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There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in and find out allthe exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life.Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-striproller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes theTilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you lllearn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of amathematician.

Once you ve sampled some of the interesting and unique projects inMath Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird diceto figuring out secret codes, you ll see that every trip to theMathZone is an exciting adventure!

Table of Contents
Do Knot Enter.

The MapZone.

The Crazy Roller Coaster.

Mersenne's Fun House.

The Fractal Pond Race.

Tilt-A-Whirl Madness.

Luck on the Boredwalk.

The Code-Locked Door.

The Wild Game Hall.

Way Out!

Answers.

Glossary.

Further Readings.

Index.

Math Trek

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    A Paperback / softback by Ivars Peterson, Nancy Henderson

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/11/1999
      ISBN13: 9780471315704, 978-0471315704
      ISBN10: 0471315702

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in and find out allthe exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life.Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-striproller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes theTilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you lllearn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of amathematician.

      Once you ve sampled some of the interesting and unique projects inMath Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird diceto figuring out secret codes, you ll see that every trip to theMathZone is an exciting adventure!

      Table of Contents
      Do Knot Enter.

      The MapZone.

      The Crazy Roller Coaster.

      Mersenne's Fun House.

      The Fractal Pond Race.

      Tilt-A-Whirl Madness.

      Luck on the Boredwalk.

      The Code-Locked Door.

      The Wild Game Hall.

      Way Out!

      Answers.

      Glossary.

      Further Readings.

      Index.

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