Cover: Basketball: Math on the Court

Basketball: Math on the Court

From the Series: Math in Sports

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Reviews

A noteworthy review of Math in Sports from Children's Bookwatch on October 1, 2013

Especially for young boys in grades 2 through 5, the use of sports to teach basic math skills is an especially useful classroom strategy. That’s why The Child’s World Math in Sports series would make a particularly valued addition to classroom and home school basic… View →

 

A noteworthy review of Math in Sports from Booklist on April 1, 2013

Basketball is more than putting the ball in the hoop, and much of it involves math, as this introduction points out. Coverage includes the dimensions of courts, points and percentages, graphs, time management, and more, with real game sample problems for readers to try or teachers to… View →

 

A noteworthy review of Math in Sports from School Library Journal on April 1, 2013

This series does an excellent job of using past and present sports figures to show how statistics can prove a player’s worth. Each book begins with a chapter on ‘The Basics,’ covering the area, perimeter, or length of court, rink, track, or playing field and other… View →