How math works : a guide to grade school arithmetic for parents and teachers / G. Arnell Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, G. Arnell, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--Parent participation.

Mathematics.

Arithmetic--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--Parent participation.

Arithmetic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Math is a subject many people find intimidating. But many don't understand the history of math and how it came to be what it is today. Here, G. Arnell Williams illuminates, in plain and simple terms, how we got the math we use today, the math our children learn, and the math we struggle at times to explain.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Part II; Author's Note; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Part III; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Part IV; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-44429-6

1-4422-1876-2