Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone

by Ivars Peterson, Nancy Henderson

There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in and find out allthe exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life.Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-striproller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes theTilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you lllearn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of amathematician.

Once you ve sampled some of the interesting and unique projects inMath Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird diceto figuring out secret codes, you ll see that every trip to theMathZone is an exciting adventure!

Genres: Mathematics

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Ms. Knapp]

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 M?obius-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!

[Araceli Rotaeche · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encanta este libro matemático porque, a través de una entrada a la MATE ZONA (un parque de diversiones matemático), el lector es guiado por distintas aventuras interesantes sobre temas de interés para los matemáticos: La teoría de Nudos, El mapa de cuatro colores, la banda de Moebius, los números de Merssen, Números binarios, etc., etc…
Incluye actividades divertidas y explicaciones científicas sobre el tema de interés en cada actividad…y hace referencia a matemáticos importantes que han estudiado esos conceptos…
Buenísimo para trabajarse en clase con los chicos y descubrir que las matemáticas suelen ser muy divertidas e interesantes…