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 the United Kingdom, New York, and Sydney. In 2017, he received the Zeeman medal for excellence in the public communication of mathematics, and in 2025, he delivered the BSHM Gresham College Lecture on the subject of Shakespeare and mathematics. He lives in London.


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

“Can you help me with my math homework?” If this question fills you with fear (or even panic), then Old Dogs, New Math is here to help! Gone are the days when elementary school students simply memorized their times tables … 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—through astronomy, code-breaking, time-keeping, navigation, music, games, and … Continue reading →

Much Ado About Numbers
Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times
by Rob Eastaway
Paperback | $15.95 US / $21.00 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—through astronomy, code-breaking, time-keeping, navigation, music, games, and … Continue reading →