What is maths?What is maths for?How do you do maths?Chapter 1: The beginning of mathsWhat did the first numbers look like, and what did people use them for?Chapter 2: NumbersNumber shapes, number patterns, prime numbers and numbers that go on and on and on...to infinity.Chapter 3: Shapes and measuringHow and why people use the tools of mathematics to describe the shapes of everything, from everyday objects to the entire universe.Chapter 4: How maths is shownMaking graphs, drawing diagrams and using pictures to explain the world better, and to help solve problems.Chapter 5: Prove itIn mathematics, you can find an answer to a problem and know for certain that it is correct. But how? With a PROOF.Chapter 6: Probability and statisticsMaths can tell you the truth and predict the future - up to a point. How does it do this, and how can you spot when people are (mis)using maths to lie?Chapter 7: Maths, computers and the futureNo mathematics, no computers. But what kind of maths do people use to make computers works?Chapter 8: Mathematical modelsDescribing real-world problems with maths to give insights into future weather, profits, and even human behavior.What's next?Jobs in mathsGlossaryIndexAcknowledgements