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The rabbit problem / by Gravett, Emily.(CARDINAL)351859;
In Fibonacci's Field, Lonely and Chalk Rabbit meet, snuggle together, and then spend a year trying to cope with their ever-increasing brood and the seasonal changes that bring a new challenge each month. Presented in calendar format with one pop-up illustration and other special features.
Subjects: Fiction.; Counting; Families; Fibonacci numbers; Months; Rabbits; Seasons; Toy and movable books;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Blockhead : the life of Fibonacci / by D'Agnese, Joseph.(CARDINAL)672306; O'Brien, John,1953-illustrator.(CARDINAL)356806;
A biography of Leonardo Fibonacci, the 12th century mathematician who discovered the numerical sequence named for him.AD570LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Fibonacci, Leonardo, approximately 1170-approximately 1240; Fibonacci numbers; Mathematicians; Mathematicians; Sequences (Mathematics);
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 25
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Finding Fibonacci : the quest to rediscover the forgotten mathematical genius who changed the world / by Devlin, Keith J.,author.(CARDINAL)505407;
Sputnik and calculus -- The flood plain -- The manuscript -- First steps -- The statue -- A walk along the Pisan riverbank -- A very boring book? -- Franci -- Publishing Fibonacci: from the cloister to Amazon.com -- Translation -- Reading Fibonacci -- Manuscript hunting, part I (failures) -- Manuscript hunting, part II (success at last) -- The missing link -- This will change the world -- Leonardo and the birth of modern finance -- Reflections in a medieval mirror -- Guide to the chapters of Liber abbaci.Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index.In 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Fibonacci, whose book Liber abbaci has quite literally affected the lives of everyone alive today. Although he is most famous for the Fibonacci numbers--which, it so happens, he didn't invent--Fibonacci's greatest contribution was as an expositor of mathematical ideas at a level ordinary people could understand. In 1202, Liber abbaci--the "Book of Calculation"--introduced modern arithmetic to the Western world. Yet Fibonacci was long forgotten after his death, and it was not until the 1960s that his true achievements were finally recognized. Finding Fibonacci is Devlin's compelling firsthand account of his ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's story. Devlin, a math expositor himself, kept a diary of the undertaking, which he draws on here to describe the project's highs and lows, its false starts and disappointments, the tragedies and unexpected turns, some hilarious episodes, and the occasional lucky breaks. You will also meet the unique individuals Devlin encountered along the way, people who, each for their own reasons, became fascinated by Fibonacci, from the Yale professor who traced modern finance back to Fibonacci to the Italian historian who made the crucial archival discovery that brought together all the threads of Fibonacci's astonishing story. Fibonacci helped to revive the West as the cradle of science, technology, and commerce, yet he vanished from the pages of history. This is Devlin's search to find him. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Dictionaries.; Fibonacci, Leonardo, approximately 1170-approximately 1240.; Mathematics.; Fibonacci numbers.; Mathematicians; Arithmetic; Mathematics, Medieval.;
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The joy of mathematics [videorecording] / by Benjamin, Arthur.(CARDINAL)362888; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Producers, Jaimee Aigret, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisors, Jay Tate, Joan Burton ; directors, Jon Leven, Jim Allen ; camera operators, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty, Jared Bourgeois, Jack Dierken.Lecturer: Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College."This course celebrates the sheer joy of mathematics, taught by a mathematician who is literally a magician with numbers. Professor Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and other venues. Although racing a calculator to solve a difficult problem may seem like a superhuman achievement, Professor Benjamin shows that there are simple tricks that allow anyone to look like a math magician. Professor Benjamin has another goal in this course: throughout these lectures, he shows how everything in mathematics is connected--how the beautiful and often imposing edifice that has given us algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability, and so much else is based on nothing more than fooling around with numbers"--Publisher's web site.DVD.
Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings.; Algebra.; Calculus, Integral.; Differential calculus.; Fibonacci numbers.; Geometry.; Mathematics; Pi.; Probabilities.; Series, Infinite.; Trigonometry.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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Do plants know math? : unwinding the story of plant spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to now / by Douday, Stéphane,author; Dumais, Jacques,author.; Golé, Christophe,author.; Pick, Nancy,author.(CARDINAL)355988; Princeton University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)817932;
Includes bibliographical references and indexIntroduction -- Part I. Who noticed first? -- Part II. Could early scientists explain plant spirals? -- Part III. What did the microscope reveal -- Part IV. Have computers shed any light? -- Part V. What do biologists think? -- Part VI. Conclusion"Charles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged a friend to explain the mystery "if you wish to save me from a miserable death." The legendary naturalist was hardly alone in feeling tormented by these patterns. Plant spirals captured the gaze of Leonardo da Vinci and became Alan Turing's final obsession. This book tells the stories of the physicists, mathematicians, and biologists who found themselves magnetically drawn to Fibonacci spirals in plants, seeking an answer to why these beautiful and seductive patterns occur in botanical forms as diverse as pine cones, cabbages, and sunflowers. Do Plants Know Math? takes you down through the centuries to explore how great minds have been captivated and mystified by Fibonacci patterns in nature. It presents a powerful new geometrical solution, little known outside of scientific circles, that sheds light on why regular and irregular spiral patterns occur. Along the way, the book discusses related plant geometries such as fractals and the fascinating way that leaves are folded inside of buds. Your neurons will crackle as you begin to see the connections. The book will inspire you to look at botanical patterns-and the natural world itself-with new eyes. Featuring hundreds of gorgeous color images, Do Plants Know Math? includes a dozen creative hands-on activities and even spiral-plant recipes, encouraging readers to explore and celebrate these beguiling patterns for themselves"--Publisher's description
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Spirals; Mathematics in nature.; Pattern formation (Biology); Plant pattern formation.; Biologists; Spirals.; Geometry in nature.; Fibonacci numbers.; Phyllotaxis.; Plant anatomy.; Plant morphology.;
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Discrete mathematics [videorecording] / by Benjamin, Arthur.(CARDINAL)362888; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course workbook includes professor biography, acknowledgments, statement of course scope, lecture outline with suggested readings and questions to consider, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.Producer, Matt Costanza ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; editors, Dan Shine, Zach Rhodes.Twenty-four thirty minute lectures by Dr. Arthur T. Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.Discrete mathematics is a subject that--while off the beaten track--has vital applications in computer science, cryptography, engineering, and problem solving of all types. Discrete mathematics deals with quantities that can be broken into neat little pieces, like pixels on a computer screen, the letters or numbers in a password, or directions on how to drive from one place to another. Like a digital watch, discrete mathematics is that in which numbers proceed one at a time, resulting in fascinating mathematical results using relatively simple means, such as counting. This course delves into three of Discrete Mathematics most important fields: Combinatorics (the mathematics of counting), Number theory (the study of the whole numbers), and Graph theory (the relationship between objects in the most abstract sense). Professor Benjamin presents a generous selection of problems, proofs, and applications for the wide range of subjects and foci that are Discrete Mathematics.DVD.
