Recommended Reading
and Useful Websites
This list of print and interactive media is just the tip of the iceberg of the
hundreds of resources used in writing this book, and is meant to provide
you with a glimpse of some of the available information on the art and
science of mathematics. The books vary in level from empowering
and easy to understand, likeFor gotten Algebra,to more diff icult
traditional textbooks, to fun math experiences as in The Number Devil:
A MathematicalAdventure.Please use the great resource of your reference
librarian to find these and more books to help in your discovery. I have
listed an award-winning CD-ROM, Grade Builder, Algebra 1,published by
the Learning Company, which received praise from the press, and more
importantly from teens who repeatedly reported that they could not wait to
get home from school to “play algebra.” And finally, the many websites
listed are some of the best on in-depth research and fun things to do with
math. As you venture forth into your quest for knowledge, let this be your
resource for getting started. Happy exploring!
Allen, Edwin Brown, Dis Maly, S. Herbert Starkey, Jr.Vital Mathematics.New
York: Macmillan, 1944.
Ball, W. W. Rouse. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics.New York:
Dover Publications, 1960.
Bleau, Barbara Lee. Forgotten Algebra: A Self-Teaching Refresher Course.
Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, 1994.
Dolciani, Mary P., William Wooton, and Edwin F. Beckenback. Algebra 1.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980.
Enzensberger, Hans Magnus. The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure.
Trans. Michael Henry Heim. New York: Metropolitan Books, 1998.
Fuller, Gordon. Colleg e Algebra.4th ed. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company,
1977.
Goldstein, Thomas. Dawn of Modern Science: From the Arabs to Leonardo Da
Vinci.Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980.
Hogben, Lancelot. Mathematics for the Million: How to Master the Magic of
Numbers.New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993.
Knopp, Paul J. Linear Algebra: An Introduction.New York: John Wiley &
Sons, 1974.
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