Contains "Cyberchase" segments that look at math topics, including patterns in nature, two- and three-dimensional geometry, direction and distance, and timekeeping, and show how math can help solve problems in the real world.
A well-known movie director needs an "explosive" ending for a new action film. And the leading actors will need stunt doubles. Movie stunts are exciting to watch but dangerous to perform. Sharpen your pencils and your math skills and put them to work on a movie set.
"A large bakery wants a regular supply of your homemade brownies. What if you could figure out how to do it out of your parents' kitchen using math? This amazing book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who are building their own businesses. Math is an important part of the job of running a pet store or a bakery, or creating a video game. Three exciting stories lead to a problem you must solve using math. A toolbox section helps take you through similar examples and provides math exercises you can do that will help give you a better understanding of how to solve the problem in the story."--.
