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Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in maths in concise, 100-word summaries. One of the first titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of maths - such as prime numbers, algebra, probability, algorithms and pure maths - and explains each topic in just 100 words. Perfect for getting your head around big ideas clearly and quickly, or refreshing your memory of the fundamentals of maths, this book covers the most up-to-date terms and theories and inspires a heightened level of understanding and enjoyment to the core areas of maths you can discover in The Science Museum.

Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in maths in concise, 100-word summaries. One of the first titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of maths - such as prime numbers, algebra, probability, algorithms and pure maths - and explains each topic in just 100 words. Perfect for getting your head around big ideas clearly and quickly, or refreshing your memory of the fundamentals of maths, this book covers the most up-to-date terms and theories and inspires a heightened level of understanding and enjoyment to the core areas of maths you can discover in The Science Museum.

Exam Board: MEILevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2018An OCR endorsed textbookHelp students to develop their knowledge and apply their reasoning to mathematical problems with textbooks that draw on the well-known MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry) series, updated and tailored to the 2017 OCR (MEI) specification and developed by subject experts and MEI.- Ensure targeted development of reasoning and problem-solving skills with plenty of practice questions and structured exercises that build mathematical skills and techniques.- Build connections between topics, using real-world contexts to help develop mathematical modelling skills, thus providing a fuller and more coherent understanding of mathematical concepts.- Address the new statistics requirements with five dedicated statistics chapters and questions around the use of large data sets. - Help students to overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem solving with annotated worked examples.- Develop understanding and measure progress with graduated exercises that support students at every stage of their learning.- Provide clear paths of progression that combine pure and applied maths into a coherent whole.

Exam Board: MEILevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2018First Exam: June 2019An OCR endorsed textbookHelp students to develop their knowledge and apply their reasoning to mathematical problems with textbooks that draw on the well-known MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry) series, updated and tailored to the 2017 OCR (MEI) specification and developed by subject experts and MEI.- Ensure targeted development of reasoning and problem-solving skills with plenty of practice questions and structured exercises that build mathematical skills and techniques.- Build connections between topics, using real-world contexts to help develop mathematical modelling skills, thus providing a fuller and more coherent understanding of mathematical concepts.- Address the new statistics requirements with five dedicated statistics chapters and questions around the use of large data sets. - Help students to overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem solving with annotated worked examples.- Develop understanding and measure progress with graduated exercises that support students at every stage of their learning.- Provide clear paths of progression that combine pure and applied maths into a coherent whole.- Reinforce Year 1 content with short review chapters - Core FM Year 2 only.

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2018AQA ApprovedDevelop your students' knowledge, skills and understanding so that they can reason and apply mathematical techniques in solving problems; with resources developed specifically for the AQA specification by subject specialists and MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry).- Ensure targeted development of reasoning and problem-solving skills with practice questions and differentiated exercises that build mathematical techniques.- Help build connections between topics with points of interest and things to notice such as links to real world examples and noticing patterns in the mathematics.- Develop understanding, address misconceptions and progress skills further with a variety of worked examples and solutions, practice questions and activities.- Enhance individual understanding with discussion points designed for the classroom.- Consolidate understanding with end of chapter summaries of the key points.

Exam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Develop your students' knowledge, skills and understanding so that they can reason and apply mathematical techniques in solving problems; with resources developed specifically for the AQA specification by subject specialists and MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry).- Ensure targeted development of reasoning and problem-solving skills with practice questions and differentiated exercises that build mathematical techniques.- Help build connections between topics with points of interest and things to notice such as links to real world examples and noticing patterns in the mathematics.- Develop understanding, address misconceptions and progress skills further with a variety of worked examples and solutions, practice questions and activities.- Enhance individual understanding with discussion points designed for the classroom.- Consolidate understanding with end of chapter summaries of the key points.- Reinforce Year 1 content with short review chapters.

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2019Endorsed for EdexcelBuild your students' confidence in applying mathematical techniques to solving problems with resources developed with leading Assessment Consultant Keith Pledger and Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI).- Build reasoning and problem-solving skills with practice questions and well-structured exercises that build skills and mathematical techniques.- Develop a fuller understanding of mathematical concepts with real world examples that help build connections between topics and develop mathematical modelling skills.- Address misconceptions and develop problem-solving with annotated worked examples.- Supports students at every stage of their learning with graduated exercises that build understanding and measure progress.- Provide clear paths of progression that combine pure and applied maths into a coherent whole.- Reinforce Year 1 content with short review chapters - Year 2 only.

Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2018An OCR endorsed textbook Grow your students' confidence in applying mathematical techniques to solving problems with resources developed specifically for the OCR specification subject experts and in conjunction with MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry).- Develop reasoning and problem-solving skills with practice questions and differentiated exercises that build mathematical techniques.- Help students to overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem-solving with annotated worked examples.- Build connections between topics with points of interest and things to notice such as links to real world examples and noticing patterns in the mathematics.- Enhance individual understanding with discussion points designed for the classroom.- Consolidate understanding with end of chapter summaries of the key points.- Provide clear paths of progression that combine pure and applied maths into a coherent whole.

Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2018An OCR endorsed textbookGrow your students' confidence in applying mathematical techniques to solving problems with resources developed specifically for the OCR specification subject experts and in conjunction with MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry).- Develop reasoning and problem-solving skills with practice questions and differentiated exercises that build mathematical techniques.- Help students to overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem-solving with annotated worked examples.- Build connections between topics with points of interest and things to notice such as links to real world examples and noticing patterns in the mathematics.- Enhance individual understanding with discussion points designed for the classroom.- Consolidate understanding with end of chapter summaries of the key points.- Provide clear paths of progression that combine pure and applied maths into a coherent whole.- Reinforce Year 1 content with short review chapters - Year 2 only

Have you ever wondered why, despite their adorable exterior, rabbits haven't taken over the world? Are you struggling to land a date? Or bend a free kick like Beckham?These questions - though frustrating and sometimes absurd - are more than just matters of bad luck. They're puzzles that mathematics can help solve.In Why Don't Rabbits Rule the World?, mathematicians Ben Sparks and Dr. Katie Steckles reveal how numbers make sense of life's most head-scratching questions. From spotting lies to winning (or wisely losing) bets, from splitting the bill without arguments to predicting the quirks of nature itself, this book shows how maths can tackle problems you didn't even know you had.With wit, clarity, and plenty of puzzles and paradoxes to keep you thinking, discover the hidden role numbers play in our everyday lives.