Let's Play Math
| Author | : Denise Gaskins |
| Publisher | : Tabletop Academy Press |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2012-09-04 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1892083248 |
Lets Play Games In General Mathematics
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Let's Play Games in General Mathematics
| Author | : George L. Henderson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 1972 |
| Genre | : Games in mathematical education |
| ISBN | : |
Prealgebra & Geometry
| Author | : Denise Gaskins |
| Publisher | : Tabletop Academy Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2021-02-23 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1892083477 |
Prepare students for high school math by playing with positive and negative integers, number properties, mixed operations, algebraic functions, coordinate geometry, and more. Prealgebra & Geometry features 41 kid-tested games, offering a variety of challenges for students in 4–9th grades and beyond. A true understanding of mathematics requires more than the ability to memorize procedures. This book helps your children learn to think mathematically, giving them a strong foundation for future learning. Chapters include: * Number Properties: Master factors, multiples, prime numbers, and logical deduction. * Integers: Explore the workings of positive and negative numbers. * Operations and Functions: Stretch your mental muscles with games that require algebraic thinking. * Geometry: Play around with area, perimeter, coordinate graphing, and more. Math games pump up mental muscle, reduce the fear of failure, and generate a positive attitude toward mathematics. Through playful interaction, games strengthen a child’s intuitive understanding of numbers and build problem-solving strategies. Mastering a math game can be hard work, but kids do it willingly because it is fun. So what are you waiting for? Clear off a table, grab a deck of cards, and let’s play some math!
An Invitation to Abstract Mathematics
| Author | : Béla Bajnok |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 443 |
| Release | : 2020-10-27 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 3030561747 |
This undergraduate textbook promotes an active transition to higher mathematics. Problem solving is the heart and soul of this book: each problem is carefully chosen to demonstrate, elucidate, or extend a concept. More than 300 exercises engage the reader in extensive arguments and creative approaches, while exploring connections between fundamental mathematical topics. Divided into four parts, this book begins with a playful exploration of the building blocks of mathematics, such as definitions, axioms, and proofs. A study of the fundamental concepts of logic, sets, and functions follows, before focus turns to methods of proof. Having covered the core of a transition course, the author goes on to present a selection of advanced topics that offer opportunities for extension or further study. Throughout, appendices touch on historical perspectives, current trends, and open questions, showing mathematics as a vibrant and dynamic human enterprise. This second edition has been reorganized to better reflect the layout and curriculum of standard transition courses. It also features recent developments and improved appendices. An Invitation to Abstract Mathematics is ideal for those seeking a challenging and engaging transition to advanced mathematics, and will appeal to both undergraduates majoring in mathematics, as well as non-math majors interested in exploring higher-level concepts. From reviews of the first edition: Bajnok’s new book truly invites students to enjoy the beauty, power, and challenge of abstract mathematics. ... The book can be used as a text for traditional transition or structure courses ... but since Bajnok invites all students, not just mathematics majors, to enjoy the subject, he assumes very little background knowledge. Jill Dietz, MAA Reviews The style of writing is careful, but joyously enthusiastic.... The author’s clear attitude is that mathematics consists of problem solving, and that writing a proof falls into this category. Students of mathematics are, therefore, engaged in problem solving, and should be given problems to solve, rather than problems to imitate. The author attributes this approach to his Hungarian background ... and encourages students to embrace the challenge in the same way an athlete engages in vigorous practice. John Perry, zbMATH
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition
| Author | : James Paul Gee |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2014-12-02 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1466886420 |
Cognitive Development in a Digital Age James Paul Gee begins his classic book with "I want to talk about video games–yes, even violent video games–and say some positive things about them." With this simple but explosive statement, one of America's most well-respected educators looks seriously at the good that can come from playing video games. This revised edition expands beyond mere gaming, introducing readers to fresh perspectives based on games like World of Warcraft and Half-Life 2. It delves deeper into cognitive development, discussing how video games can shape our understanding of the world. An undisputed must-read for those interested in the intersection of education, technology, and pop culture, What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy challenges traditional norms, examines the educational potential of video games, and opens up a discussion on the far-reaching impacts of this ubiquitous aspect of modern life.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
| Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
| Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
| Total Pages | : 1480 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Copyright |
| ISBN | : |
Power-Up
| Author | : Matthew Lane |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2019-11-19 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0691196389 |
"Did you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a game world steeped in mathematics? Power-Up reveals the hidden mathematics in many of today's most popular video games and explains why mathematical learning doesn't just happen in the classroom or from books--you're doing it without even realizing it when you play games on your cell phone. In this lively and entertaining book, Matthew Lane discusses how gamers are engaging with the traveling salesman problem when they play Assassin's Creed, why it is mathematically impossible for Mario to jump through the Mushroom Kingdom in Super Mario Bros., and how The Sims teaches us the mathematical costs of maintaining relationships. He looks at mathematical pursuit problems in classic games like Missile Command and Ms. Pac-Man, and how each time you play Tetris, you're grappling with one of the most famous unsolved problems in all of mathematics and computer science. Along the way, Lane discusses why Family Feud and Pictionary make for ho-hum video games, how realism in video games (or the lack of it) influences learning, what video games can teach us about the mathematics of voting, the mathematics of designing video games, and much more. Power-Up shows how the world of video games is an unexpectedly rich medium for learning about the beautiful mathematical ideas that touch all aspects of our lives--including our virtual ones."--Dust jacket.
Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling
| Author | : Ronald J. Gould |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2015-10-28 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 1498719538 |
Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling: The Games People Play, Second Edition demonstrates how discrete probability, statistics, and elementary discrete mathematics are used in games, sports, and gambling situations. With emphasis on mathematical thinking and problem solving, the text draws on numerous examples, questions, and problems to expla
Rules of Play
| Author | : Katie Salen Tekinbas |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 680 |
| Release | : 2003-09-25 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 9780262240451 |
An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television—but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.
Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications
| Author | : James M. Van Verth |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 706 |
| Release | : 2008-05-19 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0123742978 |
Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, 2nd edition presents the core mathematics necessary for sophisticated 3D graphics and interactive physical simulations. The book begins with linear algebra and matrix multiplication and expands on this foundation to cover such topics as color and lighting, interpolation, animation and basic game physics. Essential Mathematics focuses on the issues of 3D game development important to programmers and includes optimization guidance throughout. The new edition Windows code will now use Visual Studio.NET. There will also be DirectX support provided, along with OpenGL - due to its cross-platform nature. Programmers will find more concrete examples included in this edition, as well as additional information on tuning, optimization and robustness. The book has a companion CD-ROM with exercises and a test bank for the academic secondary market, and for main market: code examples built around a shared code base, including a math library covering all the topics presented in the book, a core vector/matrix math engine, and libraries to support basic 3D rendering and interaction.
