How to Be a Math Genius: Your Brilliant Brain and How to Train It

Math shows up in more places than a worksheet: in games, journeys, measurements, patterns, and the everyday questions we try to solve. How to Be a Math Genius: Your Brilliant Brain and How to Train It makes those connections its starting point, introducing young readers to mathematical ideas through clear explanations, lively illustrations, and problems to think through.

Make sense of the numbers around you

Dr. Mike Goldsmith begins with the brain and the ways people learn, calculate, and look for solutions. From there, the book moves through counting and number systems, calculation tips, measurement, number patterns, primes, and infinity. The short, focused topics give readers different entry points into mathematics rather than treating it as one long chain of rules.

From shapes to codes

Geometry and spatial thinking have plenty of room here, alongside triangles, three-dimensional shapes, mazes, optical illusions, and impossible forms. Later sections turn to probability, data, logic puzzles, algebra, and codes and ciphers—showing how mathematical reasoning can help with questions that do not look like ordinary sums.

Ideas to try, people to meet

Puzzles and brainteasers invite readers to pause and work things out, with answers collected near the back. Profiles of mathematicians and other notable thinkers—including Pythagoras, Archimedes, Grace Hopper, Alan Turing, and Katherine Johnson—place mathematical ideas in a broader human story. A glossary and index make it easier to revisit unfamiliar terms and favorite topics.

A welcoming read for curious learners

With its illustrated, bite-sized presentation, this book is suited to young readers who want to explore mathematics beyond routine calculations, as well as families looking for engaging topics to discuss together. It offers a colorful way to see how numbers, shapes, patterns, and logic connect with the world beyond the page.