Colin Beveridge - Numeracy Tests for Dummies

Numeracy Tests Numeracy Tests For Dummies

by Colin Beveridge

Numeracy Tests For Dummies

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About the Author

Colin Beveridge is a maths confidence coach for Flying Colours Maths, author of Basic Maths For Dummies and co-author of the Little Algebra Book.

He holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of St Andrews and worked for several years on NASAs Living With A Star project at Montana State University, where he came up with an equation which is named after him. Its used to help save the world from being destroyed by solar flares. So far so good.

He became tired of the glamour of academia and returned to the UK to concentrate on helping students come to terms with maths and show that not all mathematicians are boring nerds; some are exciting, relatively well-adjusted nerds.

Colin lives in Poole, Dorset with an espresso pot, several guitars and nothing to prove. Feel free to visit his website at www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/icecolbeveridge .

Dedication

For my students and teachers, past and present.

Authors Acknowledgements

Im very grateful to the team at Dummies Towers for their help and guidance, especially my editors Rachael Chilvers and Mike Baker.

The Little Red Roaster coffee shop in Parkstone provided the enormous quantities of excellent coffee needed to turn half-baked ideas into a fully-formed book; without Martin Stellars hospitality and flakey internet connection, it would have taken twice as long to write. Im thankful to the students who helped me to shape this book, especially Julie Carter, Phil Jewell and Rebecca Murray.

And as always, I thank my parents Linda Hendren and Ken Beveridge for their endless support and encouragement.

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