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The Department will showcase the books on display in the Library. Be patient with us as we have a backlog to work through!

There is a brief synopsis of each of the titles and we have included details on how they may be purchased. Pleasant reading!
Title
Author		 Publisher
ISBN
Synopsis

Crop Circles – The Hidden Form
Nick Kollerstrom

 

Wessex Books
1 903035 11 2

 

This is an inspirational way of awakening interest in geometry and how it affects us – the exquisite forms behind the crop circle phenomenon are placed before us.
This book shows a new way of experiencing the crop circle mystery as well as giving insights into the structures of the natural world.

Measuring Time
Brian Williams		 Cherrytree Books
18234126X		 A nice easy-to-read introduction about Time – the Moon, The Sun, the times of the day, how they made “equal” hours and other topics.
This is a useful starter as well for students’ coursework at KS4 & KS5.
Calendars
Brian Williams		 Cherrytree Books
1842341294 		Again a nice introduction for students at KS3 as to how calendars came about, how the months were named and how they have evolved over time into diaries and almanacs. Also, you can find out what happened to the “Lost 11 Days”!
Students at KS4 & KS5 will find it a useful source of background reading.
Latitude & Longitude
Brian Williams		 Cherrytree Books
182341278		 The author explains the problems that early seafarers encountered as they sailed the seas. Why the advent of a reliable time piece was so important to navigators.
An excellent source of background material for KS4 & KS5 coursework projects.
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Simon Singh		 Fourth Estate
(Harper Collins)
1841157910		 The story of a riddle that confounded the world’s greatest minds for nearly 400 years. The Last Theorem provides a unique insight into what drives mathematics and, perhaps more importantly, what inspires mathematicians. It is at the heart of an intriguing saga of courage, skulduggery, cunning and tragedy, involving all the greatest heroes on Mathematics
Good background reading for AS/A2 students
Reckoning With Risk
Gerd Gigerenzer		 Allen Lane
(Penguin Press)
0713995122

The book has three main themes. The author tries to shed light on some of the myths that have grown up surrounding Statistics – and applies it with real success to the Real World.
Good background reading material for AS/A2 students – including non-mathematicians!
UK Mathematics Trust Year Book 2001 - 2002 09536823 31

This book lools at the past year's papers at all three levels - questions
and answers.

 

 

 

 

 
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