"Describes what life would be like without math."-- "You might not like math when you have to do your homework, but it would be hard to live without it. Read all about what math does for us, allowing us to count, measure, and calculate. Find out how numbers and math have helped us to transform the world, build computers, and even change the way we go shopping,"--back cover.

Simple text and pictures introduce the mathematical concept of factorials.

One of the "few great investment books" (Andrew Tobias) ever written. A Wall Street Journal Weekend Investor "Best Books for Investors" Pick In a time of market volatility and economic uncertainty, when high-frequency traders and hedge fund managers seem to tower over the average investor, Burton G. Malkiel's classic and gimmick-free investment guide is now more necessary than ever. Rather than tricks, what you'll find here is a time-tested and thoroughly...

This eBook will help you build the skills to solve everyday math problems and be confident on the job. Sharpen your real-world math skills with step-by-step guidance and real-world practice exercises.

Discover more than 85 of the most important mathematical ideas, theorems, and proofs ever devised, and the great minds behind them, with this original, graphics-led book.

Master the math you need to know, the fun, fast, easy way! Lessons are short, concise, and easy to understand. A detailed table of contents makes it easy to find a specic topic. Contains a glossary and handy math resource center. Includes free access to video tutorials. Let award-winning author, Richard W. Fisher, be your instructor for each lesson.

Milli, Geo, and Bot become police officers for a day and have to use their mighty math powers to protect Umi City from the stinkbugs.

"This helpful, humorous handbook for the mathematically challenged uses author Ben Orlin's empathy, humor, and "bad drawings" to unravel the secrets behind the world's most confounding language"--

Raz, a mathematician, is among a cohort of secluded scientists and philosophers who are called upon to save the world from impending catastrophe.

"We are all doing math all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of math - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this eye-opening and extraordinary book, Kit Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events...