Mathical Honor Book Why arent lefthanders extinct What makes a rainbow round How is a pancreas . . . like a pendulum Publishers note Its a Numberful World was published in Australia under the title Woos Wonderful World of Maths. These may not look like math questions but they arebecause they all have to do with patterns. And mathematics at heart is the study of patterns. That realization changed Eddie Woos lifeby turning the dry subject he dreaded in high school into a boundless quest for discovery. Now an awardwinning math teacher Woo sees patterns everywhere in the branches of blood vessels and lightning in the growth of a savings account and a sunflower even in his morning cup of tea Here are twentysix bitesize chapters on the hidden mathematical marvels that encrypt our enchant our senses and even keep us alivefrom the sine waves we hear as music to the mysterious golden ratio. This book will change your mind about what math can be. We are all born mathematiciansand Its a Numberful World. show more