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Murderous Maths (Paperback)

by Kjartan Poskitt (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Hippo; New Edition edition (17 Sep 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0439011566
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439011563
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 108,240 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Find out about how maths could help you rescue someone in deadly peril, how not to shoot yourself with a cannon, and meet famous mathematicians who were really hard. And watch out for One Finger Jimmy, Chainsaw Charlie and their gangster friends, who are living proof that maths can be murderous.

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Originally "Murderous Maths" was to be a one-off book, but since its success (in several languages) it is now the first of a series. It contains a range of information, tricks, quirky elements and a reminder of some of the handy basic details which adults have all too often forgotten since school! There are an array of bizarre characters (e.g. Professor Fiendish, Urgum The Axeman, One-Finger Jimmy's mob...) but above all NO BORING EXERCISES and NO NASTY SUMS! Although intended as home entertainment, it is also to be found in many school libraries. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book!, 26 Jan 2001
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A fantastic book. I got it in the afternoon and read 54 pages by bedtime. I couldn't get my eyes out of it! It makes maths very exciting and it's not just normal maths - I also learnt about prime numbers and every clock in the world. Robin (7 years old).
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Originally intended as the only book in the series, this book covers all sorts of mathematics!, 7 Mar 2007
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`Guarantee - this book contains no nasty exercises and no boring sums!'

Originally intended as the only book in the series, this book covers all sorts of mathematics!

The colourful, humorous cover opens to 144 pages, split over
16 chapters:-

Murderous maths - are you kidding?
The basics
Professor Fiendish's fatal fungus
The best invention ever
How our `ten' system works
Rubbish things about calculators
The long and short of it
Time?
Clocks
The quest for the right angle
The hard boys of maths!
The magic square
Short-cuts
A really good magic trick
How to handle big numbers
Symmetry and the mind mashing maze!

written in a variety of fonts in the usual Kjartan Poskitt entertaining style. Black and white illustrations/cartoons throughout.

Maths as you have never seen it before!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent way to get interested in Maths, 12 Feb 2000
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This review is from: Murderous Maths (Knowledge) (Paperback)
Murderous Maths is the start of a great series of books, this first one introduces you into a wide variety of tevhniques, games, tricks and other various parts of Maths, meat The Bocelli and Gabrianni brothers to find out how Murderous Mtahs can be, an excellent book all round
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book - Brings math to life
As a math teacher, it's incredible to read a book that does for math everything you try to do in your classroom. I love it.
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