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(0)Robert Eastaway
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Why do your chances of winning the lottery increase if you buy your ticket on Friday? Why do traffic lights always seem to be red when you're in a hurry? Is bad luck just chance, or can it be explained?
The intriguing answers to these and other questions about the curiosities of everyday life can be found in this delightfully irreverent and highly informative book. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? explains how math and the laws of probability are constantly...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Can you help me with my math homework?" If, like most parents, this question fills you with dread, then this is the book for you. In the "good old days, " elementary students simply memorized their times tables and struggled through long division. Today, students are expected not just to find the right answer, but also to choose the best method for doing so--and to explain why it works. On top of that, students are learning new strategies--even for...
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