First Grade Fun with Numbers (Sylvan Fun on the Run Series)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $3.99

Have fun building math skills with Sylvan's proven techniques for success!

First Grade Fun with Numbers helps children improve their math skills through engaging games and activities. Students can learn and practice basic math skills while they:

·  Decode clues to put numbers into a crossword puzzle
·  Navigate a maze by skip-counting numbers to follow... Read more >

Proving Darwin
Making Biology Mathematical
Written by Gregory Chaitin

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $15.00

Groundbreaking mathematician Gregory Chaitin gives us the first book to posit that we can prove how Darwin’s theory of evolution works on a mathematical level.
 
For years it has been received wisdom among most scientists that, just as Darwin claimed, all of the Earth’s life-forms evolved by blind chance. But does Darwin’s...

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First Grade Math Games & Puzzles (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $12.99

A solid foundation of basic math skills is essential for early success in math. Children who can connect their understanding of math to the world around them will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The games and puzzles in this workbook are designed... Read more >

Third Grade Geometry Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 18, 2011
Price: $12.99

Success in math includes mastery of geometry skills and requires children to make connections between the real world and geometry concepts in order to solve problems. Successful problem solvers will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The activities in this workbook are designed... Read more >

The Glorious Golden Ratio

Written by Alfred S. Posamentier

Format: Hardcover, 363 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $27.00

What exactly is the Golden Ratio? How was it discovered? Where is it found? These questions and more are thoroughly explained in this engaging tour of one of mathematics' most interesting phenomena. Veteran educators and prolific mathematics writers trace the appearance of the Golden Ratio throughout history and demonstrate a variety... Read more >

Mathematics in 10 Lessons
The Grand Tour
Written by Jerry P. King

Format: Trade Paperback, 394 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $18.95

Many of us trained mainly in the humanities and liberal arts may respect mathematics as an essential scientific discipline, but have done very little mathematics and often feel intimidated by its rigors. If you’ve ever wondered what mathematicians mean by the aesthetic elegance of their subject, here is your chance to... Read more >

Kindergarten Math Games & Puzzles (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $12.99

A solid foundation of basic math skills is essential for early success in math. Children who can connect their understanding of math to the world around them will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The games and puzzles in this workbook are designed... Read more >

A Tour of the Calculus

Written by David Berlinski

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2011
Price: $11.99

In its largest aspect, the calculus functions as a celestial measuring tape, able to order the infinite expanse of the universe. Time and space are given names, points, and limits; seemingly intractable problems of motion, growth, and form are reduced to answerable questions. Calculus was humanity's first attempt to represent the... Read more >

Proving Darwin
Making Biology Mathematical
Written by Gregory Chaitin

Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $11.99

Groundbreaking mathematician Gregory Chaitin gives us the first book to posit that we can prove how Darwin’s theory of evolution works on a mathematical level.
 
For years it has been received wisdom among most scientists that, just as Darwin claimed, all of the Earth’s life-forms evolved by blind chance. But does Darwin’s...

Read more >

Fifth Grade Basic Math Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 19, 2010
Price: $12.99

Success in math requires children to make connections between the real world and math concepts in order to solve problems. Successful problem solvers will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your children catch up... Read more >