Manorama Knowledge Series

About This 5-Book Set

• COMPLETE 5-VOLUME MATHEMATICS COLLECTION: Mathematics in the World Around Us brings together five books exploring mathematics beyond formulas and classroom exercises, connecting mathematical ideas with everyday experiences.

• EXPLORE MATH IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Discover how mathematics appears in art, architecture, clothing, packaging, floor tiles, streets, maps and other familiar surroundings through concepts such as geometry, perspective and proportion.

• MEASUREMENT, TIME & NAVIGATION: Explore how people have measured time and distance through calendars, measurement systems and navigation, including the development of modern units such as the metre.

• INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY & CHANCE: Learn how probability developed from simple games of chance into a mathematical approach for understanding uncertainty, risk and real-world situations.

• MATHEMATICS THROUGH ART & GEOMETRY: The collection examines mathematical concepts found in visual art and architecture, including geometry, perspective and proportion, offering readers another way to understand the relationship between mathematics and the world around them.

• LEARNING MATHEMATICS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE: Easy or Difficult? considers why mathematical ideas can sometimes seem difficult and discusses active learning and connecting mathematics with experience.

• 5 TITLES INCLUDED: Playing with the Senses, Geometry at Close Quarters, Easy or Difficult?, The Conquest of Chance, and Getting the Measure of the World.

• FOR CURIOUS READERS & MATH ENTHUSIASTS: A collection for readers interested in seeing how mathematics connects with paintings, journeys, calendars, measurement, uncertainty and other aspects of ordinary life.