Codes : How To Make Them and Break Them
Kjartan Poskitt
- London Scholastic Children's Books 2007
- 157p. 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
Is maths making you miserable? Are you confused by ciphers and baffled by binary? Let Murderous Maths take the agony out of Cryptanalysis and you'll be a code-cracking genius in no time. The pure mathematicians explain how a computer makes buying shoes safe and the secrets of Enigma are revealed. Plus, find out how Dolly Snowlips' waist size and a tatty table cloth can help gangsters with their latest money-making schemes.
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