Short Cuts

Maths: Navigate Your Way Through the Big Ideas

Katie Steckles

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Icon Books
01 May 2024

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Mathematical foundations; Educational: Mathematics & numeracy

Your expert guide to mastering the numbers behind the mysteries of modern mathematics.

What with the mysteries of infinity and imaginary numbers, the power of mathematical modelling, and the logic and structures hiding behind real-life situations and digital worlds, the modern landscape of mathematics is an extraordinary place to explore. But how are you expected to navigate this enigmatic and abstract world?

Short Cuts: Maths provides the map you need to start exploring seriously big ideas. Puzzling questions prompt 'short cut' answers written by experts in their field, with each one the setting-off point for instructions to help you plot your path through the mathematical maze.

AUTHOR: Katie Steckles is a mathematician who lectures in mathematics at Sheffield Hallam University. Since completing her PhD in 2011, she has talked about maths in schools, at science and music festivals and in theatre shows, and has appeared on BBC radio and TV programmes including QI. Katie lives in Manchester, England.

By: Katie Steckles
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781837731091
ISBN 10: 1837731098
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Katie Steckles is a mathematician who lectures in mathematics at Sheffield Hallam University. Since completing her PhD in 2011, she has talked about maths in schools, at science and music festivals and in theatre shows, and has appeared on BBC radio and TV programmes including QI. Katie lives in Manchester, England.