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Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

1 rating: 5.0

A book by Danica McKellar

“McKellar is probably the only person on prime-time television who moonlights as a cyberspace math tutor.” —The New York Times “[When] girls tell [Danica] that they’re studying math because of … see full wiki

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Author: Danica McKellar

Genre: Science

Publisher: Hudson Street Press

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This book isn't just for young girls

Aug 20, 2007

by RobertYokoyama
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

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Having good math skills makes a person a better shopper and a better chef. Having good math skills simply makes an individual more confident in all areas of life. This is the message of this well written book. McKellar takes a step by step approach to math. I liked looking at the examples she provides, as I tried to solve the problems she includes in each chapter. Math Doesn't Suck is a good refresher for me, because I forgot a lot of things from my school days. I also learned new concepts like how to figure out rates and ratios. I enjoyed doing the fraction problems and algebra problems. They were challenging and fun for me to solve. I also enjoyed reading the testimonals from women who use math in their daily lives. There were interesting contributions from students and teachers and other professionals. I loved the contribution from Stephanie Peterson. She uses math on the job as a petroleum analyst, and she is also a professional actress. McKellar also shares personal experiences from her life. McKellar is an intelligent successful and humble young woman. Math Doesn't Suck is an educational and inspirational book. I loved it.

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