Ball of Confusion: Puzzles, Problems and Perplexing Posers (HARDBACK)

Johnny Ball

UK £12.99,
UK Publication October 2011
ISBN 9781848313484
Hardback
Page Extent 254

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Fun maths teasers and brain-bending puzzles from TV boffin Johnny Ball, from his slot of the same name on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show.

Think of your house number (as long as it’s got two digits). Double it. Add 5. Multiply by 50. Add your age. Add the number of days in the year, 365. Subtract 615 and check the result. The first digits are your house number, the last two are your age. But why?

Johnny Ball is well-known for his TV shows in the 1980s such as Think of a Number and Johnny Ball Reveals All. The Ball of Confusion slot first appeared on his daughter Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 show in 2008 and has since proved hugely popular, inviting enthusiastic audience participation from across the country. 

Ball of Confusion features puzzles and problems from the show as well as many more, designed to twist your brain into enjoyable knots of empuzzlement and designed for every level of difficulty – from some solved in a twinkling of an eye to some that will knit your brow for hours.

From how to cheat in a coin toss to why it is that some parts of a high speed train travelling at 125mph are actually going backwards, Ball of Confusion will bend your mind in places it’s never been bent before. Can you keep up?

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'This is a lovely compilation of puzzles including many classics, and Johnny Ball's legendary enthusiasm and humour jump out of every page.' Rob Eastaway, co-author Maths for Mums & Dads

'What a cracking book! It's a fabulous jewel box of teasers, you can open any page and be hooked!' Kjartan Poskitt, author of the Murderous Maths series

 

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Johnny Ball has spent his whole career as a communicator, first as a stand- up comedian in the late 1960s. For 25 years he worked for the BBC, writing and presenting award-winning shows such as Think of a Number and Think Again, followed by Johnny Ball Reveals All for ITV, becoming TV’s best-loved mathematician. He has since produced numerous science-related musicals and lectures regularly. This is his eighth book. Follow Johnny on Twitter: @TheJohnnyBall

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