The Fly on the Ceiling: A Math Reader - Paperback

by Julie Glass (Author), Richard Walz (Illustrator)

That is one pesky fly! Kids will love this funny and very accessible myth about the real-life historical figure who popularized the Cartesian system of coordinates. You won't believe how he did it!

Recognized as the father of analytic geometry, René Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher. So how could a fly lead to an important math discovery? Read this imaginative Step 4 and find out!

Front Jacket

Recognized as the father of analytic geometry, Rene Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher. Kids will love this funny and very accessible tale - based on one of math's greatest myths - about the man who popularized the Cartesion system of coordinates.

Author Biography

DR. JULIE GLASS is a professor and Chair of the Mathematics department at California State East Bay. She lives in California with her family.