject. --Books Quarterly, July, 2009
A fab gift for anyone who loves facts and figures about numbers. It'll keep anoraks like me amused for hours. I loved it! --NOW, July, 2009
Buchan explores [numbers] inescapable influence in everything...Astonishingly comprehensive for its size, this little book is wonderfully addictive. --Good Book Guide, July, 2009
imploring us all to conquer our fear of numbers...don't ask me to explain it, but even for a numbers novice like me, that is impressive. --The Scotsman, June 16, 2009
Everyone wants a piece of Jamie's pi...student Jamie Buchan has all the answers --H&F News (Fulham Edition), September 22, 2009
fascinating...as much for those who hated maths at school as it is for those who love numbers --The Lady, July 7, 2009
an entertaining and accessible introduction to the world of numbers...offers a selection of offbeat information to delight any enthusiast of the subject. --Books Quarterly, July, 2009
A fab gift for anyone who loves facts and figures about numbers. It'll keep anoraks like me amused for hours. I loved it! --NOW, July, 2009
Buchan explores [numbers] inescapable influence in everything...Astonishingly comprehensive for its size, this little book is wonderfully addictive. --Good Book Guide, July, 2009
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It's hard to imagine a world without numbers in this day and age, when our whole life is centred around commerce and money, and it is the only language that is the same the world over. However, did you know that for a long period of time people could not get their heads around the idea of zero, a figure representing nothing, and that it was even regarded as heretical in some circles? "Easy as Pi" is an entertaining and accessible guide, written for those who love numbers - and those who don't - and uncovers a great deal of lore and intriguing information, including: snippets of fascinating numerical facts; myths and mysticism in the world of numbers; numbers in language and used as slang; pop-culture trivia; and, useful mathematical rules to remember (and some that it would be easier to forget). Taking a quirky and insightful look at the world of numbers, "Easy as Pi" will delight and entertain any number enthusiast.
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I bought this book for my grandchildren.....,
By Railway Buff (London UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: As Easy As Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths (Hardcover)
I saw the title to this book shortly after I had been told that one of my grandchildren had learned Pi to 36 decimal places. I was familiar with the series so without knowing anything more about the book than its title I ordered it. It has excited three of them (ages 7-12)and they love to demonstrate to me not only that they have looked at the book but that they have learned something from it! A book that achieves a result like that does not need a review!
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A quick tour of the worlds of numbers,
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This review is from: As Easy As Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths (Hardcover)
This isn't a book about maths it's about numbers. It's another in the series of little hardback books that give you the interesting stuff from schooldays plus a bit more. So yes, some maths do appear but so do numerology, discussions about why certain numbers are lucky or unlucky in certain cultures, an entertaining round-up of film and book titles and popular phrases where numbers appear, explanations of the Golden Rectangle and the Fibonacci sequence that actually help the reader understand them, and a number of other short tours of the worlds of numbers.
I hated maths at school, I wasn't good at it and I never thought it would interest me. I got this book because I have others in the series and found them readable and informative, and with pleased surprise can report that this one is just as good.
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An entertaining look at numbers!,
By Dotty May "May" (Sheffield) - See all my reviews
This review is from: As Easy As Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths (Hardcover)
Having always been a bit of a maths geek and after reading other books in this series I thought that this one was worth a look too. It includes all kinds of entertaining trivia on numbers, from uses in TV programmes (the fake telephone number section is funny) to the role of numbers in religion. I found it quite educational and my parents also really liked it.
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