65 short mysteries you solve with math!

Introductions

Why I Wrote This Book-Eric

Why I Wrote This Book-Natalie

Math at Home

1. Heavy Toll

2. Roll of the Dice

3. Pancake Mix-up

4. In Hot Water

5. Flooring Them

6. Compounding His Interest

7. Setting the Date

8. Corralling the Problem

9. It's a Gas

10. Cover Up

11. Cereal Numbers

12. Toss-up

13. Seeing the Light

14. All Wound Up

15. Getting the Point

Math Outside

16. Raking their Brains

17. A Measured Response

18. Lawn Ranger

19. Tall Tale

20. Don't Fence Me In

21. Slow Boat

22. Stepping Up to the Challenge

23. Getting a Lift

24. Shoe on the Other Foot

25. The Hole Truth

26. In the Deep End

27. A Ton of Trouble

28. Go Take a Hike

29. Chute the Works

30. How Much Wood?

Math at Play

31. Jumping Through Hoops

32. Ace of Clubs

33. A Slice of Life

34. A Perfect 10

35. Cutting Corners

36. Net Result

37. Capture the Difference

38. Way to Go

39. Hit Parade

40. Miniature Math

41. Calling Long Distance

42. Luck of the Draw

43. Head Over Heels

44. Batter Up

45. Doing Swimmingly

Math Every Day

46. Rows and Columns

47. Sweet Solution

48. Driving Them Crazy

49. Cold-Blooded Calculation

50. Ups and Downs

51. Yuck Around the Clock

52. Mixing It Up

53. String Theory

54. Product Placement

55. Coupon Rate

56. Turning Up the Volume

57. Down to the Last Drop

58. A Fan of Keeping Cool

59. Overdue Blues

60. Paper Chase

Bonus Section: Five More Minutes of Mysterious Math!

1. Ice Cream, Anyone?

2. Puttin' on the Hits

3. And They Call This a Fair?

4. Cold as Ice

5. A Switch in Time

Discover One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!

1. Pumpkin Patch

2. Stuck with the Mud

3. Freeze Fall

4. Left in the Dark

5. Occupational Hazards

Index

Photo and Illustration Credits

About the Authors