Using Math to Survive in the Wild
Author: Hilary Koll
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780836867671
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents math activities, using information on survival skills.
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Using Math on a Space Mission
Author: Hilary Koll
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780836867633
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines the importance of math in the conduct of space missions, and uses that format to foster an understanding of numbers, measurements, shapes, charts, and diagrams.
Using Math in the ER
Author: Hilary Koll
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780836867626
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents math activities, using real-life data and facts about hospitals and medicine.
Using Math to Design a Roller Coaster
Author: Hilary Koll
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2006-12-15
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780836867664
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explains how math skills are needed to inspect structures for safety and includes math activities using real-life data and facts about roller coasters.
Using Math to Climb Mount Everest
Author: Hilary Koll
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780836867657
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents math activities, using real-life data and facts about mountain climbing.
Using Math to Build a Skyscraper
Author: Hilary Koll
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780836867640
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explains how math skills are needed to build a skyscraper and includes math activities using real-life data and facts about tall buildings.
How Pi Can Save Your Life
Author: Chris Waring
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-08-31
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1646042239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Math to the rescue! Discover equations for all sorts of real-world situations in this fun guide to surviving an unpredictable world. Learn how to survive absurd yet statistically possible scenarios using the all-encompassing power of mathematical equations! Whether you paid much attention in math class or not, the inescapable truth is that life is full of equations. You use differentiation when driving from point A to B and apply basic geometry when you’re crossing the road between traffic, even if you don’t realize it. But what if you were plummeting to your death in a plane with no engine and needed to know what size parachute to make from your cabinmate’s sari in order to survive? Math teacher Chris Waring tackles some frankly ridiculous scenarios with essential, bulletproof equations so you can learn to: Communicate with an alien civilization Save your town from a zombie apocalypse Contain a major oil spill Excavate a fossil that could be a major scientific discovery Pilot a space shuttle back to earth Guard a priceless painting in the Louvre Perform Hollywood stunts in a blockbuster action film, and more! Praise for Chris Waring “Exploring the mysteries of math has never been so much fun.” —Lancashire Evening Post
Wonders of Numbers
Author: Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003-01-16
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780195348002
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Who were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? Jam-packed with thought-provoking mathematical mysteries, puzzles, and games, Wonders of Numbers will enchant even the most left-brained of readers. Hosted by the quirky Dr. Googol--who resides on a remote island and occasionally collaborates with Clifford Pickover--Wonders of Numbers focuses on creativity and the delight of discovery. Here is a potpourri of common and unusual number theory problems of varying difficulty--each presented in brief chapters that convey to readers the essence of the problem rather than its extraneous history. Peppered throughout with illustrations that clarify the problems, Wonders of Numbers also includes fascinating "math gossip." How would we use numbers to communicate with aliens? Check out Chapter 30. Did you know that there is a Numerical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? You'll find it in Chapter 45. From the beautiful formula of India's most famous mathematician to the Leviathan number so big it makes a trillion look small, Dr. Googol's witty and straightforward approach to numbers will entice students, educators, and scientists alike to pick up a pencil and work a problem.
How Pi Can Save Your Life
Author: Chris Waring
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-08-31
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1646041933
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"How Pi Can Save Your Life tackles some frankly ridiculous scenarios with essential, bullet-proof equations that you'll probably never apply in real life. But before you get into the life-saving mathematics, this book will start you off with the essential math that will be the key to taking on the wild scenarios later on in this book. Using only the power of equations, you will be able to: communicate with an alien civilization, save your town from a zombie apocalypse, contain a major oil spill, excavate a fossil that could be a major scientific discovery, perform Hollywood stunts in a blockbuster action film, and more!"--
The Calculus Diaries
Author: Jennifer Ouellette
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-08-31
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1101459034
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Kiss My Math meets A Tour of the Calculus Jennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But then the English-major-turned-award-winning-science-writer had a change of heart and decided to revisit the equations and formulas that had haunted her for years. The Calculus Diaries is the fun and fascinating account of her year spent confronting her math phobia head on. With wit and verve, Ouellette shows how she learned to apply calculus to everything from gas mileage to dieting, from the rides at Disneyland to shooting craps in Vegas-proving that even the mathematically challenged can learn the fundamentals of the universal language.
