Math Challenges: Puzzles, Tricks & Games - Hardcover

Vecchione, Glen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806981148 ISBN 13: 9780806981147

Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1898

Synopsis

A collection of mathematical recreations under such categories as "grid & dot games" and "logic puzzles" also includes a discussion of the relationship between each activity and different fields of mathematics

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 6 Up--This slim volume contains a number of mathematical recreations, grouped into categories such as "Grid & Dot Games," "Logic Puzzles," and "Vanishing Tricks." Most are accompanied by illustrations, but not all of them are as helpful as they might be. While answers are provided, some previous knowledge of and/or facility with mathematics would be helpful in order to avoid frustration with these activities. At the beginning of each section, the author gives a brief introduction to the type of activities that follow, including their relationship to different fields of mathematics, such as probability and topology. While the selections are interesting, there is nothing that distinguishes this volume from other math-related amusement books already on the market.

Linda Wadleigh, Oconee County Middle School, Watkinsville, GA

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 1898
• ISBN 10: 0806981148
• ISBN 13: 9780806981147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Zottoli Nina