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Title: G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book by Schwartz David, Moss Marissa, David M. Schwartz, Marissa Moss ISBN: 1-883672-58-9 Publisher: Tricycle Pr Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: My son couldn't put this one down!
Comment: My son is seven and working his way through 5th grade math. This book reviewed some concepts for him and introduced him to others. He thought it was fascinating! There's a lot of information packed into these pages, and the author delivers it all in a very entertaining manner. Don't let the ABC picture book concept fool you, this book was designed with the help of 4th-6th grade students and teachers. I give it five stars!
Rating: 4
Summary: "Google:" mind-boggling and well worth a goggle.
Comment: "G is for Google" explains complex math concepts in a palatable format. From "abacus" to "zillion," detailed descriptions are combined with fun cartoons and illustrations that bring math concepts down to earth. Even adults can learn a thing or two from this book: for instance, how the German city of Konigsberg, with its seven bridges, came to demonstrate the network theory. How many grown-ups really know the quantity of a google, the two ways of writing a google, and how this number got the name "google" in the first place?
Armed with this book, I was finally able to answer some of my son's questions, such as "what comes after a trillion?" Answer: a quadrillion, a quintillion, a sextillion, and so forth. This information is filed under "z is for zillion," where it is explained that a zillion is not a real number, but merely means "a lot." (One of many math myths dispelled in the book.) Some other terms that are explained include: "fibonacci," "exponent," and "probability," as well as the less intimidating "jupiter" and "diamond."
While the alphabet format is more conducive to browsing than reference, there is a glossary of math terms in the back of the book. "G is for Google" is primarily for ages nine and up, although some younger children who are particularly interested or gifted in math may benefit.
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Title: Q Is for Quark: A Science Alphabet Book by David M. Schwartz, Kim Doner ISBN: 1582460213 Publisher: Tricycle Pr Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Grapes of Math: Mind Stretching Math Riddles by Greg Tang, Harry Briggs ISBN: 043921033X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat: The Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas ISBN: 1884550142 Publisher: Wide World Pub Tetra Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan ISBN: 1570911525 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan ISBN: 157091169X Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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