In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBC's radio show 'More or Less'. He takes us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile. Harford's characters range from the art forger …
As a young boy, Alan fell in love with science in everyday life. At school, he went on to conduct his own chemistry experiments, and by the time he was at university, Alan began to invent ways to change the world with human-built machines that could outwit people. This inspiring story of the mathematician, code breaker and scientist features a facts and photos section at the back.
More than 40 ready-to-use, skill-building practice pages with easy-to-follow directions and fun, motivating exercises! Perfect for classroom or at-home use, this exciting practice book provides invaluable reinforcement and practice with fractions and decimals.
Volume Two of this series provides practical guidance along with proven strategies for practicing teachers of grades 3 through 5. Expanded lessons elaborate on one activity in each chapter, providing examples for creating step-by-step lesson plans for classroom implementation.