Courtney West
Dr. Courtney West is the founder of ... She was inspired to write Princess Sasha Hides a Lion Family: Fun Algebra after reading Dr. Keith Devlin's book, The Math Gene. Dr. Devlin compared mathematical thinking to gossip. He suggested that Pre-K math education should be combined with stories that involve human interactions. Princess Sasha Hides a Lion Family: Fun Algebra is the second release of a 12-book Algebra 1 series for children ages 4 and older. Upon completion of the series and its...See more
Dr. Courtney West is the founder of ... She was inspired to write Princess Sasha Hides a Lion Family: Fun Algebra after reading Dr. Keith Devlin's book, The Math Gene. Dr. Devlin compared mathematical thinking to gossip. He suggested that Pre-K math education should be combined with stories that involve human interactions. Princess Sasha Hides a Lion Family: Fun Algebra is the second release of a 12-book Algebra 1 series for children ages 4 and older. Upon completion of the series and its accompanying Practice Problems books, a 4-year-old child (after someone patiently reads the interactive books to him/her) should be able to solve all of the equations in Barron's Painless Algebra book, by Lynette Long, Ph.D. Dr. West has a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education and a J.D. emphasizing Juvenile Law from the University of Colorado - Boulder. Her B.A. degree in Journalism is from Rowan University of New Jersey. Dr. West resides in Centennial, CO. See less
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