Discusses many tools used to help people with math, including the abacus and slide rule, and focuses on the calculator showing how to use the basic keys.
Explains basic concepts and the importance of math in discovery, tells of key mathematicians' contributions, and relevance to computers, graphs, and statistics.
Presents colorful illustrations with math facts and step-by-step instructions to concoct edible math projects, covering probability, Fibonacci numbers, tessellations, variability, and other mathematical concepts, and providing tips on kitchen and cooking safety.
Presenting photographs, questions, and answers, this book introduces the concepts of more than and less than with pencils, vegetables, fruits, blocks, and pieces of candy.