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book goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed. And always with something for you to make or do along the way. How to Cut a Cake: and Other Mathematical Conundrums by Ian Stewart Previously published separately, the two books aha! Gotcha and aha! Insight have been combined as a single volume. The aha! books, as they are referred to by fans of Martin Gardner, contain 144 wonderful puzzles from the reigning king of recreational mathematics. In this combined volume, you will find puzzles ranging over geometry, logic, probability, statistics, number, time, combinatorics, A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics is written in a casual way that students can relate to and understand. The author certainly understands the student psyche as he offers all the information they require at the correct level that suits the books purpose which is to inform students what to expect when starting out studying for a Maths degree, while explaining much of the advanced Maths language. Mathematical Snapshots investigates mathematical phenomena in an interesting way answering questions we may have long considered, while each answer is accompanied by a picture or diagram to aid the understanding of the problem solving. Even those who are not mathematically inclined will enjoy this read, while the puzzles in the book are a great source of entertainment for those who spend time trying to solve them. I did some research many years ago about how people think when they are 'doing' maths things. What my colleagues and I observed is that some adults (and children) are comfortable with the principle of estimating and some are not. I think that has a lot to do with the belief that answers in maths need to be exactly right and need to be calculated using a formula taught in maths classes. Let me offer a couple of examples where this is unrealistic for the maths of life.