Old Dogs, New Math: Homework Help for Puzzled Parents - Tapa blanda

"This book will take the terror out of math for all the generations."
--Joanna Trollope, bestselling author of The Other Family

"Rob Eastaway and Mike Askew's book is a massive step in making math more fun and comprehensible for moms and dads. It will help to banish the lament that 'I was never any good at math at school.'"
--Sir Peter Williams, Chancellor of the University of Leicester

"This book is an absolute triumph. Given the author's reputations, I would expect nothing less."
--Liz Woodham, Primary Maths Journal

"This delightful little book is perfect for parents who want to understand the different methods to do arithmetic their children are learning--and why they are being taught that way. The authors' easygoing style and humor should help ease the path for parents for whom mathematics brings feelings of dread."
--Keith Devlin, Stanford University, author of The Math Gene and Mathematics Education for a New Era: Video Games as a Medium for Learning, and NPR's Math Guy

"Sometimes you come across a book which makes you happy. Recently, I did just that . . . [Old Dogs, New Math] is brilliant, and exactly what far too many parents (including myself) need."
--Sarah Ebner, The Times (London)

Offers a refresher course on elementary school mathematics and explains new keywords, including number lines, decomposing, and grid multiplication.