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Danica McKellar’s Girls Get Curves Makes Geometry Relevant

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.wired.com (Views: 130, Clicks: 6)
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Kathy Cecer reviews Danica McKellar's new book, "Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape."

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Algebra Refigured, Totally -- book review

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 122, Clicks: 7)
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Kenneth Chang -- Danica McKellar, better known as Winnie Cooper, Kevin’s love interest on the TV series “The Wonder Years,” retains the rigor yet takes a friendlier approach (she substitutes the word “Happyland” for algebra in the first chapter) in her latest best seller, “Hot X: Algebra Exposed!”

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Hot X: Algebra Exposed -- Danica McKellar

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.danicamckellar.com (Views: 134, Clicks: 10)
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Now Danica takes on the most feared of all math classes: algebra! Sizzling with Danica's trademark sass and style, Hot X: Algebra Exposed puts math-phobic students at ease, showing anyone how to become confident and totally "get" topics like square roots, polynomials, quadratic equations, word problems, and more.

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In Search of a Better Teaching Formula

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 148, Clicks: 18)
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Advanced math is not only for rocket scientists.

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Brink -- Interactive Science Information

Newman sumitted ago via http://science.discovery.com (Views: 119, Clicks: 13)
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The series explores people who are on the brink of changing our lives, and will also include content generated from scientists, organizations, universities and viewers from around the world.

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'Kiss My Math' Tries To Make Pre-Algebra Cool

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.npr.org (Views: 137, Clicks: 20)
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Actress and mathematician Danica McKellar is on a mission to get middle-school girls to stop hating math. In her new book Kiss My Math, — a follow-up to Math Doesn't Suck — McKellar breaks math into easy-to-digest concepts so girls can "show pre-algebra who's boss."

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