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Grasp the principles of play during each phase of the game Know the pieces and their unique powers Try out tactics and combinations Master the game of chess Kings, queens, knights � does chess seem like a royal pain to grasp? Chess For Dummies is here to help you wrap your mind around the rules of the game, make sense of those puzzling pieces, and start playing chess like a champ. Whether you're playing for the first time, want to be a...
3) Go figure!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
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A collection of math activities that include brainteasers, magic tricks, and mind-reading games.--
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Sir Cumference math adventures volume 4
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sir Cumference, Radius, and Sir Vertex search for Edgecalibur, the sword that King Arthur has hidden in a geometric solid.
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Series
Wayside School volume 4
Pub. Date
[1989]
Description
Readers can join the students of mixed-up Wayside School in solving over fifty bizarre math and logic problems.
11) Ancient puzzles: classic brainteasers and other timeless mathematical games of the last 10 centuries
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Pub. Date
1993
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Presents a history of mathematics focusing on puzzle problems from ancient times to the present.
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Pub. Date
[1997]
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"More than any of his other writing, Martin Gardner's "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American cemented his reputation as America's premier writer on recreational mathematics and set the standard for the genre. The Last Recreations collects Gardner's columns from the last seven years before his retirement from the magazine in 1986. As always in his published collections, Gardner includes letters received from readers commenting on the ideas...
13) Juegos = Games
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Description
Shows how to make equipment for games which use mathematical concepts like recognizing patterns and shapes, matching, and mental computation.
15) Math appeal
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Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Rhyming anecdotes present opportunities for simple math activities and hints for solving.
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Wayside School volume 5
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
Join Mrs. Jewls's class and try solving over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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Second book in our wildly successful One Minute Mysteries series, One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! each just one minute long, have a fun and interesting twist--you have to tap into your mathematical wisdom to solve them! All mysteries (solutions included) challenge your knowledge of math in everyday life. Easy to use anywhere, anytime! Great for kids, grown-ups, educators, and anyone who loves good mysteries, good math,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In picture book format, Barton "introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways--like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies. This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary and cool part of our lives"--Publisher marketing.
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