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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Cooking and baking are perfect examples of math used in everyday life. Join Chef Dave Christopherson as he takes a closer look at practical applications of math at the grocery store and in the kitchen. Basic math skills are used to determine recipe costs, converting recipes, determining timing, and more. Kitchen and math concepts presented in short video segments include: reading a recipe, measuring techniques, kitchen equivalents, timing a meal,...
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Is baking basic chemistry? Are ingredients basic biology? And is cooking basic math? If you can't tell a tsp from a TBL, you're likely to get a pancake when you wanted a souffle. Basic math is needed to help you properly prepare a recipe your guests will enjoy, or to change your favorite recipe to serving ten people instead of four. Matt the Mathematical Cook is a lively host who will multiply, divide, measure and whip up a few recipes in the process....
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Description
"Grab your jumbo popcorn and 3-D glasses, because you're invited to the premiere of a 3-D movie! The star-studded cast of monsters will help you calculate the perimeter of the set, the area of the movie screen, and the volume of your popcorn box. Learning about dimensions has never been so entertaining."--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Description
The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
When a dragon threatens to disrupt the life of the townspeople, a little girl challenges the scaly creature to a math contest involving knowledge of weight. Bowker Authored Title code. While telling an exciting story about a clever girl who outwits a dragon, this book also explains the concept of weights & measures. When a hot-tempered dragon seizes the local bridge, the people of Berryville are cut off from their supply of beloved strawberries until...
7) Italian Food
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"Describes historical, cultural, and geographical factors that have influenced the cuisine of Italy. Includes recipes to create Italian food"--Provided by publisher.
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