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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: What's the Point of Math? is perfect for those who need some inspiration when it comes to numbers. It combines stories from history with simple visual explanations to bring math to life. From spotting a bargain to talking to computers, from filling in a giant sinkhole to becoming a trillionaire, it shows children why core math ideas were invented and how to apply them today--in the classroom and the real world! Accompanying the...
Series
Science and math volume 2
Publisher
Nickelodeon
Pub. Date
©2016
Language
Español
Description
Gear up for 7 Nick Jr. adventures designed to introduce kids to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! They'll tackle trajectory and springs with Blaze, work with wind power in Dora and Friends, learn about dinosaurs with Paw Patrol, and master math with Team Umizoomi! The Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Volume 2.
Author
Publisher
DK, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Did you realize how much math you are already using when playing computer games, planning a trip, or baking a cake? This book shows how to expand the knowledge you’ve already got, how your brain figures things out, and how you can get even better at all sorts of math. Explore amazing algebra, puzzling primes, super sequences, and special shapes. Challenge yourself with quizzes to answer, puzzles to solve, codes to crack, and...
Author
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Think you've got math all figured out? Think again! Young readers can discover the wacky, weird and incredible side of math with this hands-on, inspirational and accessible guide, written by award-winning author Anna Claybourne. This book will show children math from a completely new angle - and we're not just talking about geometry! Inside you will find genius number tricks, secret shortcuts, impossible shapes, cool codes and awesome experiments....
12) Length
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Explains to the reader about mathematical length"--
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a mathematician's quest to understand numbers. In her day job, professor of statistics Talithia Williams ponders the power of data looking for answers and spotting patterns in huge collections of numbers. But as the anticipated host, she takes a step back and turns her attention to the digits themselves exploring their origins and discovering the wonder that arises from simple, yet profound concepts like nothingness, infinity, and...
14) Solve a crime
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Help collect the clues to do the math to solve the crime.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Puppy wants to build a bed out of blocks, one that is wide enough and long enough for a snooze. But there aren?t enough rectangles, squares, and triangles. NOW WHAT? Build, measure, count, compare! Follow along as Puppy tries again and again and again and finally figures out how blocks of different shapes and sizes can fit together to build a bed that?s just the right size for a nap.
Author
Language
English
Description
Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926), the author of more than fifty books on classics, theology, history, and Shakespeare, was headmaster of the City of London School and one of the leading educators of his time. Thomas Banchoff is professor emeritus of mathematics at Brown University and author of Beyond the Third Dimension.
In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Sophie Germain, who grew up during the French Revolution and followed her dream of studying mathematics, becoming the first woman to win a grand prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences and changing the world with her discoveries.--
20) GED test prep
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A reference for students taking the GED test provides content review that is aligned with test objectives in language arts, math, science, and social studies, and includes more than 860 drill questions and two full-length practice tests.
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