Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss by Danica McKellar (Author). Final 12 months, actress and math genius Danica McKellar made waves nationwide, challenging the “math nerd” stereotype-and giving girls the instruments to ace exams and homework in her distinctive simply-us-ladies style. Now, in Kiss My Math, McKellar empowers a brand new crop of girls-7th to 9th graders-taking over the following stages of mathematics: pre-Algebra.
Stepping up not only the math, but in addition the sass and elegance, Kiss My Math will assist math-phobic teenagers all over the place relax about math, and at last “get” unfavorable numbers, variables, absolute values, exponents, and more. Every chapter options:
• Step-by-step instruction
• Time-saving tips and methods
• Illuminating apply problems with detailed options
• Real-world examples
• True tales from Danica’s own life as a student and actress
Kiss My Math also consists of more fun extras--together with character quizzes, reader polls, and actual-life testimonials-- in the end revealing why pre-Algebra is simpler, extra related, and extra glamorous than ladies think.
This may be the very best math useful resource for the brand new 7th grader that's on the shelf today. Our son started 7th grade pre-algebra this year and, while he's an A pupil in different topics, this introduced him (and us) to our knees. Danica's guide has been capable of making every chapter in the faculty text ebook able to being understood. Danica has some funny ways she will get the children to humanize a number of the extra technical elements of math, making the concept easier to narrate to and to remember. Our son just completed the primary trimester with a B+ and we're sure this would have been a C or less if we did not have the Danica's book. That is the very best $15 you will spend serving to your youngsters in pre-algebra.
This book is nice for ladies that struggle with math. It makes math not so intimidating and scary. Even though the e book does not cover all state requirements it does assist with the troublesome units of math. I'm doing a research paper for my senior mission over this e-book and how girls can get excited in regards to the subject. I feel math lecturers should have her books in the classroom to get girls actually pumped up for math.
My beloved the present Wonder Years and Danica were great it it as Winnie Cooper. But it surely was attention-grabbing to see that she went on after that success to get a college diploma in math from UCLA. These two books she has written are supposed for elementary and junior high school ladies to assist them gain confidence in math. I feel the books might be helpful to my boys as nicely had they come out earlier. My eldest son is on faculty and the younger one is in 11th grade. By the point she writes one of high school math like analysis and calculus they are going to both be in college. However, stick with it Danica, an actress and glamour girl and a math whiz, what a superb combination.
Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss
Danica McKellar (Author)
352 pages
Hudson Street Press; 1St Edition edition (August 5, 2008)
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