For seven years, Paul Lockhart's A Mathematician's Lament enjoyed a samizdat-style popularity in the mathematics underground, before demand prompted its 2009 publication to even wider applause and debate. An impassioned critique of K-12 mathematics education, it outlined how we shortchange students by introducing them to math the wrong way. Here Lockhart offers the positive side of the math education story by showing us how math should be done. Measurement...

Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand. Schaum's Outline of Geometry, Sixth Edition features: - Updated content to matches the latest curriculum- Over 650 problems, solved step by step- An accessible format for quick and easy review- Clear explanations for all geometry concepts- Access to revised Schaums.com website and new app with access to 25 problem-solving videos, and more.

You use a toilet every day, but have you thought about the history of them? Let's dive deep into the hidden world of toilets! Examine the inner workings of your everyday toilet, and peek at toilets around the world. Learn why the lack of clean toilets in developing countries is a critical global issue. Students will develop their skills at calculating volume as they are engaged in reading high-interest content. This math reader integrates math and...

This new edition of Painless Geometry provides students with a light-hearted, step-by-step approach to understanding geometry concepts.

Looks at the orbital patterns of the planets and the mathematical patterns surrounding them.

Get ready to discover and uncover the properties of shapes. Learn all about dimensions, length, width, and 2- and 3-dimensional shapes. With the rhyming text in this book, you will discover hexagons, polygons, pentagons, and so much more in a fun and easy to understand way! So blast off and learn all about galactic geometry! This book will allow students to understand that attributes belonging to a category of 2- or 3-dimensional figures also belong

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"Join Sir Cumference and the gang for more wordplay, puns, and problem solving in the clever math adventure that introduces readers to the concepts of area and perimeters. When young Per visits her uncle Sir Cumference and his family, she learns how to play the game, "Inners and Edges." After she finds a clue linking the game to the mysterious castle on the island of Immeter, she must figure out how to find the perimeter and area of a circle to unlock...

The theoretical assumptions of the following mathematical topics are presented in this book:plane geometry (elementary concepts and figures)solid geometrynote to non-Euclidean geometries.In addition, the main applications of these topics are mentioned and some exercises are carried out.