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What's the Point of Maths?

What's the Point of Maths?

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  • Create Date：2021-06-27 06:55:01
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：D.K. Publishing
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Summary

Maths makes the world go around。 An educational book that will give you surprising answers to everyday maths challenges。

This book unpacks how maths is an essential part of our everyday life in ways that you never thought of。 Crazy facts， magic tricks， mathematical brainteasers and beautiful illustrations show you that maths is interesting， fun， and unintimidating！


Ever wondered where maths originated from？ This fantastic educational book unpacks all the curious questions that your child has about mathematics including intriguing historical stories that explore the often-surprising origins of maths that we use in our daily lives。

Learn about how the formation of number sequences began， to the origins of trigonometry and find out how to become a trillionaire！ Maths in our daily lives is used in many things that might not even seem that obvious。

Maths Controls Just About Everything

Inspire your children with numbers and help bring mathematical explanations to life with this engaging educational book。 Expand their knowledge in the complexity of understanding maths by using simple illustrative examples。

To make these topics more exciting and impactful， the book is full of great puzzles， awesome games and interesting facts that will break barriers in their understanding。 "Try it out" examples give mathematical explanations that are simple and easy to grasp。

What's The Point Of Maths？ will not only change your child's perception of numbers but give them the skills and understanding to apply the principles in their everyday life！

This educational book explains the point of:
- Numbers and counting
- Shapes and measuring
- Patterns and sequences
- Probability and logic
- Data and statistics

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Reviews

Srinivasan Nanduri ，

I originally bought this book for my kids。 I should admit that this has helped me not just refresh my Maths knowledge but retaught me many unknowns。 The approach for teaching all the key Math concepts is commendable。 I should now get my kids on to this book。

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Maria Torres ，

Math can be frequently boring and repetitive for kids。 But with the help of this book we learned how to think imaginatively and creatively about the hardest mathematical topics。 I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to engage their kid （and adults） in the tricky world of math。

Roger ，

Become more mathematics-literate！Truly an excellent， interesting book that puts our mathematical reasoning in anthropological context， which began in a very empirical way。 Birds and mammals， including fish， have been shown to have the ability to estimate numbers to survive。 The ability to count is innate in apes and scientists consider it to be a basic skill for life。 So we cognitively have this ability to count， it should not be difficult to learn mathematics， we can make it fun for our childre Become more mathematics-literate！Truly an excellent， interesting book that puts our mathematical reasoning in anthropological context， which began in a very empirical way。 Birds and mammals， including fish， have been shown to have the ability to estimate numbers to survive。 The ability to count is innate in apes and scientists consider it to be a basic skill for life。 So we cognitively have this ability to count， it should not be difficult to learn mathematics， we can make it fun for our children and give it an attractive context when it comes to the need to solve certain problems of daily life， in this way children expand their personal autonomy。For whatever reason， teaching mathematics has been unappealing to many children， some are overwhelmed， and in some places it is one of the subjects with the highest rate of school failure。 This book is a way to give context， to return to the practical sense by which humanity conceptualized them in the first place。 Although over time humanity has developed a more sophisticated and abstract mathematical system， it is possible for any child to gradually climb in understanding。The book provides very good information for the educator to develop a didactics that are closer to the innate empirical ability of children to learn， have visual support and develop manipulative materials。 In this way， a multisensory mathematics laboratory can be created， where children can learn by "doing"， manipulating and experimenting by playing， which is one of the keys to effective learning。 Thus， 3 groups of teaching materials can be created: those that help to learn concepts， those that develop logical abilities and those that consolidate knowledge。My sincere appreciation to the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review the book 。。。more

Gabe ，

I like this book because it's all about math I like this book because it's all about math 。。。more

Xiomara Canizales ，

By the end of this book you won’t be a math genius however is quit a nice book。It explained very basic subjects and today’s use of the mathematical inventions， all packed with nice illustrations and even exercises to work on。

