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The 15-Minute Mathematician 2016

1. Cover Page

2. Title Page

3. Copyright

4. Contents

5. Introduction: What is mathematics, really?

6. Chapter 1: You couldn’t make it up – or did we?

7. Chapter 2: Why do we have numbers at all?

8. Chapter 3: How far can you go?

9. Chapter 4: How many is 10?

10. Chapter 5: Why are simple questions so hard to answer?

11. Chapter 6: What did the Babylonians ever do for us?

12. Chapter 7: Are some numbers too large?

13. Chapter 8: What use is infinity?

14. Chapter 9: Are statistics lies, damned lies or worse?

15. Chapter 10: Is that significant?

16. Chapter 11: How big is a planet?

17. Chapter 12: How straight is a line?

18. Chapter 13: Do you like the wallpaper?

19. Chapter 14: What’s normal?

20. Chapter 15: How long is a piece of string?

21. Chapter 16: How right is your answer?

22. Chapter 17: Are we all going to die?

23. Chapter 18: Where are the aliens?

24. Chapter 19: What’s special about prime numbers?

25. Chapter 20: What are the chances?

26. Chapter 21: When’s your birthday?

27. Chapter 22: Is it a risk worth taking?

28. Chapter 23: How much maths does a pineapple know?

29. Chapter 24: Is there a perfect shape?

30. Chapter 25: Are the numbers getting out of hand?

31. Chapter 26: How much have you drunk?

32. Picture credits

33. Back Cover