Packed with quizzes, puzzles and even colouring in, these books will help enhance your problem-solving skills. Play, puzzle and get creative with mathematical ideas.
Written by Matt Parker.
This interactive book helps us see that maths is so much more than we sometimes give it credit for. When your teen learns that maths can help them cut pizza in a new and fairer way or make a working computer out of dominoes, they’ll realise maths isn’t only exceptionally useful - it’s also incredibly fun!
Written by Alex Bellos and Edmund Harriss.
Use this colouring-in book as a way to talk with your teen about some fascinating mathematical ideas. From geometry to networks, this book gives them the chance to puzzle over patterns as they colour in!
Written by Alex Bellos.
If your child fancies themselves a puzzle master, this book is a worthy challenge! It contains brain-teasers and some amazing background information on the history of puzzles. Your teen might be inspired to learn that many of our ground-breaking historical mathematical figures were also keen puzzlers who loved playing with maths.
Written by Adam Spencer.
This book is filled with compelling maths questions and curiosities for teens, such as, “How much does it cost to stop a computer virus?” and, “Will you become a billionaire by age 31?” It is also packed with brain-teasing puzzles and number-based trivia bound to set off many light-bulbs in your teen’s mind.
Written by Anna Weltman.
It might surprise you and your child that art and maths have a lot in common. This hands-on art activity book will guide your teen through how to make patterns including fractals and even celtic knots. By putting it into practice, they’ll see just how interconnected design and maths really are.
