I. BOOKS FOR THE MATHEMATICS LIBRARY Abbott, E. A. Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions. (6th ed., rev.) 109 pp. Bakst, Aaron. Mathematics, Its Magic and Mastery. (2nd ed.) D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., New York. 1952. 790 pp. The nature of mathematics is explained. For advanced students. Ball, W. W. R. Mathematical Recreation and Essays. The Macmillan Co., New York. 1942. 418 pp. Contains many puzzles and problems. Bell, E. T. The Development of Mathematics. (2nd ed.) McGraw-Hill Book Co., The Magic of Numbers. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York. Bell, E. T. Men of Mathematics. For the Simon and Schuster, New York. 1937. An account of the lives of the world's greatest mathematicians. Valuable for senior high school. Bendick, Jeanne. How Much and How Many. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York. 1947. 188 pp. An illustrated story of weights and measures suitable for elementary and junior high school students. Berkley, Ethel S. The Size of It - A First Book About Sizes. William R. Scott, Inc., Publisher, New York. A non-numerical book on sizes for pupils in the elementary schools. Berkley, Ethel S. Ups and Downs: Inc., Publisher, New York. A First Book About Space. William R. Scott, 40 pp. For pupils, ages 6 to 9. Breslich, Ernest R. Algebra, An Interesting Language. Chicago. 1939. Breslich, Ernest R. The Orthovis Co., Pictorial presentation appealing to junior high school Excursion in Mathematics. Newsome and Co., New York. 1938. Geometric figures in three dimensions when viewed with an accompanying orthoscope. Chamberlin, Wellman. The Round Earth on Flat Paper--Map Projections Used by Cartographers. National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. 126 pp. Contains effective illustrations. DeGrazia, Joseph. Math is Fun. The Gresham Press, New York. 1947. 1948. 159 pp. II. SOURCES OF MATHEMATICS FILMS AND FILMSTRIPS Audio-Visual Aids Company, 712 Romayne Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin. Coronet Films, Inc., Coronet Bldg., Chicago 1, Illinois. Junior and senior high school mathematics. Current Affairs Films, 18 East 41st Street, New York 17, New York. Curriculum Films, R. K. O. Bldg., Radio City, 10 E. 40th Street, New York, Educational Film Sales Dept., University of California, Los Angeles 24. Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc., 1150 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois. Eye Gate House, Inc., 2716 - 41st Avenue, Long Island, New York. Films, Inc., 202 E. 44th Street, New York 18, New York. Institute of Life Insurance, Educational Division, 488 Madison Avenue, Jam Handy Organization, 2821 East Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Michigan. Filmstrips. Johnson Hunt Productions, 6509 De Longpre Avenue, Hollywood 38, California. Knowledge Builders Classroom Films, 625 Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 330 W. 42nd Street, New York, New York. Filmstrips. Photo and Sound Productions, 116 Natoma Street, San Francisco 5, California. Filmstrips. Popular Science Publishing Co., Audio Visual Division, 353 Fourth Avenue, Society for Visual Education, 1345 West Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois. United World Films, 1445 Park Avenue, New York 29, New York, Films and filmstrips for senior high school mathematics. Young America Films, Inc., 18 East 41st Street, New York 17, New York. III. FREE AND INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS Air World Education, Trans-World Airline, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. Time Flies; Maps of Today. Free. American Aviation, 1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington 5, D. C. $1.00. Air Transport American Bankers Association, 12 East 36th Street, New York 16, New York. American Optical Company, Instrument Division, Buffalo 15, New York. Optical Performance Predicted on Paper. (A poster for bulletin board use.) Free. Association of American Railroads, Transportation Building, Washington 6, D. C. Quiz on Railroads and Railroading. Statistics of railways. (Study of graphs.) Free. Automobile Manufacturers Association, 320 New Center Building, Detroit 2, Michigan. Automobile Facts and Figures. 80-page annual booklet on statistics of motor vehicle production, registration, sales, taxes, employment, and so forth. (Illustrated materials for constructing graphs.) Single copy free. Boy Scouts of America, 2 Park Avenue, New York 16, New York. Surveying; Charles Brunning Company, 4700 Montrose Avenue, Chicago 41, Illinois. Decimal Equivalent Chart. Free. Building America, 2 West 45th Street, New York 19, New York. Free. Business and Burroughs Corporation, 6071 Second Avenue, Detroit 32, Michigan. The Story of California Test Bureau, 5916 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood 28, California. J. I. Case Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Level Farming on Sloping Fields. Central Scientific Company, 1700 Irving Park Road, Chicago 13, Illinois. showing dimensions of Natural Objects. Catalog #71972. $1.80 each. Chart Chase National Bank Museum of Moneys of the World, 13 Broad Street, New York 15, New York. Moneys of the World. 24-page pamphlet, briefly describing some of the 75,000 specimens on display from ancient to modern times. Laura E. Christman, 1217 Elmdale Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Ten charts, 11" x 17", and a cover page showing important events in the development of mathematics from 4000 B. C. to 1917 A. D. 65¢ Chrysler Corporation, Education Services, Public Relations Department, 341 Comet Books, Rockefeller Center, New York, New York. Fun with Puzzles by Continental Diamond Fibre Company, Newark, Delaware. Decimal Chart. In color. Free. Cooperative Recreation Service, Delaware, Ohio. Puzzle Craft. Kit U. Kit U. Plans for making and solving forty puzzles in wire, wood, and string. (Good for clubs.) 25¢ Brain Resters and Testers. Kit M. A booklet of puzzle problems. The C-Thru Ruler Company, 823-827 Windsor Street, Hartford, Connecticut. Denoyer-Geppert Company, 5235 Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago 40, Illinois. Map Projection Studies, No. P208. A 20-page booklet. (Illustrates the Instruction in Map Use Should be Increased; Better Understanding and Use Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York 8, New York. U. S. Population Gains, 1940-50-60; The Construction Industry, 1950-53; Taxes in the U. S. A. - Sources of Tax Revenues. (Charts) Free. Compass Points of Business, supplement to Dun's Review and Modern Industry. Leaflet gives basic information of business graphs and charts. (Business mathematics or general mathematics.) Free. The Duodecimal Society of America, 20 Carlton Place, Staten Island 4, New York. An Excursion in Numbers. Pamphlet giving advantages and disadvantages of base 12. Free. Bulletins of the Society. Copies of recent issues, to the extent available. Free. |