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The new redesigned, more concise library version ... Read more

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This title includes two books in one: a textbook and an in-built staged revision programme. It offers student-friendly revision and summary pages that really work for students. It is developed by widely respected authors. Reinforcing techniques and facts, it presents Maths 'toolbox' approach to solving problems. Support is provided for all traditionally difficult areas, as well as on-page hints and reminders to aid understanding. It also offers exam practice throughout, past questions at the end of every chapter and end-of-stage mixed exam questions to thoroughly prepare students for the exams. ... Read more

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This SPMG/SSMG mathematics course for 5- to 14-year-olds covers the requirements of the National Curriculum, the Mathematics 5-14 Curriculum for Scotland and the Northern Ireland Common Curriculum. Years 1 to 6 of the course include teacher's notes, an assessment and resources pack, pupil's workbook(s), reinforcement sheets, and (for Year 3 and above) an answer book and a textbook. Workcards are available for Years 1 and 2, and infant pictures for Year 1 only. Years 7 and 8 include a textbook, an extension textbook, a workbook, an answer book, teacher's notes, support sheets and an assessment pack. ... Read more

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"Why Math?" is designed for a "general education" mathematics course. It helps to develop the basic mathematical literacy now demanded of liberal arts students by many colleges and universities. The emphasis is on quantitative reasoning and critical thinking for real life problems.

In a concrete and relevant way, using extensive motivation from everyday problems, "Why Math?" shows what one can do with elementary mathematics and how to do it. ... Read more

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sampling of math concepts; 3 1/2 stars
The book jacket says that it's designed for a "general education mathematics" course.That's about right.It's kind of a survey of a mixed bag of topics such as quadratic equations, area and volume, finding square roots and cube roots, geometric series and summing them, velocity vectors, doppler effect, special relativity (!) and time dilation, binary arithmetic, set notation, probability (maybe the best chapter).There are generous doses of equations here but all you need to know is basic algebra to grasp it all.I got up through college calculus (and forgot it all, and got this book because I felt my math brain cells shriveling when I was stumped by a simple equation in my non-math work) but found quite a few of the explanations and examples fairly challenging.At the same time this isn't really for the math enthusiast.In its 220 pages, it's rather patchy, covering just a few basic concepts and equations on each topic.But as far as it goes, it's pretty good.

To give you a sense of the book, in the brief chapter on relativity, for example, the book tells us:

"In his 1905 paper, Einstein rejected the idea of 'ether' and put forward the following remarkable idea:Light from whatever source propagates with the speed c . . . relative to any observer who can be considered 'stationary' or any observer moving with constant velocity relative to a stationary one. . . . [Thus] there is no way--and never will be--of moving objedcts faster than the speed of light. . . . Now consider the problem which two observers--one stationary and the other moving at a constant velocity--would have in trying to determine whether two events are simultaneous."Following up on this, the book gives a couple of problems, one starting like this:"If, for the train in Figure 1, the distance between the flashes is 2d, how much difference is there between the times of their firings according to observer A?Specifically, if 2d = 0.93 and v = 134 mph, what is the time difference?"The answer turns out to be a trillionth of a second or something like that.

Another problem worked out in the probability section goes "A woman has two cats, one grey and one black.If a visitor asks if one is male and the owner says yes, what is the probability that both are males?If the visitor asks if the grey cat is male, and the owner says yes, now what is the probability that both are males?"The answer may surprise you--if you know it won't, then you don't want this book.There are additional problems in each chapter, with answers for some.

I'd say this is an OK book for you if you're a non-math type but did OK in it and just want to refresh your memory of certain things covered here, but whether they're covered here or not is iffy.For example, no discussion of trig or calculus.I'd suggest you also consider Ian Stewart's Concepts of Modern Mathematics.Or Invitation to Mathematics by Konrad Jacobs (which is less narrative and definitely needs a more solid math background than Stewart's book or this one, but is nicely challenging).As someone who laments the fact that he isn't more literate in math, I haven't found the ideal "in a nutshell" kind of book but all these books help a bit. ... Read more

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Designed to be accessible and friendly in format, the text is aimed at providing clear explanations of the mathematical applications of Physics and introducing them in not a scientific context. Worked examples are included throughout encouraging students to grasp the subject matter with ease. Examination style questions and answer sections provide the ideal opportunity for continuous progression and to consolidate learning. ... Read more

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This volume is designed to assist anyone with the mathematics involved in map making. It starts from an elementary standpoint and progresses to give the student a sufficient level of understanding to cope with most topics encountered by the map maker, including those of elementary surveying. The material is in two carefully cross-referenced parts. Mathematical topics and concepts are presented in the first part, enabling the relevance of each topic to be made clear, while the second part contains a glossary and formulae summaries with several appendices. ... Read more

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Math Space Mission: A Problem Solving Unit From Regional
This is a great book dealing with fractions, decimals and points and geometry. It uses real life instances to relate to the mathematical skills being shown in the four sections. ... Read more

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Title: New Book is a Giant in the Math World.(Grades PreK-1)(The GIANT Encyclopedia of Math Activities)(Book review)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Curriculum Review (Newsletter)
Date: October 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 47Issue: 2Page: 9(1)

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This digital document is an article from Curriculum Review, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1296 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: What's the big idea?(Grades 2-5)(Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians: Exploring Elementary Math with 20 Ready-to-Go Activities)(Book review)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Curriculum Review (Newsletter)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 47Issue: 1Page: 9(2)

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Now students can bring home the classroom expertise of McGraw-Hill to help them sharpen their math skills!

McGraw-Hill's Math Grade 8 helps your middle-school student learn and practice basic math skills he or she will need in the classroom and on standardized NCLB tests. Its attractive four-color page design creates a student-friendly learning experience, and all pages are filled to the brim with activities for maximum educational value. All content aligned to state and national standards

• "You Know It!" features reinforce mastery of learned skills before introducing new material
• "Reality Check" features link skills to real-world applications
• "Find Out About It" features lead students to explore other media
• "World of Words" features promote language acquisition

Discover more inside:

• A week-by-week summer study plan to be used as a "summer bridge" learning and reinforcement program
• Each lesson ends with self-assessment that includes items reviewing concepts taught in previous lessons
• Intervention features address special-needs students

Topics include: Addition; Subtraction; Multiplication; Division; Fractions; Adding and Subtracting Fractions; Multiplying and Dividing Fractions; Geometry; Customary Measurements; Metric Measurements