| Crimes and Mathdemeanors Contributor(s): Hathout, Leith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1568812604 ISBN-13: 9781568812601 Publisher: A K PETERS OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 793.74 |
| LCCN: 2006102291 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of short detective stories for young adults who are interested in applying high school level mathematics and physics to solving mysteries. The main character is Ravi, a 14-year-old math genius who helps the local police solve cases. Each chapter is a detective story with a mathematical puzzle at its core that Ravi is able to solve. The author invites the reader to solve the case on his or her own and then explains the mathematics used to find the solution to the puzzle. |