The Wonder of Mathematics

About the Book

This is a Mathematics book with a difference, as can be clearly deduced from the author’s philosophy: “We should SEE mathematics not merely think Mathematics”. The simplicity with which the author explains basics of Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry will definitely exceed the reader’s wildest expectations. Simple concepts like “What is pi?” & BODMAS are adequately explained in user-friendly terms, even to learners who are being introduced to the subject for the first time. Even the conventional belief that Area of Circle is the exception to the rule where all areas are calculated with length times breadth as the basis are refuted. This book is a must-read for anyone who think that they know Mathematics & even more so for those struggling with Mathematics. Educators will find this book invaluable with the uncovery of countless ‘new’ tools which will put the fun back into the learning of Mathematics. The author unmistakably shows that Mathematics should not be taught by encouraging memorization of rules & regulations but by promoting understanding of the logic behind them.

About the Author

The author was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1964. He came from humble beginnings; got average grades for Mathematics & never even finished High school. It wasn’t until he started an apprenticeship as a Construction Carpenter & was sent to do the National Technical Certificate 1 (NTC1) that he started SEEing the Mathematics, how it’s connected to real-life. He got 100% for Mathematics & went on to do NTC2. From then on Construction became his teacher; always being bombarded with multitudes of real-life Mathematical scenarios he was always looking for the logic answers in small things which assisted him in solving complex things. He learned the skill to SEE the patterns in things, instead of merely dwelling in the theoretical. Since those first years of his apprenticeship he had the secret desire to convey the beauty of Mathematics to others someday by becoming an educator, but had he done so back then he would’ve probably deprived himself of almost 3decades of working with real-life geometry daily. This lack of formal education & more emphasized focus on the practical is undoubtedly the key to his unorthodox approach to Mathematics in general, forever seeking to understand principles & reasoning rather than memorizing rules & regulations or even formulae for that matter. He SEEs formulae, not in words or symbols but in pictures, in 3D.