Mathamusements - Softcover

Blum, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806997842 ISBN 13: 9780806997841

Publisher: Sterling Juvenile, 1999

Synopsis

These tricks, puzzles, memory tests, and other experiments will get you started. All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper, and a few supplies handy around the house. Guess your friend's secret number. Balancing Act shows how you draw half a painting, and the paper creates the other half. Cricket thermometer tells the correct time by counting the number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds. Or try the other dozens of fun challenges. Draw special straight lines that turn into circles. Get your Favorite Number to show up on a calculator every time. Try Zooming - taking a favorite cartoon and enlarging it with just pencil and paper. Grab this book and you'll be ready to have fun with numbers.

About this title

Synopsis:

A collection of 26 tricks, puzzles, memory tests and amusements based on mathematics. All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper and a few supplies from around the house. "Spelling Bee" is a card trick, and "Your Favourite Number" involves calculator tricks.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0806997842
• ISBN 13: 9780806997841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96