More than a Handbook – “Math on Call: A Mathematics Handbook”
by admin on Jan.14, 2010, under Reviews
According to Wikipedia: “Handbooks may deal with any topic, and are generally compendiums of information in a particular field or about a particular technique. They are designed to be easily consulted and provide quick answers in a certain area.”. Thinking about Mathematics is hard to imagine a complete and useful handbook. Anyway, after checking the book, I’ve been surprised to accept that “Math on a call” is a well done handbook for middle school math and more than that!
The graphic is really explicit and friendly, the information is presented in a very well organized way and there are simple and precise presentation and examples. The subjects are amazed complete presented, respecting a logical order and – very important! – The curriculum. You can see from the list of the supervisors of this book that this work is a serious project designated to students, parents and teachers interested in achieving a quality and pleasant math education.
Anyone who is interested in a specific subject can easy get to it using the table of contents at the beginning of the book or the index at the end of it.
Each subject is presented with explanations, examples in written and graphical form. Numeration, number theory, computation, statistics, probability and odds are some of the classical math subjects we can study, but there are also some “rarely” chapters as: Problem Solving – strategies/skills, Study Tips, Using a computer for math (spreadsheets, internet), Test Taking Skills.
It’s a very helpful book in making the homework – for student and parent – because it helps each of them to remember easily what they have heard and studied already, but also for the teacher – who can learn different strategies and tips for teaching successfully and can have an overview on the taught subject.
It is a book which makes everyone interested in math feeling more secure and friendly in the “relationship” with mathematics.
