‘Maths needs more demystifiers, and Junaid Mubeen is here to lift back the veil’ Eugenia Cheng, author of The Art of Logic and Unequal

To many of us, so-called ‘pure mathematics is downright baffling. The first question in classrooms is often: when will I use this? Yet, when you start to think like a mathematician, modern life can suddenly make a lot more sense.
In Think Like a Mathematician, Junaid Mubeen shows how using abstract mathematical concepts as thinking tools can enrich our everyday lives – from prime numbers to fractals and the aspects of calculus.
Whether you’re a mathematician or a self-proclaimed mathophobe, you’ll find all of these ideas easy to grasp and rewarding to understand – some may even reshape the way you see the world.

Think Like A Mathematician elegantly reveals how to tackle familiar problems in a smarter way – from logic and learning to predictions and politics. An essential toolkit for understanding the world around us — Adam Kucharski, author The Rules of Contagion

An accessible and innovative trip through some of the deepest and most influential concepts in the mathematician’s mental toolkit — Ian Stewart, author What’s the Use?

Think Like a Mathematician democratises the abstract beauty of mathematics, breaking it free from its display cabinet. — Ayliean MacDonald, maths video creator