Andrea ，

Kids often want to know why they have to learn math， because they think they won't have to use it when they are older， or that they can just use a calculator as an easy shortcut。 This book takes a look at the history of the various aspects of math， from counting to probability to shapes and more。 And then it tries to apply it to how we use it today in a way that kids should be able to understand。 For example， one part discussing proportion and percentages shows how you can apply that knowledge t Kids often want to know why they have to learn math， because they think they won't have to use it when they are older， or that they can just use a calculator as an easy shortcut。 This book takes a look at the history of the various aspects of math， from counting to probability to shapes and more。 And then it tries to apply it to how we use it today in a way that kids should be able to understand。 For example， one part discussing proportion and percentages shows how you can apply that knowledge to getting a bargain at the store。 Quite practical， right？ And the patterning section gets into code breaking， which is going to also appeal to some kids。 There are even some fun activities to try out to explore the different concepts。I love history and I love math， so this book is a perfect combination for someone like me。 It has an overwhelming amount of information in it。 It is not going to appeal to all kids， though。 They will likely have to already have somewhat of an interest in history and/or math to actually pick this up and start paging through it。 But they can learn a lot if they do。 Thank you to the publisher for fulfilling my review request via NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more

J ，

I am just amazed as almost anyone else that I voluntarily read a book about math and the second part that amazes me even more is the fact that I did somewhat enjoy it。 What madness is this？ The book as such explores on basis what is the importance of math and why math is important in our dailies lives。 As such the book breaks down the subject by exploring five sections: Numbers & Counting， Shapes & Measuring， Patterns & Sequences， Data & Statistics and Probability & Logic in depth for a childre I am just amazed as almost anyone else that I voluntarily read a book about math and the second part that amazes me even more is the fact that I did somewhat enjoy it。 What madness is this？ The book as such explores on basis what is the importance of math and why math is important in our dailies lives。 As such the book breaks down the subject by exploring five sections: Numbers & Counting， Shapes & Measuring， Patterns & Sequences， Data & Statistics and Probability & Logic in depth for a children's book。 Each section starts with a blurb on the importance of the particular section then the following pages cover various subjects in easy-to-understand writing。 The two-page spreads gives an introductory paragraph followed by a illustrated step-by-step if exploring origins or various aspects that help contribute to the topic on the page。 Furthermore some of the pages also offered exercises that readers can complete to learn more while the answer question is in the back although jumbled up。 The writing itself is mostly simple to understand and follow while certain parts I found quite informative such as the reasoning for Roman numerals and how to count on your fingers Babylonian style。 The only thing I found some complaint was that some of the formulas didn't seem to be quite as clear to me so I wouldn't know whether children may be able to learn from them as much either since of the lack of clarification。 Finally I did enjoy the historical timeline in the back although one of the pages was a bit on the crazy side due to it started from the bottom with the older dates and then went up so in my digital reading I was thrown for a loop。 All in all this was an interesting book and quite informative while it will be a good addition to classrooms or homes where math is being focused on。 Furthermore you can make it to where you read it all in one sitting， just take one section at a time or just a few pages。 ***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*** 。。。more

Karen ，

4。5 stars。It's not every day that you come across references to the Antikythera Mechanism， and game theory， in a maths book aimed at 10-12 year olds。I have enjoyed and been impressed by this book。 It has managed to pack a lot into its 128 large format pages。 It mostly aims for a broad introduction （topics include geometry， statistics， cryptography， logic） but also includes some in-depth articles （such as exponentials and game theory）。 It references pretty much every well-known mathematician。 The 4。5 stars。It's not every day that you come across references to the Antikythera Mechanism， and game theory， in a maths book aimed at 10-12 year olds。I have enjoyed and been impressed by this book。 It has managed to pack a lot into its 128 large format pages。 It mostly aims for a broad introduction （topics include geometry， statistics， cryptography， logic） but also includes some in-depth articles （such as exponentials and game theory）。 It references pretty much every well-known mathematician。 The explanations are meaningful - simple but not simplistic。 And of course， having been published by DK， it is attractively and interestingly designed。This can be enjoyed by children but is definitely not just for kids - as an adult who has studied some advanced maths， I still enjoyed and learnt from this book。 。。。more

