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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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50 Amazing Things Kids Need to know About Mathematics
by Anne Rooney
from Quercus
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
ACSI Math 4 - Textbook (old)
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 4th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
ACSI Math 5 - Textbook (old)
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 5th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
ACSI Math 6 - Textbook (old)
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 6th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Adding and Subtracting
Math Magic
by Wendy Clemson and David Clemson
from Two-Can Publishing
for 1st-4th grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra & Trigonometry: Functions & Applications - Teacher's Edition
by Paul A. Foerster
from Prentice Hall
for 10th-12th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$130.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra: The x and y of Everyday Math
by Michael Willers
from Metro Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Arithmetic Can Be Fun
by Munro Leaf
9th printing from J.B. Lippincott Co.
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
$10.00 (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)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Cloak for the Dreamer
by Aileen Friedman
from Scholastic Press
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Color Zoo
by Lois Ehlert
1st edition from HarperCollins
for Nursery-1st grade
1990 Caldecott Honor Book
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Dictionary of Mathematics
by William Millington and T. Alaric Millington
First American Edition from A.S. Barnes and Co.
for 9th-Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Dr. Funster's Quick Thinks Math C1
by Robert Femiano
from Critical Thinking Books
for 8th-10th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$6.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps
by Peter Galison
from W. W. Norton and Co.
for Adult
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra
by Harold Jacobs
from W. H. Freeman and Company
for 8th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$45.00 (5 in stock)
Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding - Textbook
by Harold Jacobs
3rd edition from Master Books
for 11th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$69.00 (1 in stock)
Handbook of Mathematical Tables and Formulas
by Richard Stevens Burington
from Handbook Publishers, Inc.
for Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
How Do Octopi Eat Pizza Pie?
from Time-Life Books
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
How Math Works
from Reader's Digest
for 3rd-8th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
Infinity and Me
by Kate Hosford, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska
from Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Keeping Financial Records for Buisness - Textbook & Teacher's Edition
10th edition from Thompson Learning
for 9th-12th grade
in Consumer & Career Math (Location: MATR-CON)
$65.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 8th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00 $25.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra - Zillions of Practice Problems
by Stanley Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 8th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $27.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 7th-8th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00 $30.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Calculus (Expanded Edition)
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
2nd edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 10th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$57.00
Life of Fred: Chemistry
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00
Life of Fred: Complex Analysis
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 11th-Adult
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00
Life of Fred: Decimals - Zillions of Practice Problems
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$24.00
Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$24.00 $16.00 (2 in stock)
Life of Fred: Financial Choices
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$24.00
Life of Fred: Fractions
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$24.00
Life of Fred: Geometry
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded Edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 9th-11th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00
Life of Fred: Kidneys
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 3rd-4th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$19.00
Life of Fred: Liver
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 3rd-4th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$19.00
Life of Fred: Mineshaft
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 3rd-4th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$19.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 7th-9th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $26.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 6th-9th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $26.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 7th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $26.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Statistics (Expanded Edition)
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded from Polka Dot Publishing
for 11th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$57.00
Life of Fred: Trigonometry
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded Edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 10th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00 $27.00 (2 in stock)
M&M's Counting Book
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
from Charlesbridge
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Math Curse
by Jon Scieszka
1st edition from Viking Press
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Math-U-See Algebra 1 (LE) - Student Pack
Legacy Edition from Math-U-See
for 8th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Math-U-See Algebra 1 (PSM) - Instructor Handbooks
from Math-U-See
for 8th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$150.00
Math-U-See Algebra 1 (PSM) - Student Pack
from Math-U-See
for 8th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$110.00
Math-U-See Algebra 2 - Universal Set
2nd edition from Math-U-See
for 10th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$144.00
Math-U-See Alpha - Instruction Pack
2012 edition from Math-U-See
for 1st grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$32.00 (4 in stock)
Math-U-See Alpha - Universal Set
2012 edition from Math-U-See
for 1st grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$179.54
Math-U-See Alpha Level Up Set
2012 edition from Math-U-See
