mathematics

Discusses the role of mathematics in education and the use of practical mathematics for everyday life.

A history of developments in mathematics from the geometry of the ancient Greeks to the twentieth-century concept of fractional dimensions, focusing on how these ideas have influenced theories in physics and expanded our understanding of the structure of the universe.

Explains the philosophical implications of recent mathematical theories, including randomness, the Lorenz model, and the catastrophe theory.

Provides a firsthand account of the imaginative methods teachers are using to teach mathematics to children in kindergarten through third grade, in response to the new guidelines from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

A collection of over 250 thought problems in math and physics with answers and explanations.

When people start vanishing from a godforsaken trailer park next to the Folsom Energy Plant, two eleven-year-olds investigate using mathematical clues that were hastily planted by their friend Mrs. Clarke before she disappeared.

Describes learning environments which allow children to master mathematical concepts through the use of computer assisted instruction.

This book discusses math-related occupations such as actuary, banker, computer consultant, economist, and stockbroker, and describes how to prepare for them.