How to Write a Math Book

*Computer

*Printer

*Paper

*Pencil

*Knowledge of math concepts

Steps:

Step 1:

Create a timeline describing to when you want your book to be finished. It is best if you give yourself a little more time than you think you really need. It is better to finish the book early with a sense of accomplishment than to feel pressured to finish by the due date if you aren't close to having the math book completed.

Step 2:

Divide your work load by how many days you are going to work on the book. If you plan on working Monday through Friday then you would have about 20 days in each month. If you plan on finishing your math book in six months then you have 120 days to work with. Now divide 120 by how many pages you expect your book to be. Math books can easily reach 360 pages. That would mean you need to complete three pages per day in order to reach your goal of six months.

Step 3:

Get out a piece of paper and list the topic of your math book at the top. Create an outline so you will be able to see how to break down your material in to chapters. For example, if your math book was a curriculum for third grade, you might title it "Mathematics for Third Graders." Then you would have a chapter for each concept taught.

Step 4:

Add details to each chapter concept. If Chapter 1 is on telling time, then you may have a section on telling time by the hour, a section on telling the time by half hour, and a section on telling time by five minutes.

Step 5:

Do a little more research before filling in your outline. You are going to want to read websites on how to teach math so that you will know how to explain math to others. This is true whether you are giving instructions to adults or children. These teaching techniques will enhance the chances of the reader being able to follow along with your examples. There are some websites listed in the resource section of this article to get your started.

Step 6:

Use your computer to now fill in your outline and write out all of the pages. The computer will allow you to save your work as you go and you can use your outline as a reference so you go in order.

Step 7:

Create your contents page, which can simply be a list of the chapters in your book.

Step 8:

Finish off your book by adding an Index. Include common math terms and concepts and what page of the book they can be found.

Step 9:

Proof your work when you are finished. You may even want to recruit another mathematician to check your work before you submit it to your publisher. You want all of your fact to be straight and your problems to have been solved correctly.

Step 10:

Hand your book in to your publisher. You may have to print it out if the publisher doesn't accept email submissions.

Tips and Warnings:

Before you write the whole book, submit quarries until you find a publisher who is interested in the concept.

Spend some time doing some research first. If you are writing a third grade math curriculum, you will first want to find out what concepts are taught in third grade. If you don't do this and you have second grade curriculum in there, the student will become bored. If you have fourth grade curriculum in there, the student may become frustrated.