mathematics

Text and accompanying photographs present fun-to-do activities which challenge children to use mathematical concepts in recognizing patterns and shapes, remembering, and mental computation.

Discusses the negative effects of Americans' ever present mathematics phobia on children and on society at large, explaining the necessity of improving math education and changing attitudes toward math so that individuals can fulfill their mathematical potential and take advantage of employment opportunities that call for logic and problem-solving skills.

Provides primary and middle school teachers with the resources and activities needed to teach their students the fundamentals of mathematics.

Shows how children's literature can be used to teach math concepts including a list of books that may be used.

Provides exercises and problems aimed at helping students prepare for the math and science portions of the ACT, and includes explained answers, test-taking strategies, and a full-length practice test.

Presents a discussion of innumeracy, the inability to deal comfortably with the fundamental notions of number and chance, and looks at the consequences of mathematical illiteracy as seen in stock scams, diet and medical claims, sports records, lotteries, and other scenarios.

A history of mathematical breakthroughs, covering seventeen crucial equations, and including Pythagoras's Theorem, logarithms, and Newton's Law of Gravity.

Explains the ideas of math gently and clearly, starting with why numbers are helpful, and moving on to such topics as shapes, calculus, fat tails, and infinity.

Danica McKellar offers girls the motivation and explanations they need to master pre-algebra, with step-by-step instructions explaining how to complete basic equations, practice problems with detailed solutions, real-world examples, and more.

A general mathematics reference that offers concise explanations of key mathematical concepts and principles, covering geometry, numbers, analysis, logic, algebra, probability and statistics, applied mathematics, discrete mathematics, games and recreational mathematics, and related topics.