E-book Category: Children, Education, Parenting
E-book Title: Poems for the Mathematically Insecure
Author: Joe Pagano
Book Description: Suitable for ages 14 and up
About the Book Poems for the Mathematically Insecure is a novel and humorous collection of math poetry which helps teach through verse what is difficult to teach through math textbooks: math. Using both free verse and rhyme, the author takes you on a curious journey through different realms within the mathematical universe. There's the heartfelt ballad "Help, Please Help, Teacher!" and the curiosity arousing "How Can This Be?" By showing that the real numbers strictly outnumber the counting numbers, this last math poem cleverly proves in verse-a feat to be marveled at-that there is more than one type of infinity. Truly ingenious! Other math poems talk about the interesting properties of some famous mathematical constants like the irrational numbers pi and e, while others inject some science into mathematics by exposing the reader to the phantasmagorical world of fractals and quarks. Some of the poems even teach mathematical lessons on topics such as slope and trigonometry. Indeed "Chief SOHCAHTOA" does just that through a masterful blend of rhyming mnemonics. So for the teacher, the student, the mathematician, and the poetry lover, this ebook of math poems is sure to set your heart on fire with a new passion for both mathematics and poetry. It is no understatement that this collection should be on the desk of every mathematics teacher in the country-and even every English teacher's. So enjoy these math poems as they touch your heart and inspire your soul, while teaching you a thing or two about mathematics. More... | 
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