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22) Maths unwrapped
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Why do so many of us struggle to remember the math we were taught at school? The answer is that we can successfully memorize things for a short period but we only retain those memories long term if we understand them. Mattias Ribbing is a Grand Master of Memory who will show you how to remember Math through truly understanding it. His methods are simple but will last for life, and unwrap the puzzle of math forever.The key to confidence with numbers...
23) Garden math
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Course Technology
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies the principles of trigonometry in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic fundamental topics, including a review of basic geometry, and progressing through to the more advanced topics, the book helps clarify trigonometry using step-by-step procedures and solutions, along with examples and applications. A complete table of contents and a comprehensive index...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Where does math come from? From a textbook? From rules? From deduction? From logic? Not really, Eugenia Cheng writes in Is Math Real?: it comes from curiosity, from instinctive human curiosity, "from people not being satisfied with answers and always wanting to understand more." And most importantly, she says, "it comes from questions": not from answering them, but from posing them. Nothing could seem more at odds from the way most of us were taught...
28) Fitness math
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Math is everywhere when it comes to fitness! See who's exercising inside this book -- and how we need math to measure movement! You'll need your math smarts to calculate target heart rate, measure physical activity, plan weekly workouts, predict winners in athletic competitions, and more. It all adds up to a lot of fun!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"In 2010, award-winning professor Steven Strogatz wrote a series for the New York Times online called "The Elements of Math." It was hugely popular: Each piece climbed the most emailed list and elicited hundreds of comments. Readers begged for more, and Strogatz has now delivered. In this fun, fast-paced book, he offers us all a second chance at math. Each short chapter of The Joy of X provides an "Aha!" moment, starting with why numbers are helpful,...
Series
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In just one month, middle school students can gain expertise in solving word problems. How? Each lesson investigates and clarifies one small part of the bigger problem, so every day, students can build upon what was learned the day before." --
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Michael Starbird, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin. Presents a collection of topics that reveal the rich, wondrous structure of what we see around us. Patterns in nature are the source of our geometrical understanding of the world. Abstracting those patterns leads to concepts from classical geometry. Extensions of those and other ideas of form have created a landscape...
37) The code
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Author and Oxford University professor Marcus du Sautoy sets out to solve mathematical mysteries in an engaging and accessible BBC documentary. Du Sautoy travels from Chartres Cathedral to Grand Central Station in search of the mysterious hidden code that can unlock the very laws of the universe.
39) The math book: from Pythagoras to the 57th dimension, 250 milestones in the history of mathematics
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The infinite mysteries and beauty of mathematics is unfolded, beginning millions of years ago with ancient 'ant odometers' and moving through time to our modern day quest for new dimensions. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about in this inviting anthology include cicada generated prime numbers, magic squares, and the butterfly effect. Each topic is presented in a lavishly illustrated spread, including formulas and real-world applications...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favourite number, and meets a mathematician...
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