Math Games for Middle School

November 1, 1998
Gr. 5^-8. Salvadori, the author of numerous architectural titles ("The Art of Construction" [1990]), turns his attention to mathematics in this offering. The topics include basic arithmetic operations, plane and solid geometry, graphing, simultaneous linear equations, and probability. Each chapter begins with an introduction explaining the concept, followed by a list of problems for readers to solve. Although these activities are mathematically sound, the term "game" is a misnomer (as is the heading for the exercises--"Math Camp"), making this much more likely to appeal to middle-school teachers than to their students. Recommended for larger collections or libraries with great demand for this subject; answers appended. ((Reviewed November 1, 1998))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1998, American Library Association.)