mathematics

Text and photographs describe how to make and use bar graphs, a graph that can compare numbers quickly by using pictures.

Explains how fighter pilots use math to judge speed, altitude and maintain safety.

Looks at some of the many ways in which deep sea divers use math on a daily basis to determine how long they can stay in cold water, determine how much air is left in an oxygen tank, and more.

To plan the menu, buy the correct amounts of food, get each recipe just right, and even decide how much to charge for each dish, chefs use math every day. By getting the math right, chefs make their restaurants fun places to eat -- and create successful businesses.

Explains how fashion designers use math to measure, create, and produce their fashions.

Explains how nurses use math to calculate medication dosages and judge the health and safety of their patients.

Math is magical with this colorful activity book! It's easy to entertain family and friends as you complete mysterious number squares and "Magic Multiples," play a prime number card game, and draw fractal trees. This book offers a fun and meaningful way to explore how math is an important part of everyday life.

Mystery, Adventure, Humor... and Math!Sixth-graders Stanley, Charlotte, Gertie and Felix did more than just start a detective agency. Using their math skills and their gut instincts, they actually solved a crime the police couldn't crack. Now the Math Inspectors are called in to uncover the identity of a serial criminal named Mr. Jekyll, whose bizarre pranks cross the line into vandalism. But the deeper the friends delve into the crimes, the more they realize why they were asked to help. And it wasn't because of their detective skills. Join Stanley and his friends in another thrilling adventure of the Math Inspectors series, perfect for math lovers, math haters, and all kids ages 9-12.

School is back in session, and for the seventh graders of Ravensburg Middle School, that can mean only one thing. Field Trip! For as long as anyone can remember, the seventh graders of Ravensburg have been traveling to the old mining town of Forgotten, West Virginia for a few days of outdoor education. But it appears this old town is hiding more than a few secrets. An as usual, it will be up to The Math Inspectors to try and uncover them. Will Stanley, Charlotte, Gertie, Felix, and Herman solve another baffling mystery? OR this time has their luck finally run out and will Forgotten's secrets be lost forever to history?.

Summer vacation has finally arrived, and the Math Inspectors deserve a break. After all, their sixth-grade year was a busy one. On top of all the normal school stuff, Stanley, Charlotte, Gertie, Felix, and Herman made quite a name for themselves as amateur detectives. But when a relaxing day of roller coasters, riddle booths, and waffle eating contests turns into a desperate scramble to save a beloved landmark, the friends quickly discover that this case may be asking more than they are willing to give. In fact, there may only be one way out--to quit. Will this be the end of the Math Inspectors?.