What's the Point of Math?
by DK
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Pub Date Jan 28 2020 | Archive Date Apr 17 2020
DK | DK Children
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Description
This book unpacks how math is an essential part of our everyday life in ways that you never thought of. Full of crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers and beautiful illustrations show you that math is interesting, fun, and not intimidating at all!
Ever wondered where math originated from? This fantastic educational book unpacks all the curious questions that your child has about math including intriguing historical stories that explore the often-surprising origins of math that we use in our daily lives.
Learn about how the formation of number sequences began, to the origins of trigonometry, and find out how to become a trillionaire! Math in our daily lives is used in many things that might not even seem that obvious.
Math Controls Just About Everything
Inspire your children with numbers and help bring mathematical explanations to life with this engaging educational book. Expand their knowledge in the complexity of understanding math by using simple illustrative examples.
To make these topics more exciting and impactful, the book is full of great puzzles, awesome games, and interesting facts that will break barriers in their understanding. "Try it out" examples give mathematical explanations that are simple and easy to grasp.
What’s The Point Of Math? will not only change your child’s perception of numbers but give them the skills and understanding to apply the principles in their everyday life!
This educational book explains the point of:
- Numbers and counting
- Shapes and measuring
- Patterns and sequences
- Probability and logic
- Data and statistics
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781465481733 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 128 |
Featured Reviews
Kelly (, Reviewer
First, as a math teacher, I fell in love with the concept of this book. I loved the cover. It is so colorful and full of illustrations that instantly draw you in. The title is another perfect aspect as that is the question we face every single day with our students. As I was reading through this I couldn't help but be drawn into the age friendly illustrations and language. It was full of so many interesting facts and arguments for the "point of math." The book was very user friendly and suitable for so many different audiences. I absolutely adored this book!
Reviewer 160372
What’s The Point Of Math is another amazing book from DK. This book is fun book to flip through learning about math from history to today. It’s choke full of fun facts, history, and examples. We will definitely be using this a recourse in outer homeschool math. First, I will have my son read “How To Use Prime Numbers.” I think this will help him understand better and his to relate it in real life.
Hannah H, Educator
Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an ARC.
This is a FABULOUS book! It highlights the major content areas of math as well as people who were influential in that area. It a book that shows Mathematics are fun. Its a bit of a history of math, which is a great way to promote understanding apart from problem solving.
I would recommend this to elementary teachers who teach math as well as those who are exposed to math regularly.
Vidya T, Reviewer
My Quick Thoughts: If you have been reading my blog long enough, you know I enjoy reading Math related books. And this one is perfect, and to the point!
I love the concept, the illustrations, the explanations, the .. well, everything about this book. Using historical facts and stories, examples on how to use math in real life (from how to count your cows to how to host the perfect pizza party), as well as a gazillion other fun and challenging things, this book shows how (and why) math is used everywhere.
It is, if I have to come to the point, a gem of a book! Like infinitely wonderful, and shows readers that math is fun and important with vibrant illustrations and an engaging format. A totally great giftable book for all ages.
Source: Review copy from Netgalley
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