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What's the Point of Math?
SKU
026172
ISBN
9781465481733
Grade 4-7
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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Description
A question kids will no longer ask after finishing this book! Covering math concepts throughout time, take a pictorial encyclopedic journey through numbers/counting; shapes and measurement; patterns; statistics; probability and logic. Bite-size explanations and colorful charts/graphs and illustrations will demystify key principals through time. This DK book includes a glossary, index, needed answers, and a timeline of famous mathematicians. 127 pgs, hc. ~ Ruth
Publisher's Description of What's the Point of Math?
Math makes the world go around. An educational book that will give you surprising answers to everyday math challenges.
This book unpacks how math is an essential part of our everyday life in ways that you never thought of. Full of crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers and beautiful illustrations show you that math is interesting, fun, and not intimidating at all!
Ever wondered where math originated from? This fantastic educational book unpacks all the curious questions that your child has about math including intriguing historical stories that explore the often-surprising origins of math that we use in our daily lives.
Learn about how the formation of number sequences began, to the origins of trigonometry, and find out how to become a trillionaire! Math in our daily lives is used in many things that might not even seem that obvious.
What's The Point Of Math? will not only change your child's perception of numbers but give them the skills and understanding to apply the principles in their everyday life!
This educational book explains the point of:
- Numbers and counting
- Shapes and measuring
- Patterns and sequences
- Probability and logic
- Data and statistics
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Grades: | 4-7 |
| ISBN: | 9781465481733 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.125 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.75 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.6 |
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