Tag: Math
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BR328) “Build a Mathematical Mind” Book Review
Build a Mathematical Mind: Even If You Think You Can’t Have One by Albert Rutherford. 3/5 rating. 79 pages. Book #44 of 2023. Read November 4, 2023. This is a short book about habits of mind and the bases behind math. While I didn’t think that this was the most entertaining book, it did sum…
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BR286) “Infinity” Book Review
Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable by Brian Clegg. 2/5 rating. 243 pages. Book #2 of 2023. Read January 16, 2023. This book was an absolute slog to get through. Brian took an incredibly complex topic and did not make it any easier to understand. I literally teach math and theoretically would be in…
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BR257) “What is Calculus About?” Book Review
What is Calculus About? by W.W. Sawyer. 3/5 rating. 112 pages. Book #24 of 2022. Read May 8, 2022. If there were any questions left on whether I’m a complete nerd, those have all been put to bed by my reading this book in my spare time… “The mathematician has the instincts of the explorer;…
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BR244) “Here’s Looking at Euclid” Book Review
Here’s Looking at Euclid: From Counting Ants to Games of Chance – An Awe-Inspiring Journey Through the World of Numbers by Alex Bellow. 4/5 rating. 291 pages. Book #11 of 2022. Read February 9, 2022. This book is incredible; I absolutely loved it! I gave it a 4, but the first 2/3rds or so of…
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BR223) “Mathematical Mindsets” Book Review
Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students’ Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching by Jo Boaler. 4/5 rating. 208 pages. Book #59 of 2021. Read October 16, 2021. This is a math teaching textbook, but absolutely turns traditional teaching on its head and sparked so many ideas I look forward to trying in my classroom!…