Waterstones This is Not a Maths Book
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Price: £10.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Amazing art projects that will keep kids busy for hours! With the fun and creative drawing activities in This is Not a Maths Book, you'll be able to make your very own designs to amaze your family and friends. The projects are explained with diagrams and step-by-step instructions, making them simple and fun to complete. As you sketch, you'll discover the amazing maths principles in each challenge that makes it work. Each page has lots of space to draw, and there's a section of graph paper at the back of the book so that you can keep on creating! You'll discover how to make: Your own optical illusions Perfect circles Parabolic curves Mandalas Tiled patterns Fractals Snowflakes Stomachion puzzles Tessellations Loop-de-loops Golden spirals Square-tangles Sketches on a slant 3-D webs Impossible triangles Get ready to find out how art can be maths, and maths can be art! But remember - this is absolutely NOT a maths book. Or is it.? Winner of a British Book Design and Production Award 2015, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Category Winner of the ALCS Educational Writers Award, 2016 .
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781782402053
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781782402053
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Author: creations
Rating: 5
Review: I think this book is intended for kids who like art but are not keen on maths, as a way of shoeing that maths can be fun and beautiful. The opposite it true of my son (age 9) who loves maths but is reluctant to take part in art activities and lacks confidence with art techniques. He was thrilled with this book and amazed by the beautiful patterns we've made using maths equipment. We have sat together for an hour at a time doing the activities side by side and its been lovely, calm and also good for kids who like mindfulness activities. Its useful to have some extra squared paper, not a requirement but we can produce a lot more pictures and patterns that way and we've also been extending the activities by experimenting our own ideas on squared paper once we've done an activity in the book. There are pages of squared and triangular printed sheets at the back of the book but not many so I'd suggest photocopying them or buying some extra. You'll also need a pair of compasses and a protractor. Really pleased with this. Would suit a wide range of ages from about 7 ish to adult (ability to use a pair of compasses and a ruler quite well to get the right result).
Author: zzzzzzzzzz
Rating: 4
Review: This is a brilliant book which can attract different users. Firstly it's not just for kids. Adults and teens might find the exercises incredibly enjoyable and fun too! Although maths is not evident on the exercises through numbers and formulae, it surely prepares the mind to observe the world through maths eyes. My son, who was never keen on either maths or art at school definitely enjoys it. Because the book is not aimed at a specific age, some exercises might be a bit difficult for some children, but because this is real life maths they might still enjoy the activities with a little adult help.
