mathematics

From abacus to zero property of multiplication, this handy reference guide for students contains more than 500 common mathematical terms.

Collects math poems for children covering topics including symmetry, patterns, money, skip-counting, shapes, and time.

Discusses the math involved in the creation and operations of arcades.

Fun pictograms and infographics about planet Earth make learning about math topics such as volume, scale diagrams, division, and number lines easy and fun. In this book, readers go on a mission to protect threatened areas around the world and use their mathematical skills to measure geysers, protect forests, and check on glaciers. Math puzzles and exercises help children build confidence in their math skills.

Discusses notable construction projects, the techniques used to build them, and related math concepts.

Examines revolutionary advances in mathematics, physics, science, chemistry, biology and medicine by revealing the lives of the people responsible for them.

Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.

"Simplifies middle school math curriculum and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces a variety of unusual careers that use math including criminalist, astronaut, and avalanche researcher.

An introduction to basic math concepts that encourages students to learn math vocabulary by writing problems in the form of poems, providing information on place value and fractions, geometry and graphs, measurement and money.