Buy Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games CD-ROM here

Author: Martin Gardner
Price: Approx. $42 (Amazon.com)
Product type: eBooks (CD-ROM)
Preview: Video documentary

Description: The entire collection of Martin Gardner's Scientific American columns is now available on one searchable CD!

Martin Gardner’s “Mathematical Games” column ran in Scientific American from 1956 to 1986. In these columns Gardner introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the delights of mathematics and of puzzles and problem solving.

His column broke such stories as Rivest, Shamir and Adelman on public-key cryptography, Mandelbrot on fractals, Conway on Life, and Penrose on tilings. He enlivened classic geometry and number theory and introduced readers to new areas such as combinatorics and graph theory.

The CD contains the following books:

1. Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions
2. The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
3. New Mathematical Diversions
4. The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions
5. Martin Gardner’s 6th Book of Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American
6. Mathematical Carnival
7. Mathematical Magic Show
8. Mathematical Circus
9. The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix
10. Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements
11. Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainers
12. Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments
13. Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers
14. Fractal Music, Hypercards, and more Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American
15. The Last Recreations: Hydras, Eggs, and Other Mathematical Mystifications.

A profile and interview with Martin Gardner is included in this collection

Below is a video documentary about Martin Gardner, giving an idea of the influence of his Scientific American columns:

• http://www.amazon.com/dp/0883855453/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=greymatt-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0883855453&adid=1BQ37FX6161WWHZ9V9YD
• Author: Martin Gardner
• Price: Approx. $42 (Amazon.com)
• Product type: eBooks (CD-ROM)
• Preview: Video documentary
• Description: The entire collection of Martin Gardner's Scientific American columns is now available on one searchable CD!
  
  Martin Gardner’s “Mathematical Games” column ran in Scientific American from 1956 to 1986. In these columns Gardner introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the delights of mathematics and of puzzles... (Learn more...)

Buy the Perpetual Calendar Clipboard here

Designed by: Grey Matters
Price: $22.49 (CafePress.com)
Product type: Clipboard
Preview: Clipboard photo

Description: This clipboard will not only help organize your papers, but your month, as well! The simple design on a dry erase compatible surface allows you to quickly and instantly create a calendar for any month needed.

Simple use a dry erase eraser (not included) to clear the clipboard, then use dry erase pens (also not included) to fill in the appropriate days in the top row of blanks, add the 29th, 30th, and 31st as needed in the 3 blanks in the bottom left, and the month and year in the bottom right blank.

Purchasers of Day One, my simplified handling of the classic Day of the Week For Any Date feat, will find this clipboard large enough to make the routine visible for larger crowds than the Day One's standard business card presentation.

Photo of clipboard:

• http://www.cafepress.com/greymattersstore.701234204
• Designed by: Grey Matters
• Price: $22.49 (CafePress.com)
• Product type: Clipboard
• Preview: Clipboard photo
• Description: This clipboard will not only help organize your papers, but your month, as well! The simple design on a dry erase compatible surface allows you to quickly and instantly create a calendar for any month needed.
  
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Buy Abacan here

Manufacturer: Maranda Games
Price: Approx. $11.00 (Amazon)
Product type: Game (Board Game)
Preview: Game review

Description: Don't let the simple appearance fool you. ABACAN is a fun new strategy game that uses simple rules to provide a depth of strategy that grows with the experience of the players.

ABACAN is a variation of the nearly 3000 year old Chinese mathematical game of Nim. To play, players alternate turns sliding 1,2, or 3 beads on the same bar from one side of the game to the other. The winner is the player who forces their opponent to move the last bead.

The rules have been drafted so that there is always a winner, not ties, stalemates, or cat's games. Hand crafted from high quality hardwoods, ABACAN is pretty enough to be left out on the coffee table or bookshelf to be played again and again.

• Great gift item!
• Great travel game!
• Playing time: 3-5 minutes
• 2 Player game
• Develops strategic skills
• ASTM & CPSIA tested and approved
• Game box dimensions: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches
• Contents Include: Game Base, Triangular Game, 25 Movable Beads and Instructions

What's the best strategy for winning Abacan? Start learning how to play and analyze Abacan here, and learn more advanced strategy and analysis here.

Independent review of Abacan:

• http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MURUCY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=greymatt-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005MURUCY
• Manufacturer: Maranda Games
• Price: Approx. $11.00 (Amazon)
• Product type: Game (Board Game)
• Preview: Game review
• Description: Don't let the simple appearance fool you. ABACAN is a fun new strategy game that uses simple rules to provide a depth of strategy that grows with the experience of the players.
  
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Buy Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape here

Author: Danica McKellar
Price: Approx. $16 (Amazon)
Product type: Book (Hardcover)
Preview: Author discussing her book

Description: New York Times bestselling author and mathemetician Danica McKellar tackles all the angles—and curves—of geometry

In her three previous bestselling books Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math, and Hot X: Algebra Exposed!, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shattered the “math nerd” stereotype by showing girls how to ace their math classes and feel cool while doing it.

Sizzling with Danica's trademark sass and style, her fourth book, Girls Get Curves, shows her readers how to feel confident, get in the driver's seat, and master the core concepts of high school geometry, including congruent triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, proofs, theorems, and more!

Combining reader favorites like personality quizzes, fun doodles, real-life testimonials from successful women, and stories about her own experiences with illuminating step-by-step math lessons, Girls Get Curves will make girls feel like Danica is their own personal tutor.

As hundreds of thousands of girls already know, Danica's irreverent, lighthearted approach opens the door to math success and higher scores, while also boosting their self-esteem in all areas of life. Girls Get Curves makes geometry understandable, relevant, and maybe even a little (gasp!) fun for girls.

Danica McKellar discusses Girls Get Curves on Better TV:

• http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594630941/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=greymatt-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1594630941&adid=0FMXQ1JR9BR3F22TZM67
• Author: Danica McKellar
• Price: Approx. $16 (Amazon)
• Product type: Book (Hardcover)
• Preview: Author discussing her book
• Description: New York Times bestselling author and mathemetician Danica McKellar tackles all the angles—and curves—of geometry
  
  In her three previous bestselling books Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math, and Hot X: Algebra Exposed!, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shattered the “math nerd” stereotype... (Learn more...)