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1) Arithmetic
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Educator Paul Lockhart's goal is to demystify arithmetic: to bring the subject to life in a fun and accessible way, and to reveal its profound and simple beauty, as seen through the eyes of a modern research mathematician. The craft of arithmetic arises from our natural desire to count, arrange, and compare quantities. Over the centuries, humans have devised a wide variety of strategies for representing and manipulating numerical information: tally...
Author
Series
Lemonade war series volume 1
Language
English
Description
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
6) Finite math
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Finite math takes everything you've learned in your previous math courses and brings them together into one course with a focus on organizing and analyzing information, creating mathematical models for approaching business decisions, using statistics principles to understand future states, and applying logic to data organization.Finite Math For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level course designed for business, computer science, accounting, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Swing, Ediciones Robinbook
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"Lleno de actividades entretenidas y estimulantes, este libro enseña destrezas matemáticas de una forma divertida. Le permite al lector aprender activamente sobre las matemáticas de una manera atractiva e interactiva que combina el aprendizaje con el juego. Rompecabezas, juegos de ingenio y puzzles numéricos llenan las páginas de este libro desafiante que promueve la agudeza mental"--Amazon.com, viewed July 29, 2013.
Filled with entertaining...
Author
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to appreciating historical developments by Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, and other mathematicians, this engaging resource addresses more than 1,000 questions related to mathematics. Organized into chapters that cluster similar topics in an easily accessible format, this reference provides clear and concise...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Step into the world of relative size. See how big a meatball would become if your hair were as thick as spaghetti! In this new and zany math book, everyday things are used to present the principles of ratio and proportion. Hilarious illustrations make these mind-bending math concepts easy to understand and fun to explore.
17) Betcha!
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Uses a dialog between two friends, one who estimates, one who counts precisely, to show estimation at work in everyday life.
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