Looks at the world's volcanoes from a mathematical point of view, discussing how they are formed and the different types of eruptions that can occur.

Perhaps no subject strikes so much fear in the hearts of high school and college students as Algebra I, except of course its older, meaner sibling, Algebra II! Starting with reinforcing concepts from Algebra I and with lots of practice and tips along the way, Idiot's Guides: Algebra II eases you into second-year algebra to help you master your academic goals. With Common Core instruction in mind, students get:

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This ultimate parents' guide to elementary school math features projects, games, and activities children and parents can do together to increase their understanding of basic math concepts. Fun activities such as mapping a child's bedroom for practice in measurements or keeping a diary of numeric items like vacation mileage and expenses reinforce the math skills outlined in each lesson. Using the standards issued by the National Council of Teachers...

"A comic, bittersweet tale of family evocative of The Yiddish Policemen's Union and Everything Is Illuminated Alexander 'Sasha' Karnokovitch and his family would like to mourn the passing of his mother, Rachela, with modesty and dignity. But Rachela, a famous Polish émigré mathematician and professor at the University of Wisconsin, is rumored to have solved the million-dollar, Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem. Rumor also has it that she spitefully...

"[This book] will show anyone in any field how to think straight. In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out-- from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have relished Polya's deft-- indeed, brilliant-- instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the...

Use your math skills to be a topflight airline pilot. Pass your cadet assessment in flight training, and then travel the world. To become an officer, you will need to read information from a bar chart, use fractions and division to complete flight checks on a jumbo jet, use a compass to answer flight plan questions, and more.

Outlines strategies and presents advice for how to solve arithmatic, algebraic, or geometric word problems, showing readers how to transform story questions into simpler problems using units, pictures or charts, and equations.

Shows how math skills can be used to learn more about tsunamis, including the triggers, the difference from regular waves, and where they occur most often.