Aspects of Number

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Numbers Facts, figures and fiction
0 521 46481 1 Richard Phillips
This is a delightful hardback book in colour with a light touch and an amusing approach to facts about numbers. Quirky photographs of objects illustrating numbers in different guises and patterns of symmetry add considerably to the effect. A book for every mathematics library.
£14.50

Curious & Interesting Numbers

0 14 008029 5 David Wells
Numbers have exercised their fascination since the dawn of civilisation and David Wells has made a fine collection of interesting connections and anecdotes about so many of them. There is a fine section on ¼ and attempts to square the circle, much information about Pascal's Triangle, the golden ratio and a multitude of other numbers with special features and curious properties together with historical references.

Fermat's Last Theorem Poster 840 x 600mm. £2.80 (+ VAT)

Fermat's Last Theorem 1 85702 669 1

Simon Singh

This highly readable account of the background to Andrew Wile's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem was developed and inspired by Simon Singh's work on the highly acclaimed BBC Horizon documentary on the same subject. It is a must for any mathematics library as it is a story which will serve to demonstrate the beauty and challenges that mathematics is able to offer.

Sum Number Cards SMILE

This pack of cards offers an alternative and tactile way of arranging and expressing sums and numbers without the need to write things down. They can also be used as flash cards and for a range of simple games. There are three cards for each of the digits 1 to 9 and also for the operators add, subtract, multiply, divide and equals. There are also four opening and closing brackets and four zeros, so a wide range of possible sums can be represented. £3.00 (+ VAT)

Reckonings SMILE

A collection of whole class activities involving numbers and the relationships between them. There are some photocopiable resource sheets but the main emphasis is on the collection of ideas which add variety and liveliness to the classroom environment. £4.20

To be continued ... SMILE

A simple game for practising addition and multiplication. There are 37 different cards, one is used to start and the others are then placed on the table in turn in such a way

Pascal's Triangle

Tony Colledge
Starting with the simple rule which generates the numbers in Pascal's Triangle, it is remarkable how many other patterns and properties there are to discover. Any teacher who would like to convey something of the wonder of mathematics to a class at almost any level would find few better ideas than the material contained in this book and illustrated in this poster.

Pascal's Triangle A teacher's guide. Blackline masters
0 906212 84 7 Tony Colledge
Pascal's Triangle offers potential for investigations and topics at levels from primary up to Sixth Form.
Book £4.50

Teaching about Money

Money Activity Book 1 899618 30 9 Sherry Wolf This book contains more than 60 clear blackline worksheets using coins in a wide variety of different ways. £7.95 (+VAT)

Money Puzzle Cards A self-checking way to practise the giving of change and recognising coins in response to simple transactions. Each laminated question card will only fit with the card showing he corect value of coins. There are 3 sets of 20 cards each. Change up to £1 Change up to £10 and Coin Matching Cards Each set £3.95 (+ VAT))

Bank Notes Use these 'school money' bank notes for transactions and counting practice .

£5 Notes (100) £2.95 (+VAT) £10 Notes (100) £2.95 (+VAT) £20 Notes (50) £1.95 (+VAT) £50 Notes (50) £1.95 (+VAT)

The Number File 0 899618 40 6 Adrian Jenkins

This file is a collection of numbers which have interesting properties. There are lists of primes, squares, Pythagorean Triples, numbers with many factors and numbers with few, recurring decimals with special properties etc etc. It will be of interest to any teacher who is looking for interesting material on number or indeed anyone prepared to be fascinated by their properties. £4.50

Decimal Cards SMILE There are 52 cards in all and 13 different decimals are each written in four different ways, namely as a number, in words, as an area and as a number line. They offer opportunities for sorting, decimal snap and other number games. £3.00 (+ VAT)

Pascal's Triangle Poster £2.80 (+ VAT)

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