History & Theory (8 items)
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The Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: The Basics AND Basics Solution Manual (2 Volume Set
By Sandor Lehoczky | Ages 14-18The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1, is the classic problem solving textbook used by many successful MATHCOUNTS programs, and have been an important building block for students who, like the authors, performed well enough on the American Mathematics Contest series to qualify for the Math Olympia... |
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Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians (Mathematicians Are People, Too)
By Luetta ReimerStories in Volume One focus on moments of mathematical discovery experienced by Thales, Pythagoras, Hypatia, Galileo, Pascal, Germain, and still others. Volume Two dramatizes the lives of Omar Khayyam, Albert Einstein, Ada Lovelace, and others. 15 illustrated vignettes per book introduce studen... |
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The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
By Kathryn Lasky | Ages 8-14A colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes follows his life as he becomes Alexandria's chief librarian, writes the first geography book, and accurately measures the globe's circumference. |
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The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization
By John Mcleish | Ages 12-18"Completely fascinating."TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENTJourneying through time, THE STORY OF NUMBERS explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number sysems in cultures from Mesopotamia to the modern Computer Era. John McLeish reveals how these number systems in turn have shap... |
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The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking
By Edward B. Burger | Ages 14-18The Heart of Mathematics addresses the big ideas of mathematics (many of which are cutting edge research topics) in a non-computational style intended to be both read and enjoyed by students and instructors, as well as by motivated general readers. It features an engaging, lively, humorous style ... |
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
By John Allen Paulos | Ages 14 and up18Why do even well-educated people understand so little about mathematics? And what are the costs of our innumeracy? John Allen Paulos, in his celebrated bestseller first published in 1988, argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers and the probabilities associated with th... |
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Fun With Numbers (Creative Editions)
By Massin | Ages 6-9Did you know that the ancient Aztecs counted by twenties, the Egyptians by tens, and the Sumerians by both sixes and tens? Who were the first people to use zeros? What did people use before calculators? And did you know that starting with an eight made of small horizontal and vertical lines, you ... |
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The Art of Problem Solving: And Beyond Solutions Manual (The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2)
By Richard Rusczyk | Ages 14 and up9Grades 9 -12. The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2, is the classic problem solving textbook used by many successful high school math teams and enrichment programs and have been an important building block for students who, like the authors, performed well enough on the American Mathematics Contes... |
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