Maths is Everywhere Children's Book

Author: Rob Colson
Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
Category: Children's, Science & Technology
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Hardcover

Do you want to get the measure of the world around you? This book explores many aspects of measurement from the size of an atom or how to calculate a country's coastline to finding out the speed limit of the universe or how a computer tells the time. It explores all the different measures we use for lengths, areas, volumes and speeds, and shows you how to calculate them. The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.

1: A history of measuring

1: Length and distance

1: Huge distances

1: Tiny distances

1: Area

1: Volume

1: Speed and velocity

1: Weight and mass

1: Temperature

1: Telling the time

1: What are we measuring?

1: How fast is your computer?

1: Quiz

1: Glossary

1: Index and Answers
Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Wayland: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (published by Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (published by Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).

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