The secret life of math : Discover how (and why) numbers have survived from the cave dwellers to us!

The secret life of math Discover how (and why) numbers have survived from the cave dwellers to us!

Ann McCallum

Book - 2005

Traces the history of math.

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Subjects
Counting > History > Juvenile literature.
Numeration > Juvenile literature.
Counting > Juvenile literature.
Number systems > Juvenile literature.
Mathematics > History > Juvenile literature.
Published
Nashville, Tenn. : Williamson Books 2005.
Language
English
Main Author
Ann McCallum (-)
Other Authors
Carolyn Norton (illustrator)
Item Description
"A Williamson's kids can! book."
Includes index.
Physical Description
1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 127) and index.
ISBN
9780824967796
9780824967550
  • Introduction
  • What's the Big Secret, Anyway?
  • Part I.
  • Keeping Track: How Humans Invented Methods
  • Sticks, Stones, Fingers & Bones
  • Hatch Marks
  • Head, Knuckles, Knees & Toes
  • Would You Like a Receipt? Knot!
  • Counting the Roman Way
  • Part II.
  • Writing It Down: Toward a Universal Language
  • A Major Leap Forward for Humankind
  • From Pebbles to Symbols
  • Using Cuneiform
  • Hieroglyphics
  • Zip, Zephirum, Zero
  • Part III.
  • Faster Figuring: Knowing More-Sooner!
  • The Keys to the Mystery of Math
  • Be an Algorithm Detective
  • Hi-tech Math, the Low-tech Way
  • Conclusion
  • Solve the Mystery of Math's Longevity
  • Index
  • Resources

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