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Illustrated Dictionary of Math - IR
Series: Illustrated Dictionaries
Author: Rogers, Kirsteen
• Ages: 12 years and up
• Size of book: 6 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
• Pages: 128
| • |  | Earned the Learning Magazine 2008 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family |
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Everyone studying math needs this book, and it is an essential study guide when preparing for exams. Over 500 definitions of all the key terms and concepts. More than 300 useful illustrations and diagrams. Over 100 worked examples. Comprehensive cross-referencing and detailed index. Internet links to recommended websites
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978-0-7945-1629-1 |
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978-1-60130-013-3 |
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| Review of this title |
Norma D. Kellam - May 2007
MATH KIDS CAN USE
“I flipped this nickel three times and only got heads,” your daughter says. “The next one has to be tails.” She needs to learn more about probability.
Illustrated Dictionary of Math by Tori Large, for ages 12 and up, will inform your daughter that each time she flips a coin, the chance of tails is 50 percent, with no effect from previous coin flips. She will also learn many other useful and intriguing math facts. This new edition, which belongs to the “Illustrated Dictionaries” series, is available in flexi-binding or library binding. An education consultant assisted with this book.
Adam Constantine’s small drawings provide clarification of the abstract math concepts. Most of the drawings consist of geometric figures. Among drawings of various types of quadrilaterals—four-sided shapes—is one called a kite because it has the typical configuration of this toy. A pink piggy bank and three coins appear beside a handwritten calculation of compound interest.
The first of four sections presents numerous characteristics of numbers. The author includes the term top heavy to refer to improper fractions, those with a value of more than one, such as 7/3. Readers will find out that the use of a dot for a decimal point isn’t universal: “Some countries use a comma in place of a dot (e.g. 1,2) to avoid confusion with a dot that they use as a symbol for multiplication.”
The title of the largest section is “Shape, Space and Measures.” In this section, teens and preteens learn about an array of shapes and about graphs on which points have a position in relation to two lines labeled X-axis and Y-axis. Readers also find out how to draw triangles of different sizes by using a protractor and a set of compasses. The author defines this second item: “A mathematical instrument used for drawing circles and arcs.” Five pages deal with basic trigonometry, presenting a new way to calculate the properties of triangles.
In the section on algebra, readers discover that solving equations involves determining the value of letters that represent unknown numbers. Algebraic graphs represent equations with two or more unknowns. The examples in the book have two unknowns and show changes in the value of the second unknown based on variations in the first one. These graphs may contain straight lines, curves, or a circle depending on the type of equation represented.
The section titled “Handling Data” includes methods of collecting information, such as observation and questionnaires. In this section, young people also learn how to record data, to calculate three kinds of averages, and to determine the spread of the data. Various kinds of graphs offer alternatives for representing information, including pictographs and pie graphs.
Two pages define money terms, with frequent inclusion of an additional brief explanation. A page lists important symbols used in math. The index serves as a tool for hunting specific information, while recommended websites enable readers to go further in exploring the topics discussed.
As your daughter applies the principles of math to everyday situations, she develops a better understanding of the world around her.
For more information call EDC Publishing at (800) 475-4522.
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