Maths is Everywhere: Get the Measure
Units and measurements
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-4451-4952-3 (ISBN)
Description
A fantastic guide to how Maths applies to everyday life!
Do you want to get the measure of the world around you? This book explores many aspects of measurement from the size of an atom or how to calculate a country's coastline to finding out the speed limit of the universe or how a computer tells the time. It explores all the different measures we use for lengths, areas, volumes and speeds, and shows you how to calculate them.
The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.
Do you want to get the measure of the world around you? This book explores many aspects of measurement from the size of an atom or how to calculate a country's coastline to finding out the speed limit of the universe or how a computer tells the time. It explores all the different measures we use for lengths, areas, volumes and speeds, and shows you how to calculate them.
The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of maths and shows how it relates to your everyday world with fun, colourful graphics. These are fantastic books for children aged nine plus who are studying maths, or for anyone who wants to get to grips with maths in a fun way.
Reviews / Votes
An excellent way to help children put measurements of all types into context * Parents In Touch * A fun way to approach what could be a rather dry maths topic. * Parents in Touch * No school, home or library should be without this whole series. * The Carousel *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
127 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-4952-3 (9781445149523)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).
Content
1: A history of measuring
1: Length and distance
1: Huge distances
1: Tiny distances
1: Area
1: Volume
1: Speed and velocity
1: Weight and mass
1: Temperature
1: Telling the time
1: What are we measuring?
1: How fast is your computer?
1: Quiz
1: Glossary
1: Index and Answers
1: Length and distance
1: Huge distances
1: Tiny distances
1: Area
1: Volume
1: Speed and velocity
1: Weight and mass
1: Temperature
1: Telling the time
1: What are we measuring?
1: How fast is your computer?
1: Quiz
1: Glossary
1: Index and Answers