My 8 year old showed interest and aptitude for math well above the level they teach in her school. I would like to find some math books that would spike her interest in math and make it fun for her.
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1Relevant: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/323334/what-was-the-first-bit-of-mathematics-that-made-you-realize-that-math-is-beautif – Viktor Vaughn Aug 30 '15 at 03:37
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Enroll her in competition program at AoPS – DeepSea Aug 30 '15 at 04:13
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Ian Stewart has tons of things like that. – Akiva Weinberger Aug 30 '15 at 04:54
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Also, you could possibly contact my dad, he had the exact same problem :-) (This likely applies to the parents of many people here, if I had to guess.) – Akiva Weinberger Aug 30 '15 at 04:57
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The Number Devil, by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, is an absolute gem, and the first review currently displayed at Amazon is remarkably appropriate. It begins:
I checked this book out of the library to read to my 8 year old daughter (she wanted me to read "Flatland" to her and I thought the dated language might get in the way). She loved it and now I plan to purchase two copies; one for her and one for my 12 year old son. The book jacket decribed the book as a cross between Flatland and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I would have described it as a cross between Flatland an[d] The Phantom Tollbooth, but, no matter. It definitely provides food for thought for any reasonably inquisitive child; and may provide more for a child already interested in mathematics.
I have no quarrel with any of this.
Brian M. Scott
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Ah, I remember that! I mean, I was probably also eight-ish, so I don't remember a lot of details, but I remember loving that book. – Akiva Weinberger Aug 30 '15 at 04:52
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1@columbus8myhw: I was 50 when it came out in English, and I still loved it! – Brian M. Scott Aug 30 '15 at 04:58
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1The "Frequently bought together" section includes Penrose: The Mathematical Cat. Oh, god, the memories! – Akiva Weinberger Aug 30 '15 at 05:00
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(Oh, and I must have been at least ten, looking at the publication date) – Akiva Weinberger Aug 30 '15 at 05:03
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@BrianM.Scott You are very good at math Can you tell more about yourself I really want to know you in person. How old are you now sir? – Aligator Jun 23 '20 at 16:14
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@Soheil: Most of what I’m willing to say is in my profile, but I don’t mind adding that I am now $72$ and knew before I was $10$ that I would be a mathematician and a teacher. – Brian M. Scott Jun 23 '20 at 18:16
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