Subjects: Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Educational films.; Video recordings.; Mathematics.; Combinatorial analysis.; Binomial coefficients.; Fibonacci numbers.; Factorials.; Fermat's last theorem.; Numbers, Prime.; Groups of divisibility.; Public key cryptography.; Matrices.; Markov processes.; Trees (Graph theory); Ramsey theory.; Computer science;
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Excursions in number theory / by Ogilvy, C. Stanley(Charles Stanley),1913-2000.(CARDINAL)713116; Anderson, John T.(John Timothy),1942-(CARDINAL)744331;
The beginnings -- Number patterns -- Prime numbers as building blocks -- Congruence arithmetic -- Irrationals and iterations -- Diophantine equations -- Number curios -- Prime numbers as leftover scrap -- Calculating prodigies and prodigious calculations -- Continued fractions -- Fibonacci numbers.
Subjects: Number theory.;
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Coincidences, chaos, and all that math jazz : making light of weighty ideas / by Burger, Edward B.,1963-(CARDINAL)702196; Starbird, Michael.(CARDINAL)733893;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding uncertainty : coincidences -- Chaos, and confusion -- Unbridled coincidences : likelihood, lady luck, and lady love -- Chaos reigns : why we can't predict the future -- Digesting life's data : statistical surprises -- Embracing figures: sensing secrecy -- Magnificent magnitudes, and nature's numbers -- Secrets held, secrets revealed : cryptography decrypted -- Sizing up numbers : how many? how big? how quick? -- A synergy between nature and number : a search for -- Pattern -- Exploring aesthetics: sexy rectangles -- Fiery fractals, and contortions of space -- From precise beauty to pure chaos: picturing aesthetics -- Through the lens of mathematics -- Origami for the origamically challenged: from paper folding -- To computers and fiery fractals -- A twisted turn in an amorphous universe: an exploration of -- An elasticized world -- transcending reality: the fourth -- Dimension and infinity -- The universe next door: the magic of the fourth dimension -- Moving beyond the confines of our nutshell: a journey into -- Infinity -- In search of something still larger: a journey beyond -- Infinity.An explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, and the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper.
Subjects: Humor.; Mathematics;
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Masters of math / by Colson, Rob,1971-author.(CARDINAL)498917;
Mathematics all around us -- Right-angles -- Shapes and space -- Developing numbers -- A never-ending number -- The Fibonacci sequence -- Pascal's triangle -- Drawing graphs -- A calculating machine -- Symmetrical shapes -- Count like a computer -- Making a decision -- Fractal geometry."Experiments and research challenges help reinforce mathematical concepts in this fascinating book about great math thinkers in history and their discoveries. Readers will enjoy reading the stories behind each breakthrough in math as well as the mini bios of the math "STEM-gineers" who solved them."--Ages 9-12.Grades 4 to 6.980LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Mathematics; Experimental mathematics; Mathematicians;
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50 mathematical ideas you really need to know / by Crilly, A. J.(CARDINAL)357854;
Zero -- Number systems -- Fractions -- Squares and square roots -- pi -- e -- Infinity -- Imaginary numbers -- Primes -- Perfect numbers -- Fibonacci numbers -- Golden rectangles -- Pascal's triangle -- Algebra -- Euclid's algorithm -- Logic -- Proof -- Sets -- Calculus -- Constructions -- Triangles -- Curves -- Topology -- Dimension -- Fractals -- Chaos -- The parallel postulate -- Discrete geometry -- Graphs -- The four-colour problem -- Probability -- Baye's theory -- The birthday problem -- Distributions -- The normal curve -- Connecting data -- Genetics -- Groups -- Matrices -- Codes -- Advanced counting -- Magic squares -- Latin squares -- Money mathematics -- The diet problem -- The travelling salesperson -- Game theory -- Relativity -- Fermat's last theorem -- The Riemann hypothesis.
Subjects: Mathematics.;
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