Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone - Paperback
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Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone - Paperback
$16.00
by Ivars Peterson (Author), Nancy Henderson (Author)
Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone
There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in and find out all the exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life. Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the Mobius-strip roller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes the Tilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you'll learn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of a mathematician.
Once you have sampled some of the interesting and unique projects in Math Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird diceto figuring out secret codes, you ll see that every trip to the Math Zone is an exciting adventure!
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Take the ride of your life in the MathZone!
There's a new amusement park in town. Come on in-and find out all the exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life. Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the Möbius-strip roller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes the Tilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you'll learn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of a mathematician.
Once you've sampled some of the interesting and unique projects in Math Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird dice to figuring out secret codes, you'll see that every trip to the MathZone is an exciting adventure!
Author Biography
IVARS PETERSON is an award-winning mathematics writer known for his popular books The Jungles of Randomness, The Mathematical Tourist, and Islands of Truth. He also writes about mathematics for Science News and Muse magazines.
NANCY HENDERSON is a freelance writer and editor whose articles have appeared in New Scientist, Science and Children, U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Post, and many other publications.
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.27 x 10 x 7 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 15, 1999
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (2000)
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