Product Description

Math difficulties are more a matter of attitude, not aptitude. The authors debunk ``math myths,'' explore the roots of math anxiety and demonstrate that doing math is not really so different from any other skill.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1932702 in Books
• Published on: 1978
• Binding: Hardcover
• 239 pages

About the Author
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Customer Reviews

I feel more confident about math
I got this book at book fair for about 25 cents and kept saying to myself what can this book actually do for me? Well I discovered the fears that I had with performing math and that a lot of people have those same fears. When told how confront my fears it was like a serious wall had came tumbling down. I have started studying college algebra again which was so difficult for me fifteen years ago and it seems that this subject is no longer taboo. Before with math I always thought that I need a teacher/professor to teach me the subject. However I have discovered that is not true and that self learning college algebra is better for me. This is one of the most liberating experiences of my life and I am grateful to the authors of this book.

High praise from a College
This book was recommended to me by a college counselor who has high praise for the authors. If I may paraphrase: The book is eloquently written, the format is very well put together and usable. The authors discuss the aversion to math that has a long history purpetuated in American schools: mathematics and real world rationale continue to be divided by an abyss. One important fact pointed out by the academic counselor is that the book is written by PhD. Mathematicians, which seems to be the only way to get math departments interested in trying new programs. I look forward to using this book.

Super book gets you thinking about why you're afraid of math
If you hate/fear math so much it is interfering with your ability to use math, either in school or making change or checking out the restaurant bill, this is the book for you.
Kindergarten and grade one kids don't hate math, and will happily play math games. What happens?
You will begin a journey that takes you back to a time when you learned to fear math. Discover why opening a math book can make you so sleepy you can't proceed, why you freeze for word problems, or vomit in the middle of a math exam. Often the fear of math has absolutely nothing to do with math itself OR your ability! This book can put the anxiety in proper perspective and set you on the road to conquering math DESPITE the fear. Within pages, I began to find the roots of my own math anxiety and math became a minor monster instead of a major monster! I have based Math Anxiety sessions almost entirely on ideas inspired by and information from the book. I still don't love math, but neither do I consider myself hopeless at it, and sometimes actually have fun! I taught Math for many years, but still feared it and did not like going above my level of comfort until I read, really READ, this book. Many students in my Math Anxiety sessions not only conquered math anxiety, but conquered fear of other subjects at the same time. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO STUDENTS WHO HATE/FEAR MATH -- AND IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR MATH TEACHERS OF ALL LEVELS RIGHT UP TO UNIVERSITY!