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bibliography biography DVD-Video discs. Educational videos. History. Popular works. videorecordingClegg, Brian.
Summary: Presents an accessible, in-depth look at the history of numbers and their applications in life and science, from math's surreal presence in the virtual world to the debates about the role of math in science.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 CLESolomon, Robert
Summary: The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories, & Things explains over 120 laws, principles, equations, paradoxes, and theorems that are the foundation of modern mathematics. Making serious math simple, it explains Fibonacci numbers, Zeno's paradoxes and Euclid's Elements, as well as those essentials such as chaos theory, game theory, and, of course, the game of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 SOLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Math SolomonParker, Matt
Summary: "This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Math ParkerHogben, Lancelot Thomas
Summary: Explains mathematics from counting to calculus in the light of man's changing social achievements
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton 1968
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Summary: The mathematical savant uses personal stories and everyday examples to describe the way numbers and equations form the basis of our lives, from snowflakes to Anne Boleyn's extra finger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 TAM1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLE
Berlinski, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510.9 BERSzpiro, George
Contents: Fit for a king -- What flies know and ants don't -- The forensic engineer -- An Oscar for the best script -- Geometry without Euclid -- From Copenhagen and Hamburg to Black Mountain, North Carolina -- What the conjecture is really all about -- Dead ends and a mysterious disease -- Voyage to higher dimensions -- Inquisition, West Coast style -- Watching things go "pop" -- The cigar surgeon --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510.76 SZPOsserman, Robert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.15 OSSPeterson, Ivars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Freeman 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 PETBrookhart, Clint.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519 BRODavis, Philip J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 DAVPaulos, John Allen.
Contents: Lani "Quota Queen" Guinier: Voting, Power, and Mathematics -- Bosnia: Is It Vietnam or World War II?: Psychological Availability and Anchoring Effects -- Recession Forecast If Steps Not Taken: Unpredictability, Chaos, and Pooh-Poohing the Pooh-Bahs -- Afta Nafta, Lafta; Free Traders Exult: Headlines and the Inverted Pyramid -- Pakistan's Bhutto Gambles in Trade Negotiations: On Dice and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BasicBooks 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 081 PAUYates, Kit
Summary: "We are all doing math all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of math - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this eye-opening and extraordinary book, Kit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "This course of 24 half-hour lectures celebrates the sheer joy of mathematics, taught by a mathematician who is literally a magician with numbers. Professor Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and other venues. Although racing a calculator to solve a difficult problem may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 510 JoyLaing, Laura.
Summary: Provides real-life examples of mathematical concepts to refresh readers' skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 LAIPosamentier, Alfred S.
Summary: A guide to mathematics cover such topics as number patterns, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability, and mathematical paradoxes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 POSStewart, Ian
Summary: "An esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world, from technology to health care and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 STEStrogatz, Steven H. (Steven Henry)
Summary: "In 2010, award-winning professor Steven Strogatz wrote a series for the New York Times online called "The Elements of Math." It was hugely popular: Each piece climbed the most emailed list and elicited hundreds of comments. Readers begged for more, and Strogatz has now delivered. In this fun, fast-paced book, he offers us all a second chance at math. Each short chapter of The Joy of X provides...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 STRJackson, Tom
Summary: Think math is boring? Think again! Numbers: How Counting Changed the World cracks open the history of numbers to explore the surprising, fascinating, and sometimes mind-boggling evolution of mathematics through the ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Math JacksonRobertson, William C
Summary: Flummoxed by formulas? Queasy about equations? Perturbed by pi? Now you can stop cursing over calculus and start cackling over Math, the newest volume in Bill Robertson's accurate and amusing Stop Faking It! books. Like the other six titles in this award-winning NSTA Press series, Math is meant for homework-helping parents, math-averse science teachers, and homeschoolers. It's written for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NSTA Press 2006