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The Secret Lives of Numbers
Numerals and Their Peculiarities in Mathematics and Beyond
We see numbers on automobile license plates, addresses, weather reports, and, of course, on our smartphones. Yet we look at these numbers for their role as descriptors, not as an entity in and unto themselves. Each number has its own history of meaning, usage, and connotation in the larger world. The Secret Lives of Numbers takes readers on a ......
ISBN-13: 9781633887602 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Alfred S. Posamentier
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AUD $50.99
Stock: 15 in stock
Local release date: 01/07/2022
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Categories: Philosophy of mathematics [PBB]Mathematical foundations [PBC]Number theory [PBH]History of mathematics [PBX]

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The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers
The most ubiquitous, and perhaps the most intriguing, number pattern in mathematics is the Fibonacci sequence. This title demonstrates, through illustrative diagrams, the unbelievable connections between Fibonacci numbers and natural forms (pineapples, sunflowers, and daisies are just a few examples).
ISBN-13: 9781591024750 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingmar Lehmann
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AUD $58.99
Stock: 10 in stock
Local release date: 28/08/2007
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Categories: Number theory [PBH]

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The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers
The most ubiquitous, and perhaps the most intriguing, number pattern in mathematics is the Fibonacci sequence. In this simple pattern beginning with two ones, each succeeding number is the sum of the two numbers immediately preceding it (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ad infinitum). Far from being just a curiosity, this sequence recurs in structures ......
ISBN-13: 9781633889064 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingmar Lehmann
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AUD $46.99
Stock: 6 in stock
Local release date: 19/01/2023
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Categories: Algebra [PBF]Number theory [PBH]Algebraic geometry [PBMW]

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Pi
A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number
We all learned that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is called pi and that the value of this algebraic symbol is roughly 3.14. What we weren't told, though, is that behind this seemingly mundane fact is a world of mystery, which has fascinated mathematicians from ancient times to the present. Simply put, pi is weird. ......
ISBN-13: 9781633889088 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Alfred S Posamentier, Ingmar Lehmann, Herbert A Hauptman
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AUD $39.99
Stock: 4 in stock
Local release date: 26/10/2023
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Categories: Number theory [PBH]History of mathematics [PBX]

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