Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss (McKellar Math) - Softcover

McKellar, Danica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452295408 ISBN 13: 9780452295407

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2009

Synopsis

Read Danica McKellar's posts on the Penguin Blog.
The "New York Times" bestseller-from the author of "Math Doesn't Suck "and "Hot X: Algebra Exposed"-teaches girls how to kick pre-algebra butt
In her "New York Times" bestselling books, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shatters the "math nerd" stereotype and gives girls the tools to ace middle-school math in her unique, just- us-girls style. Now, in her second book, "Kiss My Math," McKellar empowers a new crop of girls-seventh to ninth graders-to tackle the next level of mathematics: pre-algebra.
Stepping up not only the math but the sass and style, McKellar helps math-phobic teenagers moving up into high school chill out and finally "get" negative numbers, variables, absolute values, exponents, and more. As she did so effectively in "Math Doesn't Suck," McKellar uses personality quizzes, reader polls, real-life testimonials, and stories from her own life-in addition to clear instruction, helpful tips, and practice problems-revealing why pre-algebra is easier, more relevant, and more glamorous than girls think. McKellar is clearly reaching her audience: parents, teachers, and especially girls are asking for more.

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Review

"McKellar... may well have done more to encourage girls to stick with math than any government task force... the wildly enthusiastic response [her books] have received speaks to the effect that can be achieved by reworking the contents of standard math and science problems and countering the perception that boys won't like girls who are smart."--Eileen Pollack, The New York Times

"A new pre-algebra survival guide."--USNEWS.com

About the Author

Danica McKellar is the bestselling author of "Math Doesn't Suck, Hot X: Algebra Exposed, " and, most recently, "Girls Get Curves." Best known for her roles on "The Wonder Years" and "The West Wing," Danica McKellar is also an internationally recognized mathematician and advocate for math education. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics, Danica has been honored in Britain's esteemed "Journal of Physics" and "The New York Times" for her work in mathematics, most notably for her role as co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem, which bears her name (The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.) Her passion for promoting girls' math education began in 2000, when she was invited to speak before Congress on the importance of women in math and science. Since then, Danica has made it a priority to find time in her busy acting schedule to promote math education, often appearing around the country as a speaker at national mathematics conferences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0452295408
• ISBN 13: 9780452295407
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352