Suggested reading from Chicago Review Press
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Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level
By Mario Salvadori, By Joseph P. Wright
11–14
JUVENILE NONFICTION
184 Pages, 7 x 10
Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF
Trade Paper, $16.95 (CA $18.95) (US $16.95)
ISBN 9781556522888
Rights: WOR
Chicago Review Press (Jul 1998)
Overview
From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: “Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get?” Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu concepts of zero as well as Mr. William Shanks’ 1858 attempt at hand-calculating pi.Reviews
"Outstanding resource invites youngsters to sharpen their math skills and learn new ways to solve a variety of math problems." —Children’s LiteratureAuthor Biography