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Fraction frenzy : fractions and decimals / by Rob Colson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Colson, Rob, Ma+h everywhere ; Publisher: New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018Copyright date: ©2016Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780531228814 (library binding : alk. paper)
  • 0531228819 (library binding : alk. paper)
  • 9780531233177 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0531233170 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is a fraction? -- Sums with fractions -- Fractions to decimals -- Egyptian fractions -- Irrational numbers -- Cracking combinations -- Secret codes -- Numbers going bang! -- Achilles and the tortoise -- Fractals -- Mandelbrot magic -- Fooled by a fraction.
Summary: "Introduces the reader to fractions and decimals."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 513.26 C723 Available 33111008834943
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn how we use math to break the world into bits.How did the Egyptians write fractions? How do you make a snowflake out of triangles? How do banks keep our money safe? Readers (Grades 5-7) will learn all about fractions, factorials, combinations, and fractals.

"First published by Franklin Watts 2016."

"Introduces the reader to fractions and decimals."-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

What is a fraction? -- Sums with fractions -- Fractions to decimals -- Egyptian fractions -- Irrational numbers -- Cracking combinations -- Secret codes -- Numbers going bang! -- Achilles and the tortoise -- Fractals -- Mandelbrot magic -- Fooled by a fraction.

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