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Mathematics, which encompasses a vast array of concepts and branches from addition and geometry to prime numbers and calculus, can be learned by anyone, and anyone can excel in its study. Essentially the science of numbers and their relationships and operations, mathematics has been covered in a pall of confusion and strong opinions largely due to misinformation and poor educational theory.

Recently, however, educators in the West have begun to re-examine the virtues and strengths of a more Eastern approach. The increasing popularity of Singapore Math is proof enough of this trend, though there are plenty of similar programs being developed to help kids understand the principles of mathematics, not just memorize functions and their results.

It's not just a stereotype—kids from Asian countries and backgrounds do better at math than their Western counterparts. Observation has suggested this, comparison studies have supported it, and international tests have proven the case. The stereotype comes in when people suppose those students do well in math because there's some innate Asian math gene that helps them "get it."

In his fascinating book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell clarifies that misperception (along with many others). The reason Asian students do so well in math, he says, is that their cultural roots place such an overwhelming emphasis on the importance and value of hard work. It isn't that American kids are less mentally suited for mathematics; it's just that they are made to do less, not pushed as hard, trained to value leisure over labor.

There's another reason Asian students do so well in math: their approach to numbers is simple and intuitive and regular. Our Western system of counting, for instance, is frustratingly disjointed. One, two, three....eleven, twelve....fifteen....twenty-one, twenty-two, etc. The Chinese count this way: one, two, three....ten-one, ten-two, ten-three....two-ten-one, two-ten-two, two-ten-three, and so on.

For Christians, the push to understand the principles of mathematics is surely the correct approach. God's world demands our understanding—if we're going to take His command to have dominion over the Earth seriously, we must know and comprehend underlying principles, not just surface-level knowledge. This applies as much to mathematics as any other discipline, especially since numbers are such a fundamental element of so many things.

The study of math also reminds us that God is orderly (1 Cor. 14:33). Its principles are demonstrable because they were dictated by God Himself and are held in place by His sovereign hand. What we can't forget, however, is that the rules of mathematics don't bind God; He is orderly, but He created order, and not the other way around. Mathematical knowledge is useless if it is held in higher esteem than its Author.

As an educational bookstore, we offer plenty of math curriculum and resources. Math books remain among our most popular items, in fact, and even those who don't homeschool supplement their kids' school homework with extra math workbooks and drill. It's an important subject, especially in our modern era, and we encourage you to take it seriously and take as much time as necessary when presenting it to your children.

