Book description
Maths for Mums and Dads guides you through the basics of
primary school maths and covers the dilemmas and problems you are
likely to be confronted with, including:
* number bonds, place value and decimals
* long multiplication and long division
* percentages, ratios and fractions
* basic geometry, shapes, symmetry and angles
* Data-handling, combinations and chance
Complete with sample questions, mock exam papers and examples of
children's errors, Maths for Mums and Dads will challenge and
reassure in equal measure.
Rob Eastaway is one of the UK's leading popularisers of maths and
author of books including the best-selling Why Do Buses Come in
Threes? and How Many Socks Make a Pair?. He gives maths
talks across the UK to audiences of all ages, and is regularly to be
heard on BBC Radio talking about the maths of everyday life.
Mike Askew is Professor of Maths Education at King's College London.
He taught for several years in primary schools in London before moving
to work in teacher education.
