Math

Math, so often a mystery to children, is simply explained in I Wish I Knew That Math. With clear, commonsense explanations of mathematical concepts and fun and interesting applications, this book is a great way to increase your understanding of math. The concepts addressed include, but are certainly not limited to:
• Basic operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• The math behind money.
• The connections between math and music.
• Irrational numbers - Why did Pythagoras have one of his followers killed just for talking about the square root of 2?
• The value of zero.
• Angles - from acute, all the way to reflexive.
• Coordinates and the Cartesian plane.
• Probability - What is the likelihood of being struck by lightning?
• Logic - induction, deduction and Sherlock Holmes.
• Computers and algorithms.
• Code breaking - from ancient Rome to super computers.

With its readable style and engaging examples, I Wish I Knew That: Math can give children a head start or a helping hand in their understanding of math. Even grownups could learn a thing or two that they may have forgotten or maybe things they never learned at all!