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10 Days to Addition Mastery
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 1st-3rd grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$5.99
10 Days to Multiplication Mastery
by Marion Stewart
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 2nd-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
10 Days to Multiplication Mastery - Teacher Edition
by Marion W. Stuart
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 2nd-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
10 Days to Multiplication Mastery - Workbook
by Marion W. Stuart
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 2nd-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
10 Days to Subtraction Mastery
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 1st-3rd grade
in Subtraction (Location: MATR-AR2SU)
40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist
by Martin Lee
from Teaching Resources
for Grades 4th-8th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
ACSI Math 4 - Teacher's Edition
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 4th grade
in ACSI Purposeful Design Math (Location: MAT-ACSI)
$93.99
ACSI Math 4 - Textbook
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 4th grade
in ACSI Purposeful Design Math (Location: MAT-ACSI)
$23.99
ACSI Math 5 - Textbook
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 5th grade
in ACSI Purposeful Design Math (Location: MAT-ACSI)
$23.99
ACSI Math 6 - Textbook
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 6th grade
in ACSI Purposeful Design Math (Location: MAT-ACSI)
$23.99
Addition & Subtraction Grade 3
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 3rd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
Addition and Subtraction Beyond Math Facts
by Susan R. Greenwald
from Longevity Publishing
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Subtraction (Location: MATR-AR2SU)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Addition Grade 1
by Michiko (Illustrator) Tachimoto
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 1st grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
Addition Grade 2
by Michiko (Illustrator) Tachimoto
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 2nd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat
for Grades 3rd-5th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$7.00 (2 in stock)
Algebra Book 1
by Stephen B. Jahnke
from Garlic Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra Book 2
by Stephen B. Jahnke
from Garlic Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra the Easy Way
by Douglas Downing
5th edition from Barron's
for 8th-12th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$16.99
Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar
by Mitsumasa Anno, Masaichiro Anno
from PaperStar Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Counting & Probability - Text & Solutions Manual
by David Patrick
2nd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 6th-10th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$49.00
Awesome Math Problems for Creative Thinking
by Carole E. Greenes
1st edition from Creative Publications
for 1st-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Math Curriculum (Location: MATR-MISC)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Awesum Alex Math Detective
from Royal Fireworks Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Balance Benders Beginning
by Robert Femiano
from Critical Thinking Books
for 1st-3rd grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$10.99
Balance Benders Level 1
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$10.99
Balance Benders Level 2
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Balance Benders Level 3
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$10.99
Balance Math Teaches Algebra
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$14.99
Base Ten Blocks: Activities
by Laura O'Conner and Debra Stoll
Revised Edition from Learning Resources
for 1st-6th grade
in Base Ten (Location: MATM-B10)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Basher: Algebra & Geometry
1st edition from Kingfisher
for 3rd-8th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Basic Math Skills 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Basic Math Skills 6
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 6th-7th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Beast Academy 3A - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00
Beast Academy 3A - Practice Book
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 3B - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 3B - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 3C - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00
Beast Academy 3C - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 3D - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00
Beast Academy 3D - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 4A - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4A - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 4B - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4B - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 4C - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4C - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 4D - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4D - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 5A - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 5th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00
Beast Academy 5A - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers, Kyle Guillet
from Art of Problem Solving
for 5th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Beast Academy 5B - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 5th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00
Beast Academy 5B - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers, Kyle Guillet
from Art of Problem Solving
for 5th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Becoming a Problem Solving Genius
by Edward Zaccaro
from Hickory Grove Press
for 2nd-12th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Biggest Fish
Hello Math Reader: Level 3
by Sheila Keenan, illustrated by Holly Hannon, math activities by Marilyn Burns
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Book of Perfectly Perilous Math
by Sean Connolly
from Workman Publishing
for 4th-10th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Think
Brown Paper School Books
by Marilyn Burns
from Little, Brown & Company
for 3rd-7th grade
in Logic Resources (Location: LOG-RES)
Building Math Fluency 1
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 1st grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Building Math Fluency 2
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Building Math Fluency 3
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 3rd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Building Math Fluency 4-6
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 4th-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
$14.00
Can You Count to a Googol?
by Robert E. Wells
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Challenge Math For the Elementary and Middle School Students
2nd edition from Hickory Grove Press
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$17.00 (1 in stock)
Circus Shapes
by Stuart J. Murphy
from HarperCollins
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Classic Curriculum Arithmetic Series 1, Book 3
by Betty Moore, Rudolph Moore
from Mott Media
for 1st-4th grade
in Ray's New Arithmetic (Location: MAT-RAY)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Cliffs Quick Review Geometry
by Edward Kohn
1st edition from Cliffs Notes
for 4th-6th grade
in Geometry & Shapes (Location: MATR-GEO)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cliffs Quick Review: Algebra I
by Jerry Bobrow
1st edition from Cliffs Notes
for 9th-11th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Coin Counting Book
by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
from Charlesbridge
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Money (Coins & Currency) (Location: MATR-MON)
$7.95
Cool Math
by Christy Maganzini
from Lowell House
for 4th-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Creating Line Designs Book 1
by Randy Womack
from Golden Educational Center
for 3rd-8th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Daily Math Practice Grade 1
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 1st grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Math Practice Grade 3
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 3rd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Math Practice Grade 4
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 4th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Math Practice Grade 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Word Problems Grade 1
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 1st grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Word Problems Grade 2
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Word Problems Grade 3
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 3rd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Word Problems Grade 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Word Problems Grade 6+
by Amy Beth Tuttle, Wes Tuttle
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 6th-8th grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Dazzling Division
by Lynette Long
1st edition from Wiley-Interscience
for 2nd-4th grade
in Division (Location: MATR-AR4DI)
Dealing with Addition
by Lynette Long
from Charlesbridge
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$7.95
Decimals & Fractions Grade 4
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 4th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
Decimals & Fractions Grade 5
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 5th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
Dimensions Math 7A - Teaching Notes & Solutions
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$32.00 $22.00 (2 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7A - Textbook
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$28.00 $18.00 (2 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7A - Workbook Solutions
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
Dimensions Math 7B - Teaching Notes & Solutions
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$32.00
Dimensions Math 7B - Textbook
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$28.00
Dimensions Math 7B - Workbook
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$14.00
Dimensions Math 7B - Workbook Solutions
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$19.00
Dimensions Math 8B - Textbook
from Marshall Cavendish Education
for 8th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$28.00
Discovering Mathematics 1 - Workbook
by Chow Wai Keung & Yong Fook Meng
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Division Grade 3
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 3rd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
Division Grade 4
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 4th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
E-Z Geometry
by Lawrence S. Leff
4th edition from Barron's
for 8th-12th grade
in Geometry & Shapes (Location: MATR-GEO)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra - Solutions Manual
by Harold Jacobs & Cassidy Cash
Sol from Master Books
for 8th-10th grade
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$27.99 $25.00 (1 in stock)
Equal Shmequal
by Virginia Kroll
from Charlesbridge
for 1st-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.95
Euclid's Elements
by Euclid & Sir Thomas Heath (translator)
2nd edition from Green Lion Press
for 10th-Adult
in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC)
$29.95
Family Math for Young Children
by Grace Davila Coates, Jean Kerr Stenmark
4th edition from Equals
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Five Equations that Changed the World
by Michael Guillen
from Hyperion Press
for 9th-Adult
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Five Times Five is Not Ten
by Susan R. Greenwald
from Longevity Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
Fractions Grade 6
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 6th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
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