Books with author David Adams

As a grandfather to nine, I had read many books about colors to toddlers and young children. I found them uninspired. There is so much artistic form and color in this world: cartoon drawings just can not compete. My first contribution to aesthetics in color books was Parrot Colors. Gratified by the warm reception of books on color based on outstanding artwork, I found Familiar Indian Flowers by Lena Lowis. I digitally restored the beautiful artwork from this 1879 publication, and created this book.

This book uses childrens' natural ability to classify objects to introduce the concept of a set and membership in a set.Sets are fundamental to modern mathematics. Every principle of number theory, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus is defined in terms of sets. An early understanding of the principles, language and notation of sets will prepare a child to absorb higher math concepts quickly and thoroughly.A definition of a set is “a collection of objects where it is known if any particular object is a member of the set.”1 A ‘collection’ is any grouping. An ‘object’ can be anything; a toy, a number, or even another set. ‘Membership’ is a critical concept here. To form a set, one must be able to tell exactly what is in the set and what is not in the set. Each set must be clearly defined.This book starts with a definition for the types of objects that can be included in a set and a definition for each set.“A swing set is a group of swings that hang from the same pole. A swing is something that swings back and forth that kids can ride on.”This definition is emphasized throughout the book. As you discuss this book with your child, emphasize the definitions given and whether objects not found in the book meets the definitions.This book teaches the child how to form a math statement such as f is an element of B from a situation involving sets. This book also teaches the child how to translate a math statement expressing membership in a set into words.

Geometric nets provide many hours of fascinating fun! Each net represents the surface of a unique geometric shape. Some of the shapes were described as much as 2500 years ago.A geometric net is a flat drawing that can be cut and folded into a three dimensional figure. For example, six identical squares can be made into a cube. This is because a cube has six sides, all of which are identical squares. Each of the drawings in this book can be cut and folded into a three dimensional geometric object.This book contains 80 geometric nets:Bielongated Triangular AntiprismConeCubeCuboctahedronCylinderDecagonal AntiprismDecagonal PrismDeltoidal IcositetrahedronDieDisdyakis DodecahedronDodecahedron, RegularElongated Pentagonal BipyramidElongated Pentagonal CupolaElongated Pentagonal PyramidElongated Square BipyramidElongated Square PyramidElongated Triangular AntiprismElongated Triangular BipyramidElongated Triangular CupolaElongated Triangular PyramidFrustum of a Decagon PyramidFrustum of a Quadrilateral PyramidFrustum of a Triangular PyramidGreat DodecahedronGreat Stellated DodecahedronGyroelongated Pentagonal PyramidGyroelongated Square BipyramidGyroelongated Square PrismGyroelongated Square PyramidHeptagonal PyramidHeptahedron 4,4,4,3,3,3,3Heptahedron 5,5,5,4,4,4,3Heptahedron 6,6,4,4,4,3,3Hexagonal PrismHexagonal PyramidHexahedron 4,4,4,4,3,3Hexahedron 5,4,4,3,3,3Hexahedron 5,5,4,4,3,3Icosahedron, RegularIcosidodecahedronOblique Square PyramidOctagonal AntiprismOctahedron, RegularPentagonal AntiprismPentagonal BipyramidPentagonal CupolaPentagonal PrismPentagonal PyramidPentagonal RotundaPentagonal Star PrismRectangular PyramidRhombic PrismRhombicuboctahedronRight Pentagonal Star PyramidSmall RhombidodecahedronSmall Stellated DodecahedronSnub CubeSnub DodecahedronSquare AntiprismSquare CupolaSquare PyramidSquare TrapezohedronStellated OctahedronTetrahedron - RegularTetrakis HexahedronTriakis OctahedronTriakis TetrahedronTriangular BipyramidTriangular CupolaTriangular PentahedronTriangular PrismTriangular Pyramid, ObliqueTruncated CubeTruncated CuboctahedronTruncated DodecahedronTruncated IcosahedronTruncated IcosidodecahedronTruncated OctahedronTruncated Square TrapezohedronTruncated Tetrahedron

Mathematicians and scientists use orders of magnitude, also called orders of ten, to describe how big a number is. The zero order of magnitude means exactly one. One order of magnitude means about 101, or 10. Two orders of magnitude means about 102 or 100. In order to help you visualize orders of magnitude, each of the following chapters has as many dots as the order. For example, for order of magnitude 3, there are 1,000 dots. For order of magnitude 4 there are 10,000 dots.

Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, has been know to exist for thousands of years. Even before the common era, ancient mathematicians had found approximations for pi that were accurate to two digits (3.1). The Babylonians used 25/8 as an approximation of pi. The ancient Egyptians used 16/9 squared for pi. The next to improve the approximations for pi were Chinese mathematicians. The Chinese approximation was correct to seven digits (3.141592). In Greece, Archimedes used a polygon drawn outside a circle, and a polygon drawn inside a circle, and extended pi to three digits (3.14). Finally, when infinite series were developed, one could calculate pi with pen and paper to as many digits as one had time for. It was not until computers came along that it was practical to calculate pi to a million digits. Here, in this book, are the results.

Learning to play piano can seem like a quite large venture for a newbie. You might be watching your keyboard right now, wondering ‘wherein do I even start?’But don’t let all those keys intimidate you! Making sense of the keyboard is honestly pretty simple; you just must understand what to appearance out for.With this book you can successfully get all you need to know about keyboard piano. GET YOUR COPY NOW!

All Math Words Dictionary is a dictionary designed for students of pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra in middle school and high school. It is designed using the four 'C's of math writing:• Concise: Definitions are compact, yet understandable.• Complete: All words and phrases of interest to students of the target classes are included, plus a few just beyond the scope of the target classes. Tables of symbols and notation, formulas, and units of measurement, plus lists of properties of objects give the student all the information needed to understand the concepts and decipher many word problems.• Correct: The definitions have been thoroughly reviewed for mathematical correctness.• Comprehensible: The definitions are written to be understood by students in the target classes. Abundant illustrations aid in understanding.One of the difficulties many students experience in learning math skills has to do with the fact that an entire language has grown up around math. Students that acquire that language are successful in math studies. Students that do not acquire that language have serious problems with mathematics.This dictionary includes:• over 2800 entries• more than 190 mathematical notations defined• in excess of 580 illustrations• greater than 750 formulas, equations and identities• conversion of measures• pronunciation guideThis large print edition is printed using the Tiresias LP 16 point font. This dictionary is also available in a classroom edition, a compact edition, a dyslexia edition, and as an e-book.

All Math Words PreAlgebra Dictionary is a dictionary designed for students of pre-algebra in middle school. It is designed using the four 'C's of math writing: • Concise: Definitions are compact, yet understandable. • Complete: All words and phrases of interest to students of the target classes are included, plus a few just beyond the scope of the target classes. Tables of symbols and notation, formulas, and units of measurement, plus lists of properties of objects give the student all the information needed to understand the concepts and decipher many word problems. • Correct: The definitions have been thoroughly reviewed for mathematical correctness. • Comprehensible: The definitions are written to be understood by students in the target classes. Abundant illustrations aid in understanding. One of the difficulties many students experience in learning math skills has to do with the fact that an entire language has grown up around math. Students that acquire that language are successful in math studies. Students that do not acquire that language have serious problems with mathematics. This dictionary includes: • over 2800 entries • more than 190 mathematical notations defined • in excess of 500 illustrations • greater than 530 formulas, equations and identities • pronunciation guide Other available editions include, All Math Words Dictionary for Pre-Algebra through Intermediate Algebra, Large Print Edition, Dyslexia Edition, and Compact Edition.

Learning to play piano can seem like a quite large venture for a newbie. You might be watching your keyboard right now, wondering ‘wherein do I even start?’But don’t let all those keys intimidate you! Making sense of the keyboard is honestly pretty simple; you just must understand what to appearance out for.With this book you can successfully get all you need to know about keyboard piano. GET YOUR COPY NOW!