Kaitlin ，

"Why bother learning this if we won't ever use it？" This title is a great tool to grab the interest of reluctant math learners。 It can also serve as a jumping off point to help find subject areas that pique a particular child's interest。 Colorful pictures， clear graphics， and competent formatting make this resource easy to use。 It's not meant to be read cover to cover， but there's something here for anyone， especially middle school kids。I receive an advance copy of this book an exchange for my h "Why bother learning this if we won't ever use it？" This title is a great tool to grab the interest of reluctant math learners。 It can also serve as a jumping off point to help find subject areas that pique a particular child's interest。 Colorful pictures， clear graphics， and competent formatting make this resource easy to use。 It's not meant to be read cover to cover， but there's something here for anyone， especially middle school kids。I receive an advance copy of this book an exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Stiina ，

My sister got it for my kids， but I claimed it first。 Informative and interesting and helpful to reframe math in my brain that struggles with the concepts。

Heidi ，

It does an excellent job of integrating mathematics with other subjects。 It presents a whole-brain approach useful for more right-brained learners who may not respond well to the usual left-brain math exercises and drills。 Finally， it exposes many practical applications。 A good read for someone who may not be too fond of math class。

Lisa Day ，

I can't give this a great rating because DK proves there is a point of math and I really wanted them to agree with me that the whole subject is， well， pointless。 Interesting information。 I actually read something on each page， although I confess as it's math， my eyese glazed over some。 My guy， who loves math - weird - loved the book。 He thinks there is a point of math and tries to help me every day。 I can't give this a great rating because DK proves there is a point of math and I really wanted them to agree with me that the whole subject is， well， pointless。 Interesting information。 I actually read something on each page， although I confess as it's math， my eyese glazed over some。 My guy， who loves math - weird - loved the book。 He thinks there is a point of math and tries to help me every day。 。。。more

A ，

I really liked it！ Tries very hard to avoid Eurocentrism and almost succeeded - until they largely ignore the rest of the world from 1500-1900CE。 I know the stories from those times are not very well known and are harder to find but even more important that an author seek them out。 I will still recommend my school buy this book。

OjoAusana ，

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* This book has amazing art and colors！ I wish this book would have been around when I was a child tbh this was a great book and I don't care much for math lol *received for free from netgalley for honest review* This book has amazing art and colors！ I wish this book would have been around when I was a child tbh this was a great book and I don't care much for math lol 。。。more

Annie ，

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 What's the Point of Math？ is a new graphic format introduction to some basic mathematical concepts and history。 Due out 28th Jan 2020 from Penguin Random House on their DK imprint， it's 128 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。This is an engaging and logically formatted book which will appeal to middle grade readers。 There's a short introduction which includes information about the history and usefulness of mathematics as Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 What's the Point of Math？ is a new graphic format introduction to some basic mathematical concepts and history。 Due out 28th Jan 2020 from Penguin Random House on their DK imprint， it's 128 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。This is an engaging and logically formatted book which will appeal to middle grade readers。 There's a short introduction which includes information about the history and usefulness of mathematics as well as a little info on dating systems （BCE and CE）， as well as a 2 page spread with how mathematics ties into everyday life and is used for situations as disparate as music and medicine。 This intro leads seamlessly into chapters covering counting and number systems， shapes and area/measurements， patterns， data and statistics， and probability and logic。The concepts are useful and the colorful graphics and accessible language make them understandable and interesting。 The art is simple and supports the text well。 There are a fair number of humorous drawings （an alien showing base-8 counting smilingly shows us its 8 tentacles for example） which will certainly appeal to most kids。This would make a super choice for a classroom or school library as well as a fun read for middle school readers （circa 9-12 years）。 Math and sciences are so vital and holding readers' interest is key。 This is a fun book which might help show reluctant students how math can be very useful and fun。Five stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes 。。。more

