Everyday Math Demystified

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Summary: Math that Every Adult Should Know
Review: As an educator (retired), I got an advance copy of this book. My first reaction was, "This is everyday math?!" Then in the third chapter it hit me: This is not necessarily what everyone knows (if that was the case, there would be no need for the book). It's what every American adult should know by the time they graduate from high school. Sadly, given the state of math education in this country, this book probably should have the subtitle "in an Ideal World." I recommend that anyone who wants to really understand math, and not just rush through it as some sort of evil necessity, study this book thoroughly -- after, or in addition to, their high school courses. And don't fret the abstract stuff. Math is abstract by its very nature.

Rating:
Summary: Math that Every Adult Should Know
Review: As an educator (retired), I got an advance copy of this book. My first reaction was, "This is everyday math?!" Then in the third chapter it hit me: This is not necessarily what everyone knows (if that was the case, there would be no need for the book). It's what every American adult should know by the time they graduate from high school. Sadly, given the state of math education in this country, this book probably should have the subtitle "in an Ideal World." I recommend that anyone who wants to really understand math, and not just rush through it as some sort of evil necessity, study this book thoroughly -- after, or in addition to, their high school courses. And don't fret the abstract stuff. Math is abstract by its very nature.