The math book / Karl Warsi, consultant editor [and seven other contributors]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Big ideas simply explainedPublication details: New York ; DK Publishing, c2019Description: 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:

9781465480248

Subject(s):

MATHEMATICS -- POPULAR WORKS

LOC classification:

QA 93 .M38 2019

Contents:

Introduction -- Ancient and classical periods -- The middle ages -- The renaissance -- The enlightenment -- The 19th century -- Modern mathematics -- Directory -- Glossary -- Index -- Quotations -- Acknowledgments.

Summary: "Applying the Big Ideas Simply Explained series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics to chart the development of math through history, The Math Book explores and explains subjects ranging from ancient mathematical ideas and inventions, such as prehistoric tally bones and Sumerian multiplication tables, through the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe, to the more recent rise of game and group theory. Tracing math through the scientific revolution to its 21st-century use in computers, the internet, and AI, The Math Book uses an innovative graphic-led approach to make the subject accessible to everyone."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Reference	Reference	REF QA 93 .M38 2019 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		c.1	Available		NUCLA000002137
Books	NU Clark Reference	Reference	REF QA 93 .M38 2019 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		c.2	Available		NUCLA000002404

Includes index.

"Applying the Big Ideas Simply Explained series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics to chart the development of math through history, The Math Book explores and explains subjects ranging from ancient mathematical ideas and inventions, such as prehistoric tally bones and Sumerian multiplication tables, through the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe, to the more recent rise of game and group theory. Tracing math through the scientific revolution to its 21st-century use in computers, the internet, and AI, The Math Book uses an innovative graphic-led approach to make the subject accessible to everyone."

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