All Math Words Dictionary

For students of algebra, geometry and calculus

David E McAdams

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Life Is a Story Problem LLC
12 May 2023

Educational: Mathematics & numeracy; Children's & young adult reference material

Series: Math Vocabulary AIDS and Dictionaries

"All Math Words Dictionary is designed for students of pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, intermediate algebra, pre-calculus and calculus in middle school and high school. It is designed using the four 'C's of math writing:

- Concise: Definitions are compact, yet understandable.

- Complete: All words and phrases of interest to targeted students are included, plus a few just beyond the scope of the target classes. Tables of symbols and notations, formulas, and units of measurement, plus lists of properties of math objects gives the student all the information needed to weld their understanding of the concepts and decipher many problems.

- Correct: The definitions have been thoroughly reviewed for mathematical and literary correctness.

- Comprehensible: The definitions are written to be understood by targeted students. Abundant illustrations aid in understanding.

One of the difficulties many students experience in learning math skills has to do with the

fact that an entire language, both spoken and written, has grown up around math. Students that

acquire that language are successful in math studies. Students that do not acquire that language

have serious problems with mathematics. This dictionary is designed to aid in the acquisition

of the language of math.

This dictionary has:

- over 3600 entries,

- more than 200 notations defined,

- in excess of 1300 illustrations,

- IPA pronunciation guide,

- greater than 1400 formulas, equations, examples, identities and expressions.

While teaching high school math, I noted that some students did not understand even simple math statements, such as ""This equation is determinate."" Those students who had not acquired a basic math vocabulary were left behind, becoming frustrated and mentally dropping out of class.

I was amazed at the enormous size of the math vocabulary that students must gain to be fluent in math. He took the development of this important resource seriously, and after devoting more than nine work-years to its development, has created the 3rd edition of All Math Words Dictionary.

The list of words and phrases to be defined was collected from various textbooks in use in the United States and United Kingdom. Each of these words was carefully researched to find all of the ways the word was used in math classes for pre-algebra, algebra, geometry and calculus. The definitions were carefully crafted and critically evaluated to meet the goals of concise, complete, correct and comprehensible.

Usefulness of these definitions for non-native English speakers was also considered and pronunciation was developed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Knowing that a picture is sometimes worth a thousand words, I added abundant illustrations to assist students in placing words in a visual context. The result of this extensive effort is All Math Words Dictionary, an important tool for math teachers and students. This book is available in four different editions:

- Color Classroom edition - typeset in 14-point Times New Roman font and with larger color illustrations. Best for any use, as the use of color guides the student through the illustrations (Hardbound 978-1632702722, Softbound 978-1632702807).

- Home edition - typeset in 10-point Times New Roman for home use (Color 978-1632702821, Black and White 978-1632702814, both paperback).

- Large Print edition - typeset in 16 point Tiresias LP font for visually challenged students. Includes larger black and white illustrations (Hardbound 978-1632702845, Paperback 978-1632702838).

- Dyslexic edition - typeset in Open Dyslexic and Eulexia fonts with black and white illustrations (Hardbound 978-1-63270-279-1, Paperback 978-1-63270-278-4)."

By: David E McAdams
Imprint: Life Is a Story Problem LLC
Edition: 3rd Home Color ed.
Volume: 7
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9781632702821
ISBN 10: 1632702827
Series: Math Vocabulary AIDS and Dictionaries
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 12 May 2023
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"After 30 years of software development, David McAdams was looking for something new to do. He turned his attention to math instruction. Through his coursework at Utah Valley University, he learned how critical vocabulary acquisition is to all learning, and especially to math. Math has long been regarded as its having its own language, with its own syntax and symbols. The acquisition of this language has been found to be a barrier to many students.Aftaer the completion of his internship, Mr. McAdams finished compiling vocabulary words into a comprehensive dictionary, written for middle school and high school students. ""All Math Words Dictionary"" is the culmination of eight years work collecting, classifying and describing all of the words a student might encounter in their studies of algebra, geometry, and calculus. This book has over 3000 entries; more than 140 notations defined; in excess of 790 illustrations; an IPA pronunciation guide; and greater than 1400 formulas and equations.While working on the dictionary, between playing with his grandchildren, Mr. McAdams started developing other ideas for math literacy. The results are ""Numbers"", ""What is Bigger than Anything (Infinity)"", ""Swing Sets (Set Theory)"", and ""Learning with Play Money"".Branching out, Mr. McAdams took a departure from teaching tools into the arena of pure mathematical delight. This results in two volumes of ""My Favorite Fractals"".While reading a book on colors to his grandson Sawyer, got to thinking how boring books are colors are for adults. ""What in the natural world,"" he mused, ""has enough of the primary and secondary colors to teach colors to children?"" His answer was either frogs or parrots. He created ""Parrot Colors"", ""Flower Colors"", and ""Space Colors"".Returning to math, Mr. McAdams remembered how, in his youth, he found a few printouts of geometric nets and was fascinated how they folded together into complex, 3-dimensional objects. He prepared ""Geometric Nets Project Book, then ""Geometric Nets Mega Project Book."

Reviews for All Math Words Dictionary: For students of algebra, geometry and calculus

"""This is fantastic. If you have anyone involved in math, this is a necessity."" ""I bought it thinking that it would be worth it because color is both more interesting to most students, especially ones not that interested in math, and easier to decipher. I believe it is."""