Incredible historical and contemporary stories explore the often surprising origins of the maths we use today, from number sequences to trigonometry. Crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers will amuse and entertain even the most reluctant math students. Find out why an hour has 60 rather than 100 minutes and how prime numbers keep the internet working. Colourful and uncluttered illustrations make mathematical explanations easy to grasp in seconds and make this user-friendly book simple to navigate and a joy to browse and read.
Dana Mosely - Chalk Dust Productions - Basic College Mathematics
Lecture Titles
0 Introduction Chapter 1 Whole Numbers * Chapter 2 Fractions * Chapter 3 Decimals * Chapter 4 Ratio and Proportion * Chapter 5 Percents * Chapter 6 Applications for Business and Consumers * Chapter 7 Statistics and Probability * Chapter 8 U.S. Customary Units of Measurement * Chapter 9 The Metric System of Measurement * Chapter 10 Rational Numbers * Chapter 11 Introduction to Algebra * Chapter 12 Geometry
40 Fun-tabulous Puzzles for Multiplication, Division, Decimals, Fractions, & More (Grades 4-8)
"Practice makes perfect"—especially for building computation skills! And if your students find this practice dull and dreary, you've gotta have this book! Captivate your students with these fun-filled puzzles that strengthen essential computation skills. Students use basic operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—to solve unique puzzle problems with whole numbers, decimals, fractions, time and measurement, and more!
Numbers, shapes, sizes, and sorting are foundations for the study of mathematics. This series presents these key concepts at a level consistent with math curriculum standards for pre-K and kindergarten learners. A combination of inviting pictures, vivid colors, bold labels, and limited text opens the world of math to children who have not yet started to read, effectively preparing them for higher levels of math education.