Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics, Paperback - Ekkehard Kopp

Reducere. Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics offers a detailed but accessible account of a wide range of mathematical ideas. Starting w...

Reducere. Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics offers a detailed but accessible account of a wide range of mathematical ideas. Starting w...

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Paraconsistency was intended for use in mathematics, providing a rigorous framework for describing abstract objects and structures where some contr...

This practical and popular guide to children's common errors and misconceptions in primary mathematics is an essential tool for teachers and traine...

Achieve the best possible standard with this essential companion to the bestselling book of traditional practice and guidance.Publisher: Hodder Edu...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Olivier DarrigolNumber of pages: 418Collection: California Studies in the History of SciencePub...

A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention - the art of writing.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s...

Reducere. A companion to such acclaimed works as The Age of Wonder, A Clockwork Universe, and Darwin's Ghosts--a groundbreaking examination of the greatest e...

The bestselling essential guide for mathematics teachers and those training to teach, Yes, but why? answers all your questions, and sheds light on ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Pam HookAuthor: Courtney GravettAuthor: Mitchell HowardIn view of the research indicating that approaches to teaching mathe...

DescriptionWhy Is Mathematics Incomplete?Godel's incompleteness theorem is a foundational result in mathematics that proves that any axiomatic theo...

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxAuthor(s): Silvia FerraraTranslator: Todd PortnowitzNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x...

In just seven symbols, with profound and beautiful simplicity, Euler's Equation connects five of the most important numbers in mathematics. Robin W...

Reducere. The name Emmy Noether is one of the most celebrated in the history of mathematics. A brilliant algebraist and iconic figure for women in modern sci...

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Description"Cherished Reader, Should you come upon Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini . . . consider yourself quite fortunate indeed. . ...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Anthony MastersNumber of pages: 320Collection: Pelican BooksPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 187 x 121 x 30...

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Reducere. This is a landmark in science writing that resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. ...

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A history of the Industrial Revolution and the steam engine, as well as an account of how inventors first came to own and profit from their ideas a...

An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading data Numbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive--esp...

Richly illustrated with manuscripts, portraits, Sir John Tenniel's original line drawings and contemporary photographs, this is a fresh look at two...

DescriptionCoal, gas, and oil have powered our societies for hundreds of years. But the pace at which we use them changed dramatically in the twent...

Reducere. Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics,...

A fascinating cultural history of this most magical of islands Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fough...

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Karla StarrNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 232 x 17Cover type: Paperback...

Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterAuthor(s): Karla StarrNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 211 x 16Cover type...

Reducere. "A first-rate survey of the world of mathematics...Great reading for the intellectually curious, " (Kirkus Reviews) from the bestselling author of ...

Publisher: Prometheus BooksAuthor(s): Alfred S. PosamentierIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Black & White IllustrationsNumber of pages:...

A short, practical, timely guide to the tools you need to understand the numbers we read in the news everyday - and how we often get them wrongPubl...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Isabelle StengersNumber of pages: 200Collection: Theory Out Of BoundsPublication date: 2000Dimen...

Reducere. The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that irrational numbers were properly understood and rigorously defi...

Reducere. Philadelphia, 1959: A scientist scrutinizing a single human cell under a microscope detects a missing piece of DNA. That scientist, David Hungerfor...

Provides students with a comprehensive exploration of the history of Korea from its origins to present day. Featuring highly focused and accessible...

Reducere. When Confederate men marched off to battle, southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations, providing fo...

Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of t...

Publisher: Greystone Books, CanadaAuthor(s): Antonia BanyardNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 187 x 235 x 16Cover type: Hardback...

Reading early medieval Spanish documents that are little known to many Anglophone scholars, including records of church councils, sermons, and lett...

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Reducere. The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick the author ofTime Travel: A History that reveal...