Math Trek
Author | : Ivars Peterson |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1999-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780471315704 |
ISBN-13 | : 0471315702 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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!