Reading List
Below is a list of reading material which you can use to help you reflect on what you are learning in mathematics as well as providing more details to extend your learning.
Many of these items can be found used and inexpensive on Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk)
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Murderous Maths series by Kjartan Poskitt |
Titles include: Easy Questions, Evil Answers |
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The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas | Penrose, a cat with a knack for math, takes children on an adventurous tour of mathematical concepts from fractals to infinity. When the fractal dragon jumps off the computer screen and threatens to grow larger than the room itself, Penrose must find out if fractal patterns can work in reverse, getting smaller instead of larger. |
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Arithmetricks by Edward Julius | Become a mental–math master and astound your friends, family, and teachers with . . . "A fascinating and useful book. I recommend it." ––Jaime Escalante (of Stand and Deliver fame) Hiram W. Johnson High School will fascinate students of all ages. A resource ′must′ for all math programs." ––Howard Wang, Founding Director of Sierra Canyon College Preparatory School "The tips and tricks were really cool." ––Liz Matthews, age 12, Anacapa Middle School Packed with 50 tricks and tips that let you add, subtract, multiply, and divide in a flash, makes math easier and more fun than you′ve ever imagined. You won′t need a calculator, or in many cases even a pencil, to come up with the correct answers. Just a few simple shortcuts will have you solving basic problems in record time. will not only amaze you, it will also help you at school and in your daily life. Most of all, you′ll have plenty of fun along the way! |
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Body Math by Penny Dowdy | The body is full of amazing math facts. Did you know that a sneeze comes out of your nose at 100 miles an hour? How about the odds that you'll have the same hair color as your dad? In Body Math you'll find out all about math and the human body. Vivid photographs and diagrams will show you the way! |
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The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff (early chapter book) | It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess. Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones. What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out? |
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Carry on, Mr Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham (chapter book, Newbery Award, maritime biography) | A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator. |
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Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett |
A stolen painting. A series of unexpected events. Two smart children. Petra and Calder live in a neighbourhood where strange things have started to happen. Seemingly unrelated events connect, a sharp old woman seeks their company - and a priceless Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two children are drawn into an international art sensation where no one is above suspicion. They must rely on their intelligence and a newly acquired knowledge of the artist |
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Fractals, Googols and Other Mathematical Tales by Theoni Pappas | A new treasure trove of stories that make mathematical ideas come to life with an unusual cast of characters. This book explores mathematical concepts and topics such as real numbers, exponents, dimensions, and geometry in both serious and humorous ways. 50 line drawings. |
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The Further Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas | Penrose is back, and ready to usher young readers along as he encounters more amazing mathematical ideas in a sequence of adventure tales. At once demystifying and challenging, the book gives readers visuals to consider and things to do as they - along with Penrose - discover mathematical "rep-tiles"; meet x, the mathematical actor; find out when one and one do not equal two; help Sorry Snowflake find its symmetry; cross pi's path; learn that mathematical donuts are not for dunking; and more. Plus, Penrose tantalizes, teases, and perplexes with his puzzles and games around every corner. Like Pappas's other acclaimed mathematics books for children, these amusing and informative stories are designed to stimulate the imagination and motivate young minds to think about, grasp, and even marvel over concepts they might otherwise shy away from. A good bet for Pappas fans, Penrose fans, math buffs, teachers, students, and parents |
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G is for Googol; A Math Alphabet Book by David Schwartz | B is for Binary, F is for Fibonacci, P is for Probability... even a small sample begins to give you the idea that this is a math book unlike any other. Ranging freely from exponents to light-years to numbers found in nature, this smorgasbord of math concepts and trivia makes a perfect classroom companion or gift book for the budding young mathematician at home. Even the most reluctant math student will be drawn in by the author's trademark wit, Marissa Moss's quirky illustrations and funny captions, and the answers revealed in W is for " When are we ever gonna use this stuff, anyway? |
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Go Figure! A totally cool book about numbers by Johnny Ball | Go Figure! Helps readers investigate mathematical marvels such as why daisies always have 34, 55, or 89 petals, why all the world's phone numbers appear in pi, and other paradoxes that will make readers look at numbers in a whole new way. |
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How Maths Works by Carol Vorderman | |
| Isador A. Inchworm's Magic Math Glasses | ||