An Easygoing, Highly Entertaining Refresher on all the Math You’ll Ever Need.brbrWhat do two goats and a car have to do with making good decisions? Was the golden ratio used to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Can it be that some numbers are unmistakably hot, while others are inherently cool? With his infectiously enthusiastic and engaging style, award-winning teacher and author Sherman K. Stein offers a new appreciation for mathematics, from the beauty of its logic (as inevitable and memorable as a Mozart symphony) to its amazing power and pervasiveness in our lives. Requiring no math knowledge beyond basic arithmetic and high school geometry, Strength in Numbers is an enlightening introduction to all the math you’ll ever need.Partial table of contents:brbrABOUT MATHEMATICS.brbrThe Many Faces of Mathematics.brbrThe Spell of Cool Numbers.brbrDon’t Do a Number on Me.brbrIt Ain’t Necessarily So.brbrThe Mother of Invention.brbrSome Proposals, Modest and Immodest.brbrFROM HIGH SCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN.brbrYou Will Never See a Large Number.brbrFive Things You Can Do with Two Numbers.brbrOut of Thin Air.brbrThe Three Sides of a Right Triangle.brbrTurning an Eguation into a Picture.brbrWhy Negative Times Negative Is Positive.brbrCLOSER AND CLOSER.brbrZero over Zero.brbrTrying to Find a Curved Area.brbrFinding a Curved Area.brbrOne Thought in Parting.brbrFurther Reading.brbrGlossary of Symbols.brbrReferences.brbrIndex.Let’s cut to the quick. Read this book. Stein has given us a delightful, refreshing new look at old mathematics, and introduces us to the new in a readable and entertaining way.–New ScientistbrbrThe diverse themes hold the reader throughout. . . . A rich and charming book.–ChoicebrbrStrength in Numbers should find a home in every school library, and mathematics teachers will want to recommend chapters of this book to their students.–Mathematics@ …¸Që… ¾Û€