Mary ，

What adult hasn’t heard kids complain that math was boring and memorizing formulas since they’ll never use them。 It’s the same story uttered by most students。 This book points out the history of math and it’s slow progression over the centuries that was a real eye opener and one every parent should read in order to have ammunition against such negativity。 On the other hand， both parents and teachers need to show how relevant math is to our everyday lives and not just some archaic， boring subject What adult hasn’t heard kids complain that math was boring and memorizing formulas since they’ll never use them。 It’s the same story uttered by most students。 This book points out the history of math and it’s slow progression over the centuries that was a real eye opener and one every parent should read in order to have ammunition against such negativity。 On the other hand， both parents and teachers need to show how relevant math is to our everyday lives and not just some archaic， boring subject。 This book is chock full of interesting tidbits that cleverly showcase that math is very useful， especially if you ever go on a game show！ I received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley in exchange for my volunteer review。 。。。more

Alicia Bayer ，

This is a really fun book that uses history， exercises and colorful illustrations to teach kids how numbers， shapes， probability， sequences， prime numbers， etc。 work and help people accomplish all kinds of interesting things。 Kids will learn lots of math concepts and also see how these can be used to make codes， predict comets， measure the earth， tell time and much more。 This would be a great book to help kids play with math and have fun with math concepts。I read a temporary digital ARC for the This is a really fun book that uses history， exercises and colorful illustrations to teach kids how numbers， shapes， probability， sequences， prime numbers， etc。 work and help people accomplish all kinds of interesting things。 Kids will learn lots of math concepts and also see how these can be used to make codes， predict comets， measure the earth， tell time and much more。 This would be a great book to help kids play with math and have fun with math concepts。I read a temporary digital ARC for the purpose of review。 。。。more

Kimberly Tierney ，

In order to get an opinion based on the age range this book is written for， I read through it with my 11-year-old。 As a historical book， this is a great resource as it tells of the complete history of numbers and the progress of mathematical discoveries。 Both my son and I agree that the title is a bit deceptive though。 We went into the book， per the title， with the expectation of something exciting that would draw kids into a greater appreciation， if not love of， math。 However， that did not happ In order to get an opinion based on the age range this book is written for， I read through it with my 11-year-old。 As a historical book， this is a great resource as it tells of the complete history of numbers and the progress of mathematical discoveries。 Both my son and I agree that the title is a bit deceptive though。 We went into the book， per the title， with the expectation of something exciting that would draw kids into a greater appreciation， if not love of， math。 However， that did not happen。 Instead of encouraging kids in what they could do with math it was more a historical listing of the things already done because of math。 。。。more

Rachel ，

What's the Point of Math？ by DK is an amazing resource for any child， parent， or teacher to have on their book shelf。 My 10 year old loved going through this book with me and was fascinated by all of the illustrations。 We loved that we could use this book as a math and history lesson in one！ What's the point of Math has helped my child find a love for math that they never knew they had！ What's the Point of Math？ by DK is an amazing resource for any child， parent， or teacher to have on their book shelf。 My 10 year old loved going through this book with me and was fascinated by all of the illustrations。 We loved that we could use this book as a math and history lesson in one！ What's the point of Math has helped my child find a love for math that they never knew they had！ 。。。more

Hannah ，

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an ARC。This is a FABULOUS book！ It highlights the major content areas of math as well as people who were influential in that area。 It a book that shows Mathematics are fun。 Its a bit of a history of math， which is a great way to promote understanding apart from problem solving。I would recommend this to elementary teachers who teach math as well as those who are exposed to math regularly。

Caroline arrow_reads ，

What’s The Point Of Math is another amazing book from DK。 This book is fun book to flip through learning about math from history to today。 It’s choke full of fun facts， history， and examples。 A great recourse in better understand math！

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