Gifted Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.

We invite you to share your experiences and to post information about advocacy, research and other gifted education issues on this free public discussion forum.
CLICK HERE to Log In. Click here for the Board Rules.

Links


Learn about Davidson Academy Online - for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the U.S. & Canada.

The Davidson Institute is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted students through the following programs:

  • Fellows Scholarship
  • Young Scholars
  • Davidson Academy
  • THINK Summer Institute

  • Subscribe to the Davidson Institute's eNews-Update Newsletter >

    Free Gifted Resources & Guides >

    Who's Online Now
    0 members (), 86 guests, and 12 robots.
    Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
    Newest Members
    Amelia Willson, jordanstephen, LucyCoffee, Wes, moldypodzol
    11,533 Registered Users
    October
    S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5
    6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    13 14 15 16 17 18 19
    20 21 22 23 24 25 26
    27 28 29 30 31
    Previous Thread
    Next Thread
    Print Thread
    Page 2 of 3 1 2 3
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    Oh, I hope I don't let you down. eek

    Do remember that I am an English major...


    Kriston
    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posts: 1,917
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posts: 1,917
    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.

    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    LOL! I should get a commission from Usborne! grin


    Kriston
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posts: 142
    RJH Offline
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posts: 142
    Originally Posted by Kriston
    LOL! I should get a commission from Usborne! grin

    LOL! We are probably causing a huge price hike all searching for the same books at one time. Get 'em quick ladies! laugh

    Joined: Sep 2008
    Posts: 1,898
    C
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    C
    Joined: Sep 2008
    Posts: 1,898
    Originally Posted by Kriston
    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 :-)


    Email: my username, followed by 2, at google's mail
    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posts: 1,815
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posts: 1,815
    My library carries them so I can check them out before buying.

    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    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... eek

    I feel much better now, C's Mum! smile


    Kriston
    Joined: Jun 2008
    Posts: 1,840
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Jun 2008
    Posts: 1,840
    Originally Posted by Kriston
    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!!!


    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posts: 6,145
    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...


    Kriston
    Joined: Oct 2007
    Posts: 2,231
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Oct 2007
    Posts: 2,231
    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.

    Page 2 of 3 1 2 3

    Moderated by  M-Moderator 

    Link Copied to Clipboard
    Recent Posts
    Help with WISC-V composite scores
    by aeh - 10/28/24 02:43 PM
    i Am genius and no one understands me!!!
    by Eagle Mum - 10/23/24 04:11 PM
    Classroom support for advanced reader
    by Heidi_Hunter - 10/14/24 03:50 AM
    2e Dyslexia/Dysgraphia schools
    by Jwack - 10/12/24 08:38 AM
    Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5