BY A STAFF REPORTER
SAN DIEGO,CA - Vinod Krishnamoorthy’s book titled “Competitive Math for Middle School” is distinctive in many ways. Alerted to the tornadic force of numbers from early childhood, the author’s main interest lies in enticing school children to delve deeper into the intricacies of math while learning new concepts not otherwise taught in traditional public schools.
SAN DIEGO,CA - Vinod Krishnamoorthy’s book titled “Competitive Math for Middle School” is distinctive in many ways. Alerted to the tornadic force of numbers from early childhood, the author’s main interest lies in enticing school children to delve deeper into the intricacies of math while learning new concepts not otherwise taught in traditional public schools.
Krishnamoorthy advocates an analytic approach to problem-solving rather than a rote memorization of techniques. Dr. Bharath Sethuraman, a professor of math at the California State University in Northridge, has this to say about it: “Krishnamoorthy has written an amazing book, one that I certainly would have loved to have during my middle and high school days! This is an impressive collection of problems, ideas, and tricks.”
Currently a Senior at the Del Norte High School here, Krisnamoorthy excels in all aspects of Academic studies. A winner in many state, regional, and national competitions in math and science in Southern California, he brought home a silver medal from the World Math Team competition in Seoul. He has volunteered several hundred hours as a teacher for non-profit organizations in San Diego, coaching school children of all backgrounds in competition Mathematics. An outdoor enthusiast, he enjoys competing in tennis tournaments. Passionate about various styles of music, he has played violin for the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
In recent years SAT tests have been modified toward creative problem-solving by employing principles governing math competitions. Krishnamoorthy uses his considerable personal experience to gently guide students into a creative approach by introducing them to a variety of scenarios in order to lead them to the best answers. As a high school senior he has enormous empathy for students and enjoys considerable popularity in his lectures. School children competing in math contests in algebra, counting/probability, and number theory might find unique methods in this book that give them a better understanding of the subjects, and a greater confidence in themselves. The book has over 420 problems that raise the students’ awareness above and beyond standard text book models, while encouraging them to learn at their own individual pace.
When recruited to teach math to middle-school children he realized that each of his students had his or her own unique style for learning and therefore required him to come up with varied approaches to convey the material taught in his classes. The 39 self-contained sections of this book present sample problems categorized by their level of difficulty as bronze, silver, and gold in order to help students gage their own level of progress. The manual can therefore be used as a guide for self-study and also a text book. Dr. Prasad Gudem, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, has described the book as a “Math tutor at the fingertips of middle school students.” Dr. Alladi Venkatesh of the University of California in Irvine has described it as “bold, imaginative, user-friendly; and a handy learning tool for aspiring students as well as those accomplished in the subject.”
Currently a Senior at the Del Norte High School here, Krisnamoorthy excels in all aspects of Academic studies. A winner in many state, regional, and national competitions in math and science in Southern California, he brought home a silver medal from the World Math Team competition in Seoul. He has volunteered several hundred hours as a teacher for non-profit organizations in San Diego, coaching school children of all backgrounds in competition Mathematics. An outdoor enthusiast, he enjoys competing in tennis tournaments. Passionate about various styles of music, he has played violin for the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
In recent years SAT tests have been modified toward creative problem-solving by employing principles governing math competitions. Krishnamoorthy uses his considerable personal experience to gently guide students into a creative approach by introducing them to a variety of scenarios in order to lead them to the best answers. As a high school senior he has enormous empathy for students and enjoys considerable popularity in his lectures. School children competing in math contests in algebra, counting/probability, and number theory might find unique methods in this book that give them a better understanding of the subjects, and a greater confidence in themselves. The book has over 420 problems that raise the students’ awareness above and beyond standard text book models, while encouraging them to learn at their own individual pace.
When recruited to teach math to middle-school children he realized that each of his students had his or her own unique style for learning and therefore required him to come up with varied approaches to convey the material taught in his classes. The 39 self-contained sections of this book present sample problems categorized by their level of difficulty as bronze, silver, and gold in order to help students gage their own level of progress. The manual can therefore be used as a guide for self-study and also a text book. Dr. Prasad Gudem, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, has described the book as a “Math tutor at the fingertips of middle school students.” Dr. Alladi Venkatesh of the University of California in Irvine has described it as “bold, imaginative, user-friendly; and a handy learning tool for aspiring students as well as those accomplished in the subject.”
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