Math Trek 2: A Mathematical Space Odyssey [Paperback]

Ivars Peterson (Author), Nancy Henderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2000 | Age Level: 10 and up

Take a wild and Wonderful Voyage Through the Universe of Mathematics!

Just imagine how much fun it would be to explore the fourth dimension! Play baseball on an asteroid! Ride an alien bike with square wheels! Let Math Trek 2 take you on an intergalactic excursion as you master dizzying mathematical concepts on your home planet of Earth!

While playing games and solving puzzles, you can explore mind-boggling mental mysteries and investigate hidden patterns in the universe. From strange number sequences and bizarre buckyballs to random walks, you’ll be amazed at the mathematical concepts you’ll soon comprehend. So let Math Trek 2 take you on a fantastic space odyssey where you can look for a pi in the sky, get stuck in galactic gridlock, and sail away to the planet of the shapes!

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About the Author

IVARS PETERSON is an award-winning mathematics writer and the coauthor of Wiley’s Math Trek: Adventures in the MathZone. He also writes about mathematics for Science News and Muse magazines. NANCY HENDERSON, who also coauthored the original Math Trek, is a freelance writer and editor whose articles have appeared in Working Woman, New Scientist, Science and Children, and many other publications. Both authors live in Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (October 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471315710
• ISBN-13: 978-0471315711
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,709,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you NEED this book!, February 7, 2002

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This review is from: Math Trek 2: A Mathematical Space Odyssey (Paperback)

I bought "Math Trek 2" sight unseen because we'd read "Math Trek 1" from our local public library, but the library didn't have the second book in the series. While you probably should read "Math Trek 1" first, "Math Trek 2" is even better! I generally expect a sequel to be *almost* as good, so this was a surprise.
I read "Math Trek 2" aloud, as bedtime reading, to my nine-year-old, who enjoyed it very much, and even proved how closely he'd been paying attention by surprising his teacher with a novel, different answer to a series question she'd posed the class, and then explaining his answer so the whole class could understand it.
As an adult, I very much enjoyed such tidbits as *why* the five Platonic solids are called that, and what they meant to Plato. Reading these books is as much fun for me as it is for my child.
The book is marked "Young Adult", but should be entertaining and informative to a wide range of ages. My nine-year-old would not have read it on his own if I had just left it around, though; younger kids probably need an adult's involvement.