From Amazon.com...
"Have you ever wondered what makes "seventh heaven" and "cloud nine" so blissful and the number 13 so unlucky? Or why "fourth-dimensional" thinking is really out of this world?
Inside Easy as Pi, you'll find the "4-1-1" on:
>Seventh heaven and what makes it so blissful
>The number 13 and why it's so unlucky
>Imaginary numbers and how they exist
>The binary system and how it manages to say so much with only two numbers
>How your bedding has nothing to do with being "three sheets to the wind"
>The burning literary question: Why did Ray Bradbury name his novel Fahrenheit 451?
>A block of Social Security numbers that will never ever be assigned to anyone"
I LOVE these types of books! "A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi " and "I Used to Know That " are fantastic reads that I KNOW my students are going to love — as is "Easy as Pi."
Fast paced and interesting, this is a great non-fiction informative read. I loved finding out where some of the numerical sayings I find myself repeating come from! This will be a book I recommend to a student who loves numbers and loves language. This book could be flipped open everyday before class as an icebreaker or attention grabber (and I plan on using it!) to get students interested and thinking about what they say, what it means, and where it comes from.
Fantastic read!
Originality: 10/10
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My reaction/enjoyment: 10/10
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Cover: 10/10
Overall: 40/40 A+
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