Remember I told you about The Math Dude? He’s the guy from Quick and Dirty Tips alongside Grammar Girl and Nutrition Diva and Get-Fit Guy. He has a great maths podcast which talks about all the interesting ways that maths topics are used in real life.
Still don’t remember?
Well I mentioned him in this post Have You Seen These 8 High Quality, Free Maths Websites?
Well he’s got a new book out called Why Math Isn’t an Awful Nerd and for the first month it’s FREE on Kindle.
I know what you’re thinking – you haven’t got a Kindle.
Actually, Kindle has free apps
Ok let me tell you about the book, in the product description it’s described as being a book that “shows readers how insanely easy and downright elegant math can be”
The book starts from the basics – no really – he starts by going over even and odd numbers, so even your 7 year old can understand it, then it takes readers step by step through discovering perfect squares.
It’s also got these cool “Secret Agent” quizzes like ” What number between 1 and 10 rhymes with a number between 11 and 20?”
Grab a copy before he starts charging for it.
It’s only 23 pages so it’s not going to take all day to go through it. In fact, I think it’s a perfect maths distraction for those long distance trips. I’m going to whip this out for my own kids at the airport in a few weeks!
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