Books published by Tarquin Publications

This beautiful model to cut out and glue together has twelve sharp spikes emerging from pentagonal cups and forming ten pairs of parallel planes, each in a different colour.

A really challenging book that will fascinate anyone interested in puzzles and recreational mathematicians in particular. This volume contains 36 puz-zles ranging from quite easy to quite difficult.

- This book explains dyscalculia -- but for the first time from the perspective of a sufferer. - It is estimated up to 5% of the population suffers from the condition - Often humorous, sufferers and their carers will find it a relief and a joy to share experiences and learn more about how to cope.

The world of beautiful mathematical diagrams has been explored by Pat Storey. From the fascinating variety of fractals, spirals and more, she has created a series of stunning quilts. The book contains patterns and detailed instructions for the making of fourteen small quilts; with diagrams and guidance for the construction of four styles of fullsize quilts, using the small quilts as blocks. SPIRAL TRIANGLES Logarithmic Spiral Baravelle Spiral Archimedean Spiral THE FRACTALS Sierpinskis Triangle Pythagorean Tree von Kochs Snowflake Lutes of Pythagoras SYMMETRY Rotational Symmetry Reflective Symmetry OTHER Penrose Tiling Tessellation Fibonacci Series Perspective and Optical Illusion

This "do-it-yourself" pop-up has six scenes from the Roman empire to cut out and make. They include the City of Rome, the Forum, and Ostia, the Port of Rome. This book is accompanied by lots of ideas and information to help bring an ancient civilization to life.

A pop-up book for children to cut and glue and make themselves. Scenes and text tell the story of the ancient Greeks and their place in history.

This title is intended to act as an encouragement for children to learn multiplication tables. On every page there are diagrams made up of small numbered areas. If that number will divide by the number being studied then the area has to be coloured.

An alphabet text with suprises. Each picture contains special hidden images which are only revealed by using the car mirror provided. Find just the right place to put the mirror and the man pianist becomes an astronomer looking at the moon!

Includes detailed instructions for making a wide variety of mathematical models of all kinds. Complete nets are given for all regular Archimedean and stellated polyhedra together with a number of interesting compounds. There are sections on folding, dissections and linkages.