Ellenberg, Jordan
Summary: "In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It's a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 510 ELLCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 ELLCheng, Eugenia
Summary: "X and Y are desperate to bake infinite pie! With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, X and Y will use math concepts to bake their way to success!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 CHEKoll, Hilary
Summary: "Fun pictograms and infographics about the oceans make learning about math topics easy and fun. In this book, readers go on a mission deep underwater and use their mathematical skills while learning about scuba diving and submarines, and exploring life in coral reefs, deep ocean waters, and underwater volcanoes. Math puzzles and exercises help children build confidence in their math skills."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.46 KOLTowler, Paige
Summary: "This book introduces young readers to math concepts around buildings"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: J 690.2 TOWColson, Rob
Summary: "Experiments and research challenges help reinforce mathematical concepts in this fascinating book about great math thinkers in history and their discoveries. Readers will enjoy reading the stories behind each breakthrough in math as well as the mini bios of the math "STEM-gineers" who solved them."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510.9 COLImafidon, Ann-Marie
Summary: Presents thirty activities and crafts for readers to practice key math skills, including practicing multiplication by playing bingo, designing and building a mini house to learn about perimeter, and exploring map coordinates through a treasure map.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Luckett, Kate
Summary: Give your math skills a boost with this interactive study guide to simple calculations through to more complex topics. Discover shapes and geometry, explore different formulas in algebra, and learn how to present data through step-by-step explanations and informative diagrams. Find out how math can be useful in science, art, nature, and more. After you learn about key mathematical concepts,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portable Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 510 LUCHood, Susan
Summary: "One can be one thing all on its own-one star, one stream, one stick, one stone. But those on their toes, those using their smarts, know one can be more than the sum of its parts. Consider the two slices of bread that make up one sandwich, or the three lines of poetry that form one haiku, or even the ten years that form one decade. From one to ten, from sandwiches to centuries, every part is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOOSummary: This video describes how to estimate costs of products and services, determine the circumference of an object and its effect on motion, and calculate area and volume. Dramatized segments and computer animations illustrate ways to use measurements taken from blueprints to estimate construction costs; determine tire sizes, which affect vehicle speed; and calculate a running track's circumference...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video describes how to identify points, plot ordered pairs on a graph, use map coordinates to find locations, and apply graphical break-even analysis to linear functions. Dramatized segments and computer animations illustrate ways to describe positions on a game board by using coordinates; program an industrial robot to assemble TVs in a factory; use a road map while traveling; and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Oxley, Jennifer
Summary: "Peg and Cat are at the South Pole preparing to watch the ski race at the Animal Winter Games. Suddenly they spy the Penguins zooming downhill. CRASH! The Penguins apologize ("Snow problem," says Cat), but it seems that there is a problem: the Penguins keep slamming into things! So they all try again, with Peg shouting directions each time they come to a hurdle. "Go over! Go under! Go in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This video describes how whole numbers and decimals are used in the monetary system, how to calculate costs in foreign currencies, and how to use exponents. Dramatized segments and computer animations focus on ways to determine the international value of U.S. dollars at a currency exchange; select chairs for an interior decorating job while staying within a budget; and calculate interstellar...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Szymanski, Jennifer
Summary: "This book introduces young readers to math concepts around space exploration"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: J 520.1 SZYRogers, Kirsteen.
Summary: Lively illustrations together with hundreds of useful examples will inspire children to grasp the basics, setting them on course for a lifetime of maths confidence and success There are links to carefully selected websites with online maths puzzles, games and resources designed to reinforce the key points.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 ROGSummary: This program provides a fascinating survey of mathematical modeling through the ages-from scratch marks on early bone, to the ingenious Babbage Engine-forerunner of the modern computer. Primitive models include the early Greek sundial and astrolabe; a knotted rope used by the Incas to keep track of the community larder; and a wooden tablet with tally marks showing the number of kegs received by...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Kaplan’s GRE Math Workbook includes more than 1,000 realistic practice questions to help you get comfortable and confident with the Quantitative section of the test.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1664 GREMcInerney, Joanna.
Summary: "The Leafies need your help! Explore their jungle world and help them put on a birthday party for the king. Navigate through the temple ruins and watch out for the giant orangutan, solving math problems and collecting objects along the way"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC MCIStephenson, Neal
Summary: Raz, a mathematician, is among a cohort of secluded scientists and philosophers who are called upon to save the world from impending catastrophe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STEDotlich, Rebecca Kai
Summary: "A rhyming picture-book introduction to math for the very young, with visual depictions of everyday STEM applications."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Kung, David T.
Summary: "Understanding the connections between music and mathematics helps you appreciate both, even if you have no special ability in either field--from knowing the mathematics behind tuning an instrument to understanding the features that define your favorite pieces. By exploring the mathematics of music, you also learn why non-Western music sounds so different, gain insight into the technology of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 HOWStarbird, Michael
Summary: Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Michael Starbird, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin. Presents a collection of topics that reveal the rich, wondrous structure of what we see around us. Patterns in nature are the source of our geometrical understanding of the world. Abstracting those patterns leads to concepts from classical geometry. Extensions of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MATRapoport, Rebecca
Summary: "Math Lab for Kids provides 52 fun labs to teach children basic math concepts through activities and games."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 RAPWilding, Karen
Summary: Shares a visual guide of basic math operations, including counting, measuring, and shapes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 513 WILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 513 WILSummary: Provides step-by-step instructions for fifteen projects that demonstrate mathematical principles, including making robots, magic wands, different-shaped aliens, and rainbow bottles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2019