Eastaway, Rob – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:22:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Eastaway, Rob – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Headscratchers https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/headscratchers/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=35882 ‘A fantastic and varied collection of problems authored by some of the best puzzle setters around’ – Alex Bellos’A book of delightful puzzles. It’s just as good as you’d expect.’ – Tim Harford’A marvellous miscellany of mysteries’ – Simon Singh’Hours of arguing and puzzling. I loved it.’ – Matt ParkerThis highly engaging collection of 70 puzzles comes from the popular weekly column in New Scientist magazine. You’ll find puzzles that are great for sharing with friends at a pub, problems drawn from real-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative and whimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed. With the solutions you’ll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a fascinating exploration of related puzzles and mathematical ideas. You’ll learn why a particular puzzle adaptation involved talking to an expert in sheep genetics, which solution was thought up by the BBC Radio 5 Drive team, and outside-the-box solutions to apparently straightforward challenges. This book is a must for any lover of puzzles or recreational mathematics.

]]> Maths On The Back Of An Envelope https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/maths-on-the-back-of-an-envelope/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/maths-on-the-back-of-an-envelope/ 'Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway' SIMON SINGH

'A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers' HANNAH FRY

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‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRY

How many cats are there in the world?

What’s the chance of winning the lottery twice?

And just how long does it take to count to a million?

Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.

Join Rob Eastaway as he takes an entertaining look at how to figure without a calculator. Packed with amusing anecdotes, quizzes, and handy calculation tips for every situation, Maths on the Back of an Envelope is an invaluable introduction to the art of estimation, and a welcome reminder that sometimes our own brain is the best tool we have to deal with numbers.

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