Math For Kids and Other People Too

by Theoni Pappas

A book that brings mathematics to life in stories, puzzles and challenges.
Here we find -

• How the fractions were squeezed between the whole numbers
• Witness the rise and fall of the Roman numerals
• Do mental gymnastics with intriguing puzzles
• Challenge a friend to a special game
• Help factorials cut things down to size
• Discover what's a zillion
• Learn the magic of binary cards
• and many more topics
A TOTAL of 41 fascinating topics— all presented with the Pappas flair we have come to recognize and enjoy.

- Helps kids find out that mathematics is more than just computation. -
- Lets them discover the world of mathematics.-

Genres: Mathematics

132 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

Theoni Pappas is committed to giving mathematics greater exposure and making it more approachable. Pappas encourages mathematics teachers to share and develop new teaching ideas, methods, and approaches. Her gift to the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) helps teachers in grades 9—12 develop mathematics enrichment materials and lessons complementing a teaching unit implemented in the classroom.

Currently, Pappas is a mathematics educator and consultant. She received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and her M.A. from Stanford University. She became a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in 1967, when she began teaching high school mathematics. Over the years, she has taught basic math, prealgebra, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, precalculus, and calculus.

Through her studies and research, Pappas has developed products that address mathematical ideas, and she has written numerous books, both for the general public and for educational audiences. Her books include More Joy of Mathematics; The Joy of Mathematics; Mathematics Appreciation; Math Talk; Greek Cooking for Everyone; Fractals, Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales; Mathematical Footprints; The Magic of Mathematics; Math-A-Day; The Music of Reason; Mathematical Scandals; The Adventures of Penrose–the Mathematical Cat; and Math for Kids & Other People Too!
from http://www.nctm.org/resources/content...

Reviews

[Vo Khon · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Caterpickles · Rating 4 out of 5]

What the book’s about:
Theoni Pappas’ math books are an engaging blend of math-based stories and puzzles that go far beyond the math facts that can tend to take over the early grades. My intent in giving this book to The Nine-Year-Old was to show her that those drills had a greater purpose. If she learned the math facts, I assured her with all the confidence my English Major brain could summon, one day she too would be able to do cool things with fractals. Unfortunately, Theoni Pappas does such an excellent job of explaining fractals and other advanced math concepts that even kids still struggling with their 8 times tables can master them. Not surprisingly, The Nine-Year-Old has decided that math facts are for the birds.

So, parents, be warned. This book’s great for rekindling a flagging interest in math (or sustaining a healthy one), but be prepared to defend vigorously the idea that basic math facts still need to be learned, even if the world of advanced math doesn’t always appear to include numbers.

Why The Nine-Year-Old picked it up:
“Cool, math-themed book. It got me to love unassigned math. All we do in school is stuff like 9 x 8 = ___, which is 72, by the way. No mobius strips, Fibonacci sequences, palindromes, or fractals! Ugh!!!!”

Review originally posted on my blog Caterpickles in October 2016