Gotcha! Strategy Games for Math and Logic (Homeschool Math Manual) - Softcover

Gaskins, Denise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892083140 ISBN 13: 9781892083142

Publisher: Tabletop Academy Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Games encourage a creatively logical approach to solving problems. When children play strategy games, they learn to enjoy the challenge of thinking hard. Here are more than 20 games your family can enjoy at home or in the car. As a bonus for homeschoolers and teachers, this book includes a guide to analyzing games and a brief introduction to Game Theory.

About this title

About the Author

Denise Gaskins is a veteran home-schooling mom who loves math, and she delights in sharing that love with young people. “Math is like ice cream, with more flavors than you can imagine,” she says. “And if all you ever do is textbook math—that’s like eating broccoli-flavored ice cream!”

Denise has taught or tutored at every level from preschool to undergraduate college physics—in classrooms, workshops, laboratory classes, and one-on-one. She has written four books on teaching math in the homeschool, and she publishes the bimonthly newsletter Mathematical Adventures for upper-elementary through high school students.

From the Inside Flap

Strategy games combine a relief from tedious textbook work with the adventure of creatively logical thinking. In their determinations to win, children build reasoning skills that will serve them the rest of their lives. Let Denise Gaskins introduce your family to:
--Nim, the classic Chinese game for all ages.
--Sprouts and Boxes, two pencil-and-paper games your children can play anywhere.
--Secret Number, a flexible version of Mastermind that is perfect for car trips.
--The Rule of the Game, a conversational challenge to keep your students guessing.
--Combat Checkers—a new twist on an old friend.
--Chess variations that turn the game into a science fiction or fantasy adventure.
--“Multicultural” folk games from around the world.
--Plus a brief foray into the mathematics of game theory.
--And much more—over 20 games in all.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tabletop Academy Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892083140
• ISBN 13: 9781892083142
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 100