How Many Socks Make a Pair?

How Many Socks Make a Pair?
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Publisher : JR Books
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9781907532580
ISBN-13 : 1907532587
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Book Synopsis How Many Socks Make a Pair? by : Rob Eastaway

Download or read book How Many Socks Make a Pair? written by Rob Eastaway and published by JR Books. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising, amusing and even beautiful. Using playing cards, a newspaper, the back of an envelope, a Sudoku, some pennies and of course a pair of socks, Rob Eastaway shows how maths can demonstrate its secret beauties in even the most mundane of everyday objects. If you already like maths you’ll discover plenty of new surprises. And if you’ve never picked up a maths book in your life, this one will change your view of the subject forever.


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