Murderous MathsTo the Power of Ten (10 Books)

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Originally the first two Murderous Maths books were in Scholastic's "The Knowledge" series (this followed on from the Horrible Histories and Horrible Science books) but now they headline their own "Murderous Maths" series. What makes them different from other maths books is that they are FUNNY. All the Murderous Maths books feature a range of characters including One-Finger Jimmy, Half Smile and their gang, Dolly Snowlips, Professor Fiendish, Pongo McWhiffy and the terribly lovely Veronica Gumfloss, the evil Gollarks from the planet Zog, Urgum the Axeman and so on. They also include sneaky tricks, games, jokes (most of which are repeatable) and what's more - you'll find yourself picking up all sorts of advice and tips on how to cope with maths in all its various forms. This set includes Awesome Arithmetricks, Guaranteed to Bend Your Brain, Desperate Measures, Do You Feel Lucky, Easy Questions Evil Answers, The Key to the Universe, Guaranteed to Mash Your Mind, The Perfect Sausage, The Phantom X and Savage Shapes.

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Guaranteed to Bend Your Brain

Suitable for ages 8 upwards. This is the book that started the whole Murderous Maths series. It contains a wide mixture of mathematical curiosities including symmetry, powers, time, and it shows you some neat calculator tricks and a card trick that works all thanks to algebra! It even introduces you to some real murderous mathematicians.

Guaranteed to Mash your Mind

Suitable for ages 8 upwards. This book carries on where the first Murderous Maths book finished. Dominoes, one-sided paper, speed, numbers you can't write down - yes all this and even the ongoing tale of how Dolly Snowlips got Half-Smile, Chainsaw and the other gangsters out of jail for one last job.

Awesome Arithmetricks

Suitable for ages 7 upwards. For people who aren't sure how sums work, this book explains the very basics. It starts with counting and then takes a hilarious tour through adding, subtracting, multiplying and even long division! It's all made clear thanks to Pongo McWhiffy, the Gangsters, the utterly barmy pure mathematicians, and there's a special guest appearance by Titus O'Skinty and his lovely assistant Gladys.

Desperate Measures

Suitable for ages 8 upwards. Everything can be measured, and this book tells you how to do it. Length, area, volume, weight, time, density, curry stains, speed... they're all in here. Ever wondered how to: weigh a bogie? Fit 35 students into a small car? Make an angle of 1 degree? Measure Roman miles with one stilletoe shoe? This book's got the lot. Of course, we also see what happens when Pongo serves Veronica with rocket fuel soup and how Dolly Snowlips causes the gangsters to lose their trousers. There's a Gollark invasion, a couple of diabolical Professor Fiendish traps and the big feature film stars Archimedes in "A Question of Principle".

Do You Feel Lucky?

Suitable for ages 10 upwards. What are the chances of: tossing a coin ten times and always getting "heads"? A pigeon splattering you at the station? Winning the lottery? Throwing 3 doubles and going to jail in Monopoly? A monkey typing this book? Discover all the secrets of being lucky or unlucky including what factorials are and the amazing Pascal's triangle. We also help the terribly lovely Veronica Gumfloss sort out her boyfriend selection, we find out how many ways there are to eat the Friday Special at The Ravenous Rajah, we see the Great Rhun of Jepatti play a really mean trick and see why Weasel and Chainsaw end up doing the dishes.

Easy Questions Evil Answers

Suitable for ages 9 upwards. Have you got a question bothering you that seems nice and easy, and yet nobody will give you an answer? It's probably because even though the question might look easy, the answer is EVIL! Don't worry. In this book Murderous Maths takes on the questions that nobody else dares to touch and we work out all the evil answers. Along the way you'll join Blade Bocelli and the gangsters on Giant Spider Island, find out why Veronica Gumfloss has to hold her nose next to Pongo McWhiffy's hot air balloon, watch Riverboat Lil use birthdays to win money from Brett Shuffler, discover Earth's secret weapon for getting rid of unwanted aliens, hear about the mysterious and random February the 30th, ... and discover a number that's too big to fit in the universe!

The Key to the Universe

Suitable for ages 10 upwards. You can't touch them, you can't eat them, you can't sit on them and on their own they mean absolutely nothing. But the more we know about numbers, the more we realise that everything in the universe depends on them! This guide takes you to the secret world of trick numbers, weird numbers, lucky numbers, ridiculously big numbers, numbers that you can't write down - there's even ghostly numbers and pairs of numbers in love! Meet the man who changed maths history by just doing 2 sums on a blackboard, learn how to tell your fortune with numbers, and discover two ways that you could become famous for ever. Find out how Brett Shuffler tries to cheat at cards, why 13 is unlucky for Blade and the gang, how Auntie Crystal's enchanted quilt affects the whole of Fogsworth manor...and at last - the The Most Pathetic Fact in Maths is revealed!

The Perfect Sausage

A useful reference book containing about 180 maths formulas for anyone aged 10 upwards. Suitable to help with exam revision from key stage 3 up to GCSE (and beyond). This book contains just about every maths formula you'll ever need ... and loads more that you'll probably NEVER need! As well as all the obvious formulas for area, volume, speed, acceleration and peculiar numbers, you'll get formulas for: the area of a crescent moon, the lengths of snail trails round boxes, how many ways you can tear up a sheet of stamps, how long it takes for cannonballs to drop from great heights, and exactly how much MONEY the bank should give you. All formulas come with explanations, you'll find loads of different maths topics explained and there's even an INDEX so that you can quickly find any formula you want. You'll also find out why the Pure Mathematicians get arrested, who sent Pongo McWhiffy a valentine card, what happens when 47 different alien races try to invade earth at once and of course the secret to the perfect sausage!

The Phantom X

Suitable for ages 10 upwards. QUESTION: How do you do sums when you don't know what the numbers are? ANSWER: You need to learn the secrets of one of the most murderous bits of maths ever invented - algebra! All will be revealed by the mysterious "The Phantom X", the undercover agent for Murderous Maths who is licenced to cancel. Then once you've discovered all about unknowns, factorisation, simplification, graphs, linear, quadratic and simultaneous equations, you'll be able to save the universe from the devastation threatened by the awesome ZERO PROOF. You'll also find out why: Pongo McWhiffy's kipper and pumpkin burgers are flying through the air, The Pure Mathematicians are weeping with laughter in the Murderous Maths testing laboratory, 94 councillors are licking scum off the beach at Fastbuck, and far out in space an Evil Gollark is kissing his friend. Oh - and of course you'll pick up a few mind-boggling tricks to play on your friends along the way!

Savage Shapes

Suitable for ages 10 upwards. This is probably the only maths book you'll ever read that has ABSOLUTELY NO SUMS! But there's plenty of other stuff to keep maths fans happy... What ancient drawings lie in the secret Murderous Maths vault? Why don't triangles collapse? How does a Whispering Gallery work? How do you fold a pentagon? What sort of tricks can you play with circles? Who is finally brought to life after 2,500 years and put on trial for giving us all centuries of mathematical misery?
All the answers are here, as well as a duel between Urgum and Grizelda, diabolical challenges from Professor Fiendish, academic punch ups between the Pure Mathematicians and a panic when Dolly Snowlips "cooks" Porky Boccelli a birthday treat.