Crimes And Mathdemeanors |  | Author: Leith Hathout
Creator: Karl Heinrich Hofmann
Publisher: A K Peters Ltd
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 294603
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 150
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.2
ISBN: 1568812604
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.74
EAN: 9781568812601
ASIN: 1568812604
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
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Product Description
This collection of short detective stories provides an exciting new challenge for young adults who have graduated beyond the ever-popular Encyclopedia Brown mysteries series and are interested in applying high school level mathematics and physics to solve problems. The main character, Ravi, is a 14-year-old math genius who helps the local police solve cases. Each chapter is a detective story with a mathematical puzzle at its core that Ravi is able to solve; the author invites the reader to solve the case on his or her own and then explains the mathematics used to find the solution to the puzzle.
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 Crimes and Mathdemeanors December 12, 2008
Diana D. Boehmer (Columbus, OH)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is good when read in many more than one sitting. It is a nice resource for high school math teachers, detailed with algebra, physics, trigonometry, and geometry activities.
A Young Talent July 6, 2008
HA Hacky (Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Leith Hathout has written a recreational math book for all ages. I have many math and recreational math books and still had not encountered most of the puzzles he chose to build his mysteries around. The mysteries are a bit "underwritten" but this is a recreational math book as opposed to a novel. His explanations are excellent. I suspect that we will be hearing more from him in the future.
Crimes and Mathdemeanors: A wonderful blend of mystery and math September 29, 2007
Brendan Kelly (Toronto, Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A Mathematical Mosaic: Patterns & Problem Solving
Crimes and Mathdemeanors is a well-written brilliantly conceived book for those who love mysteries and puzzles. Author Leith Hathout wrote this delightful book while in high school, yet the quality of the writing and the sophistication of the underlying mathematical themes reflect a mature blend of literary and mathematical talent. I found his murder mysteries both engaging and challenging. If you enjoyed the riddles in Dan Brown's "The da Vinci Code," you will find this book a delight.
Ideal for high school libraries, classroom use, and for adults who want to keep their math skills sharp! August 6, 2007
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Crimes and Mathdemeanors is an Encyclopedia Brown-style book of short detective stories for young adults and adults alike - to test their mathematics skills and knowledge! Ravi, the 14-year-old math genius, must apply his knowledge of math and physics and his general cleverness to deduce the answers to riddles, mysteries, and puzzles. Tales rely on trigonometry, probability, combinatorics, and deductive reasoning to uncover the secret of whodunnit in this delightful educational and learning tool. Ideal for high school libraries, classroom use, and for adults who want to keep their math skills sharp!
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