The mathematics book
Prochazka, Helen2016
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"THE MATHETMATICS BOOK is unique! It is a beautiful how-to-do-it book blended with a lavishly illustrated coffee table book, especially created for people who have not found mathematics easy or appealing. ... THE MATHEMATICS BOOK answers three big questions. What is mathematics? What is the point of having it? What do I need to do to learn mathematics?"
Main title:
The mathematics book / Helen Prochazka ; consultant editor, Maurice Murphy.
Author:
Imprint:
[Howrah, Tasmania] : Zenolith, 2016
Collation:
[8], 365 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimiles (some colour), maps (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Anyone can do it! -- Whole Numbers and the meaning of mathematics -- Fractions and the need for numeracy -- Decimals and a major advance -- Geometry and a new approach -- Negative Numbers and problem solving -- Algebra and a universal language -- Powers & Roots and a touch of mystery -- Measurement and a digital code -- Percentages & Ratios and beautiful proportions -- Areas & Volumes and a continuing quest -- Equations and having fun -- Pythagoras & Trigonometry and the power of proof -- Graphs & Relationships and modelling our world -- Chance & Data and mathematical truth -- Appendices -- Progress chart -- Index -- About the author.
ISBN:
9780992533007
Dewey class:
510
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
354895
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 510 PRO | Available |