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Karen E. SpikeDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics |
MATH 141 and MATH 142Basic Concepts of Mathematics I & II
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Books available at UNCW library |
| After the first few books, the rest are from the juvenile section of the UNCW library. | ||
| Call Number | Title and Author | |
| QA11 .P6 1957 |
How to Solve It; a new aspect of mathematical method by George Polya | |
| QA43 .P62 |
Mathematical Discovery; on understanding, learning, and teaching problem solving, Vol. I & II by George Polya | |
| HA29 .H82 |
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff | |
| The following books are from the juvenile section of the UNCW library | ||
| (These books are located on the second floor of Randall Library, on the right side of the back wall. ) | ||
| 513.2 As4h |
How Did We Find Out About Numbers? by Isaac Asimov (Beginning counting and number systems: Roman, Babylonian, Egyptian, etc.) |
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| 510.9 H68w |
The Wonderful World of Mathematics by Hogben (Egyptian, Babylonian, Roman, and Mayan number systems plus many more topics.) |
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| 513 Za2c |
Count On Your Fingers African Style by Claudia Zaslavsky | |
| 513.1 V23n |
The Number of Things; Pythagoras, Geometry and Humming
Strings by Valens (Triangular & square numbers, tessellations, polyhedra) |
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| 520.92 L33 L |
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn
Lasky (About Erathosthenes; includes geometry concepts for math 142. This book has a great Bibliography in the back!) |
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| 510 V27m |
Math for Every Kid; Easy Activities that Make Learning Math Fun by Janice Van Cleave | |
| 513.2 F92 L |
Less Than Nothing is Really Something by Robert
Froman (About the need for negative numbers in everyday situations) |
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| 513.2 H25o |
One Sun Rises, An African Wildlife Counting Book by Wendy Hartmann | |
| 513.5 Sm5n |
Number Stories of Long Ago by David Eugene Smith | |