| Math Girls Talk about Integers Contributor(s): Yuki, Hiroshi (Author), Reeder, Joseph (Editor), Gonzalez, Tony (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1939326230 ISBN-13: 9781939326232 Publisher: Bento Books, Inc. OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Mathematics - General |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Math Girls Talk About Integers introduces students to a variety of fun and informative topics in discrete math, including curious features of the prime numbers, tricks for checking for multiples of 3 and 9 (and why those tricks work ), using division remainders to solve some unusual problems, and an in-depth look at proof by mathematical induction. These topics are introduced through conversations between the characters from Math Girls, offering a fun way to learn this serious content. Each chapter comes with review problems and answers, and an appendix gives more challenging, open-ended problems for readers wanting to push the limits of their understanding. |