Girls Get Curves by Danica Mckellar

Girls Get Curves by Danica Mckellar

Three-time New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar and popular Dancing With The Stars contestant now makes it a breeze to excel in. Geometry

Hollywood actress and math whiz Danica McKellar has completely shattered the math nerd stereotype. For years, she's been showing girls how to feel confident and ace their math classes - with style With Girls Get Curves, she applies her winning techniques to high school geometry, giving readers the tools they need to feel great and totally get everything from congruent triangles to theorems, and more. Inside you'll find:

- Time-saving tips and tricks for homework and tests

- Illuminating practice problems (and proofs ) with detailed solutions

- Totally relatable real-world examples

- True stories from Danica's own life as an actress and math student

- A Troubleshooting Guide, for getting unstuck during even the trickiest proofs

With Danica as a coach, girls everywhere can stop hiding from their homework and watch their scores rise

Danica McKellar is the bestselling author of Kiss My Math, Hot X: Algebra Exposed, and, most recently, Girls Get Curves. Best known for her roles on The Wonder Years and The West Wing, Danica McKellar is also an internationally recognized mathematician and advocate for math education. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics, Danica has been honored in Britain's esteemed Journal of Physics and The New York Times for her work in mathematics, most notably for her role as co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem, which bears her name (The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.) Her passion for promoting girls' math education began in 2000, when she was invited to speak before Congress on the importance of women in math and science. Since then, Danica has made it a priority to find time in her busy acting schedule to promote math education, often appearing around the country as a speaker at national mathematics conferences.

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ISBN 13	9780606316125
ISBN 10	0606316124
Title	Girls Get Curves
Author	Danica Mckellar
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Turtleback Books
Year published	2013-07-02
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.