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By John Hudson Tiner
 Math
doesn’t have to be difficult. In Exploring the World of Math, John Tiner shows
that it can actually be fun. Students of different ages and skill levels can use
this fascinating book.
Intended as a supplement to a homeschool curriculum, it’s
more than just a math book. Tracing the history of mathematics principles and
theory, it includes stories and tips showing math to be practical for everyday
use. It also uses many examples of mathematics from the Bible and explains the
timekeeping methods used in biblical times.
You can use Exploring the World of Mathematics as a break
from the regular math routine and your student will still be doing math!
Exploring the World of Mathematics includes:
Basic mathematical principles including some simple algebra, geometry, and
scientific math,
Egyptian and Greek contributions to mathematics
Math involving time, the seasons, and measurement
Fun activities illustrating mathematical principles
Chapter tests (answers included in back)
Over 150 illustrations and diagrams.
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Tiner
has written a textbook for 5th grade to junior high level, similar in style to
public school texts, but with a creationism perspective of history. With
definitions of terms and identification of famous explorers, scientists, etc.,
Exploring Planet Earth gives students an excellent initial knowledge of people
and places, encouraging them to continue their studies in depth.
Exploring
the History of Medicine takes a look at medical practices from the ancient past
to the present, including biographical sketches of famous persons of medicine.
Featuring study questions at the end of each chapter, coupled with dozens of
illustrations, this book gives middle-school through junior-high students a
strong introduction into the study of medicine. Exploring the History of
Medicine is suitable for family study and discussion. It shows" the hand of God
throughout the development of modern medicine from the ancient Greeks to the
modern laboratories." Has dozens of illustrations, chapter questions and
biographical sketches.
Exploring
the World Around You "explores the world through its seven biomes: desert,
grassland, tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, taiga, tundra and chaparral.
In this book you will learn about the environment as you are reminded that
Christians are to be stewards of the earth.
"In
this book you will read and explore the life of plants, insects, spiders and
other arachnids, life in water, reptiles, birds, and mammals, highlighting God's
amazing creation."
"With
a flair for telling biographical sketches of famous scientists, Tiner also
provides students with a solid foundation for understanding the crucial purposes
of chemistry with no evolutionary underlayings. Each chapter in Exploring the
World of Chemistry ends with study questions and the answers, in the back of the
book, can easily be removed by teacher or parent.
Exploring
the World of Physics supplement explains physics in remarkably clear detail.
Complemented with black-and-white illustrations, the book uses ordinary speech
to explain the concepts of physics. The author’s goal is to “write at a 6th
grade level, but explain the concepts so that a motivated 4th grader can
understand the material.”