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Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level

Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level
By Mario Salvadori, Joseph P. Wright

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From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: “Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get?” Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu concepts of zero as well as Mr. William Shanks’ 1858 attempt at hand-calculating pi.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #547057 in Books
  • Published on: 1998-07-01
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .40" h x 7.00" w x 9.90" l, .73 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 184 pages

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
Salvadori, the author of numerous architectural titles (The Art of Construction [1990]), turns his attention to mathematics in this offering. The topics include basic arithmetic operations, plane and solid geometry, graphing, simultaneous linear equations, and probability. Each chapter begins with an introduction explaining the concept, followed by a list of problems for readers to solve. Although these activities are mathematically sound, the term game is a misnomer (as is the heading for the exercises--"Math Camp"), making this much more likely to appeal to middle-school teachers than to their students. Recommended for larger collections or libraries with great demand for this subject; answers appended. Kay Weisman

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"Outstanding resource invites youngsters to sharpen their math skills and learn new ways to solve a variety of math problems."  —Children’s Literature

Ingram
From addition to subtraction to plane and space geometry, graphing, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle-school math with problems that children can understand and "want" to solve. 20 line drawings. 20 tables.