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Understanding Mathematics

by Sarah Hull

Mathematics as a way to understand the world

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Mathematics as a way to understand the world

Sarah Hull’s book connects mathematical tools with questions that reach beyond classroom exercises: how people use numbers and formulas to examine wealth, sports outcomes, the universe, and possible improvements to everyday life. Its emphasis is on what mathematics can help explain and predict, giving algebra a wider context than solving for an unknown. The examples span practical and far-reaching subjects, framing mathematics as a means of making sense of the world around us.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 curious about how mathematics is used beyond school exercises.
  • Young readers interested in connections between algebra, sports, money, and science.

Themes

Mathematics in everyday lifeAlgebra and formulasPrediction and explanationMathematics and the natural world

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Book overview

This book WON'T test your mental math or teach you countless ways to find x. It WILL show you just how fascinating math can be.
Can math make people rich? Can formulas predict which sports teams will win more games? Can equations explain the mysteries of the universe? The short answer to all these is YES. This book explores and explains the ways that the tools of mathematics help people make sense of the world around them, predict the future and, just maybe, how to make life itself better.

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