Rob Eastaway Bücher

Dieses Buch bietet Ihnen die Chance, neue originelle Denkansätze kennenzulernen und auszuprobieren, die Ihr Berufs- und Alltagsleben bereichern können. Es zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie die Grenzen Ihres Denkens erkennen und überwinden können und stellt in sechs Kapiteln mit vielen praktischen Beispielen und Übungen innovative Strategien zur Problemlösung und Entscheidungsfindung vor. Welche Absicht Sie auch verfolgen, die Ideen und Techniken in diesem Buch helfen Ihnen, Ihre Fantasie zu entfesseln, Herausforderungen zu meistern und neue Wege zur Kreativität zu entdecken.

A new edition of Rob Eastaway's classic guide to the rules of cricket.

This fascinating book takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action.

Many parents are not confident helping their children with math homework, partly because math is taught differently today. This reassuring book covers the dilemmas and problems parents are likely to be confronted with up to the end of primary school.

A fiendish collection of 100 super-tricky brainteasers from bestselling author Rob Eastaway, revised and updated for today's discerning puzzle audience.

"With plenty of ideas you'll want to test out for yourself, this engaging and refreshing look at mathematics is for everyone. If you already like maths, you'll discover plenty of new surprises. And if you've never picked up a maths book in your life, this one will change your view of the subject forever."--Jacket.

In this sequel to Why Do Buses Come in Threes?, you will find that many intriguing everyday questions have mathematical answers. Discover the astonishing 37% rule for blind dates, the avoidance tactics of the gentleman's urinal, and some extraordinary scams that have been devised to get rich quick. Also included are the origins of the seven-day week and the seven-note scale, an explanation of why underdogs win, clever techniques for detecting fraud, and the reason why epidemics sweep across a nation and disappear just as quickly. Whatever your mathematical ability, this fun, thought-provoking book will illuminate the ways in which math underlies so much in our everyday lives.

'Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway' SIMON SINGH 'A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers' HANNAH FRY

Can you remember the names of every player on your favourite football team, yet still manage to forget what day it is? This book reveals how your memory works, explaining cool tricks and skills that can help to train your memory to remember everything--ever!

With a foreword by Tim Rice, this book will change the way you see the world. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what's the connection between a rugby player taking a conversion and a tourist trying to get the best photograph of Nelson's Column? These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining and highly informative book, which is ideal for anyone wanting to remind themselves – or discover for the first time – that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and even life-saving techniques have links with intriguing mathematical problems, as you will find explained here. Whether you have a PhD in astrophysics or haven't touched a maths problem since your school days, this book will give you a fresh understanding of the world around you.