I Can Be a Math Magician

by Claybourne, Anna; Kear, Katie

• ISBN13: 9780486839226
• ISBN10: 0486839222
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-10-16
• Publisher: Dover Pubns

Summary

Math is magical with this colorful activity book! It's easy to entertain family and friends as you complete mysterious number squares and "Magic Multiples," play a prime number card game, and draw fractal trees. This book offers a fun and meaningful way to explore how math is an important part of everyday life.

Author Biography

Anna Claybourne is an award-winning science writer and has authored many books for Usborne Publishing, A&C Black, and Franklin Watts. She writes mainly nonfiction, covering topics such as science, art, wildlife, and fashion. In addition, she has also published books about Shakespeare, myths and legends, and retellings of literary classics. She is based in Edinburgh.
Katie Kear is a young British illustrator who has been creating artwork for as long as she can remember. She loves creating new worlds and characters, and she hopes to spread joy and happiness with her art. She is a graduate of the University of Gloucestershire with a First Class BA Hons Illustration degree.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Numbers Are Everywhere!
Magic Squares
Mobius Mystery
Magic Multiples
The Golden Ratio
Secret Codes
Symmetrical Sides
Around and Around
Why Aren't Wheels Square?
Fitting Together
The Missing Square
Prime Numbers
Graph Graphics
Pieces of the Pie
String Shapes
Stick or Switch?
Sketching Stars
Polygons and Polyhedrons
Fantastic Fractals
Bigger and Bigger
Curves from Straight Lines
Peculiar Pi
Eureka!
Digital Image
Body Numbers
Number Brain
Monster Numbers
Pop Quiz
Answers
Glossary
Index