for 1st grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$100.00
Math-U-See Alpha Student Pack
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 1st grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Math-U-See Beta - Student Pack
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 2nd grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Math-U-See Delta - Instruction Pack
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 4th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$38.00 (1 in stock)
Math-U-See Delta - Level Up Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 4th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$100.00
Math-U-See Delta - Student Pack
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 4th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Math-U-See Delta - Universal Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 4th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$179.54
Math-U-See Epsilon - Level Up Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 5th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$105.00
Math-U-See Epsilon Universal Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 5th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$154.23
Math-U-See Pre-Algebra - Instruction Pack
from Math-U-See
for 7th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$49.00 (4 in stock)
Math-U-See Pre-Algebra - Level Up Base Set
from Math-U-See
for 7th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$107.00
Math-U-See Pre-Algebra - Level Up Set
from Math-U-See
for 7th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$141.00
Math-U-See Pre-Algebra - Student Pack
from Math-U-See
for 7th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Math-U-See Pre-Algebra - Universal Set
from Math-U-See
for 7th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$218.08
Math-U-See Zeta - Level Up Base Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 6th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$105.00
Math-U-See Zeta - Level Up Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 6th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$139.00
Math-U-See Zeta - Universal Set
2012 Edition from Math-U-See
for 6th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$216.20
Mathematical Carnival
by Martin Gardner
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 9th-Adult
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematics
by Irving Adler; illustrated by Ron Miller
from Doubleday & Company
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematics for Electrical Students
by Harry M. Keal and Clarence J. Leonard
2nd edition from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 10th-Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematics for the Million
by Lancelot Hogben, illustrated by J.F. Horrabin
New, Revised and Enlarged Edition from W. W. Norton and Co.
for 11th-Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor - Textbook
by Harold Jacobs
3rd edition from W. H. Freeman and Company
for 10th-12th grade
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$70.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematics: Is God Silent?
by James Nickel
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for 9th-Adult
in Clearance: Math (Location: ZCLE-MAT)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Multiplying Menace Divides
by Pam Calvert
1st edition from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
My Full Moon is Square
by Elinor J. Pinczes, Illustrated by Randall Enos
from Houghton Mifflin
for 1st-3rd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cents, New Cents
The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library
by Bonnie Worth, Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
1st edition from Random House Books for Young Readers
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Cat in the Hat's Learning Library (Location: EAR-CAT)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Pythagoras and the Ratios
by Julie Ellis, illustrated by Phyllis Hornung Peacock
from Charlesbridge
for Grades 3rd-5th
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 1 - Teacher's Manual
3rd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 1st grade
in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S)
$14.00 (4 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 2 - Teacher's Manual Units 1, 2
3rd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S)
$10.50 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 2 - Teacher's Manual Units 1, 2 (old)
2nd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 2 - Teacher's Manual Units 3-5 (old)
2nd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 3 - Pupil
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 3rd Grade
in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S)
$8.50 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 3 - Teacher's Manual
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 3rd Grade
in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 5 - Teacher's Manual Part 1
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Saxon Advanced Mathematics - Teacher's Edition
by John H. Saxon, Jr.
2nd edition from Saxon Publishers
for 11th-12th grade
in Saxon Algebra 1/2 - Calculus (Location: MAT-SAX)
$50.00 (1 in stock)
Saxon Algebra 1/2 - Textbook (old)
by John Saxon
2nd edition from Saxon Publishers
for 8th-9th grade
in Saxon Math (Old Versions only) (Location: OMAT-SAX)
$5.00 (3 in stock)
Saxon Math 7/6 - Textbook (old)
by John Saxon & Stephen Hake
3rd edition from Saxon Publishers
for 6th-7th grade
in Saxon Math (Old Versions only) (Location: OMAT-SAX)
$25.00 (1 in stock)
Saxon Math Course 1
by Stephen Hake
from Saxon Publishers
for 5th-6th grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$13.00 (2 in stock)
Saxon Math Course 2 - Student Text
by Stephen Hake
from Saxon Publishers
for 7th-8th grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$13.00 (1 in stock)
Saxon Math Intermediate 3 - Student Text
by Stephen Hake
1st edition from Harcourt
for 3rd grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$45.00 (1 in stock)
Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do!
MathStart Series Level 3
by Stuart J. Murphy, Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
from HarperCollins
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics
by Ann Cutler, Rudolph McShane
from Doubleday & Company
for Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$18.00 (2 in stock)
Weighing & Balancing
Young Math
by Jane Jonas Srivastava, illustrated by Aliki
from Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Wonderful World of Mathematics
by Lancelot Hogben
from Doubleday & Company
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$46.00 (1 in stock)
World of Wonders
by Eileen Doolittle
from Houghton Mifflin
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Clearance: Math (Location: ZCLE-MAT)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
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