Dotlich, Rebecca Kai

Summary: "A rhyming picture-book introduction to math for the very young, with visual depictions of everyday STEM applications."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 DOT

Weltman, Anna

Summary: "Are there any cube-shaped planets in the galaxy? What's the ham sandwich theorem? And how can math help you win at games? Discover the answers to these questions and so much more in the book of math." --Page 4 of cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 WEL

Cheng, Eugenia

Summary: "X and Y are desperate to bake infinite pie! With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, X and Y will use math concepts to bake their way to success!"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 CHE

Crespo, Ana

Summary: "When Brazilian American twins Lia and Luís receive a jigsaw puzzle from their grandmother, they must quickly solve it to figure out its secret message."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CRE

Tegmark, Max

Summary: "Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present, and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and ground-breaking science, he not only helps us...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.101 TEG

Musgrave, Ruth A.

Summary: "In Nature Numbers, math is beautiful, recognizable, and all around us! Highly engaging pictures of animals and nature scenes, along with cool chalk illustrations, are used to introduce basic math concepts and encourage kids to see a world of numbers all around them.K-2 math concepts include power of 10. This book encourages kids to learn about multiples of 10 as schools of fish swim by and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 513.2 MUS

Higgins, Carter

Summary: "From the creative force behind Circle Under Berry comes a deceptively simple picture book exploring sorting, comparatives, and quantifiers that teases the brain, twists expectations, and teaches basic ideas in unusual ways. A page-turner for first-time page-turners, this kaleidoscopic compendium shows young readers the infinite variability of perspective inherent in even our foundational...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIG

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HIG

Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro

Summary: "The apples are ripe! Which animal will be first to know? Or second? Or third? And how will they communicate it to their families? Inspire young readers to notice the arrival of fall with ordinal numbers in this beautifully illustrated picture book"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus Ink 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KNO

Posamentier, Alfred S.

Summary: "Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 POS

Seife, Charles.

Summary: "The bestselling author of Proofiness and Zero explains how to separate fact from fantasy in the digital world Digital information is a powerful tool that spreads unbelievably rapidly, infects all corners of society, and is all but impossible to control--even when that information is actually a lie. In Virtual Unreality, Charles Seife uses the skepticism, wit, and sharp facility for analysis...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 025.04 SEI

Lanier, Wendy Hinote

Summary: On Sunday, Mr. Jenkins welcomes one pig into his pool, and as the week progresses, the number of pigs in his pool increases exponentially, too.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LAN

Hand, D. J. (David J.)

Summary: "An eye-opening and engrossing look at rare moments, why they occur, and how they shape our world In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand unveils his groundbreaking argument that extraordinarily rare events are in fact commonplace. Weaving together fascinating new ways to think about chance, Hand highlights his "law of near enough," the "look elsewhere effect,"...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.2 HAN

Summary: Informative, easy-to-use guide to everyday science questions, concepts and fundamentals celebrates its twenty-fifth year and over one million copies sold! Science is everywhere, and it affects everything! DNA and CRISPR. Artificial sweeteners. Sea level changes caused by melting glaciers. Gravitational waves. Bees in a colony. The human body. Microplastics. The largest active volcano. Designer...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 HAN

Ellenberg, Jordan

Summary: "In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It's a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument....

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2014

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 ELL

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 510 ELL

Summary: FBI agent Don and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie, work together to solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very distinct perspective.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2010

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD NUM

Summary: We all use mathematics every day-- but in a world of body counts, multiple criminal masterminds, and percentages involving perpetrators who may act again, figures are especially valuable. This is the world of Numb3rs. Don Eppes is an FBI agent who recruits his mathematically gifted brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles, thus tackling the most...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006

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Summary: Drama about an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical-genius brother to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Inspired by actual events, the series depicts how the confluence of police work and mathematics provides unexpected revelations and answers to the most...

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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2009

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