Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone Contributor(s): Peterson, Ivars (Author), Henderson, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471315702 ISBN-13: 9780471315704 Publisher: Jossey-Bass
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1999 Annotation: There s a new amusement park in town. Come on inand find out all the exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life. Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-strip roller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes the Tilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more youll learn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of a mathematician. Once youve sampled some of the interesting and unique projects in Math Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird dice to figuring out secret codes, youll see that every trip to the MathZone is an exciting adventure! |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics - General |
Dewey: 793.74 |
LCCN: 99025900 |
Age Level: 10-18 |
Grade Level: 5-13 |
Lexile Measure: 1060(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 7" W x 10" L (0.52 lbs) 128 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
Awards: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007), Winner, Recommended, 2000 |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 12/01/1999 pg. 158 Library Journal 12/01/1999 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in and find out allthe exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life.Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-striproller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes theTilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you lllearn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of amathematician. Once you ve sampled some of the interesting and unique projects inMath Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird diceto figuring out secret codes, you ll see that every trip to theMathZone is an exciting adventure |
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