Overview
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* What did the Nile River flooding have to do with the creation of math in ancient Egypt?
* What mathematical rules occur naturally in the design of a sea shell and a butterfly's wings?
* What is the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search?
* How is math used to solve crimes?
* What are the odds of being dealt certain hands in poker and bridge?
Eureka!
The Handy Math Answer Book is your complete introduction to the world of numbers, from their long history (and hints of the future) to how we use math in our everyday lives. In Handy Math you'll find more than 1,000 questions and answers (1,002 to be mathematically precise), and over 100 photographs, 70 illustrations, and dozens of equations to help explain or provide examples of fundamental mathematical principles.
Refresh yourself on the basics of algebra, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry or modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges. Organized into sixteen chapters that cluster similar topics for fast and easy access, Handy Math provides clear and concise explanations to paradoxes, theories, and math fundamentals. Plus it explains the numbers we see daily in statistics, financial and market reports, weather forecasts, real estate evaluations, games, and measurements of all kinds.
For those seeking additional guidance on their mathematical quest, authors Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney provide everything from recommended print sources to some of their favorite Web sties. Math has never been so friendly.