Rob Eastaway

Rob Eastaway has authored and coauthored several bestselling books that connect math with everyday life, including Why Do Buses Come in Threes? and How Many Socks Make a Pair? He is the director of Maths Inspiration, an interactive lecture program that has reached over 250,000 teenagers in England the last twenty years.


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Old Dogs, New Math
Homework Help for Puzzled Parents
by Mike Askew, Rob Eastaway
Paperback | $15.95 US

So much for the “good old days” when elementary students simply memorized their times tables and struggled through long division. Today, students are expected not just to find the right answer, but also to choose the best method for doing … Continue reading →

Much Ado About Numbers
Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times
by Rob Eastaway
Paper Over Boards | $19.95 US / $25.95 CAN

Shakespeare’s era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of “zero” to Galileo’s redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare’s plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, … Continue reading →