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Oh, I hope I don't let you down.  Do remember that I am an English major...
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Kriston - the influence is strong in this one! I just found a physics one on ebay for $5, including shipping. Do a search for usborne dictionary, and loads come up.
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LOL! I should get a commission from Usborne! 
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LOL! I should get a commission from Usborne! LOL! We are probably causing a huge price hike all searching for the same books at one time. Get 'em quick ladies! 
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I just bought a Math Dictionary from Usbourne Books. My engineer DH looked it over and said, "Wow! They really got everything in here, didn't they?" It's got a paragraph of bare bones, no-frills explanation on every bit of math I've ever seen (through college calculus). It's the closest thing to a math bible that I've ever seen. Ha, and it's *really* attractively produced. DS-then-4 picked it up in a bookshop recently and was entranced, had to be torn away - so much so that he's getting it shortly, even though he obviously won't understand much of it yet. I had a lovely big maths book that I didn't understand much of from about the same age, and it was a good thing :-)
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My library carries them so I can check them out before buying.
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Oh, good! Thanks for the vote of confidence on the book. I was worrying that it was just me and that I was leading many people astray for Christmas... I feel much better now, C's Mum! 
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No, Austin! I hadn't seen those. Thanks!
I confess, I rarely pay full-price for books, but the math one seemed totally worth it. Now I have to look into the science ones. At least there are used ones available for less!
I like the online math dictionary, too, but it isn't nearly as complete as the Usborne one. Seriously, it's amazing! (And no, I do not work for Usborne!) I found myself wondering how they crammed all of that info into such a slim little book. I actually sat down and read it cover-to-cover. And I'm an English major! I don't do stuff like that!
It's REALLY well done! My highest praise! I clearly recall my mom bring home a "hows it work" picture book when I was four years old. I memorized that thing. I also got a "Animals A-Z" set near the same time and devoured it. All pics with some text. I think you are a closet mathematician, you just have yet to find the right notation!! Its ALL notation!!!
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An excellent math teacher/scientist/inventor in our area claims that ALL GT kids are good at math if they are taught properly. If they have the facility to use language and/or to solve problems creatively, they have the ability to be good at math. Math is a language, and creativity is required if you're doing it right.
I think there's something to that. Though I suspect it's too late for me...
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I'm pretty good at math, but I stink at calculation.
I didn't know they were seperate until it was too late and I hated math.
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