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The book of numbers / by Conway, John H.(John Horton)(CARDINAL)725592; Guy, Richard K.(CARDINAL)520205;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The romance of numbers -- Figures from figures: doing arithmetic and algebra by geometry -- What come next? -- Famous families of numbers -- The primacy of primes -- Further fruitfulness of fractions -- Geometric proglems and algebraic numbers -- Imagining imaginary numbers -- Infinite and infinitesimal numbers.
Subjects: Number theory;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The Britannica guide to numbers and measurement / by Hosch, William L.(CARDINAL)497800;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-277) and index.
Subjects: Number theory; Set theory;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Magical mathematical properties / by Arias, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)615582;
Rhyming text provides an introduction to the properties of mathematical operations, including the associative property, the distributive property, and the commutative properties of multiplication and addition.
Subjects: Number theory;
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Mathematical amazements and surprises : fascinating figures and noteworthy numbers / by Posamentier, Alfred S.; Lehmann, Ingmar.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index.Amazing number properties and relationships -- Arithmetic entertainments and novelties -- Arithmetic loops -- Geometry surprises -- Mathematical nuggets : amazing, but true! -- Appendix. List of triangular, square, and cubic numbers.With many entertaining examples of mathematical curiosities, educators Posamentier and Lehmann have created the perfect introduction to the wonders of mathematics for the general reader, requiring only a high school background in the subject
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Mathematics; Number theory;
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Numbers : their history and meaning / by Flegg, Graham.(CARDINAL)819359;
Bibliography: page 291.
Subjects: Number theory; Numeration;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Numbers : a cultural history / by Kiely, Robert,1962-author.(CARDINAL)860171;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index.Numbers in Ancient Mesopotamia -- Numbers in Ancient Egypt -- Numbers in Ancient Greece -- Numbers in the Hellenistic Mediterranean -- Numbers in Traditional China -- Numbers and the Classical Maya -- Numbers in Ancient and Medieval India -- Numbers in the Medieval Arabic World -- Numbers in Medieval Europe -- Numbers in Early Modern Europe -- Numbers in 18th and 19th Century Europe -- Women in Mathematics -- Mathematics in the 20th Century."Mathematics is often referred to as a "universal language," and that is a fitting description. Many cultures have contributed to mathematics in fascinating ways, but despite its "universal" character, mathematics is also a human endeavor. It has played pivotal roles in societies at particular times; and it has influenced, and been influenced by, a wide range of ideas and institutions, from commerce to philosophy. Ancient Egyptian views of mathematics, for example, are tied closely to engineering and agriculture. Some European Renaissance views, on the other hand, relate the study of number to that of the natural world.Numbers, A Cultural History seeks to place the history of mathematics into a broad cultural context. While it treats mathematical material in detail, it also relates that material to other subject matter: science, philosophy, navigation, commerce, religion, art, and architecture. It examines how mathematical thinking grows in specific cultural settings and how it has shaped those settings in turn. It also explores the movement of ideas between cultures and the evolution of modern mathematics and the quantitative, data-driven world in which we live"--
Subjects: Numeration; Number theory;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Number theory and its history / by Ore, Øystein,1899-1968.(CARDINAL)709162;
Includes bibliographical references (page 359d).This book, written by a prominent mathematician and Sterling Professor of Mathematics at Yale, differs from most books on number theory in two important ways: first, it presents the principal ideas and methods of number theory within a historical and cultural framework, making the subject more tangible and easily grasped. Second, the material requires substantially less mathematical background than many comparable texts. Technical complications and mathematical requirements have been kept to a minimum in order to make the book as accessible as possible to readers with limited mathematical knowledge. For the majority of the book, a basic knowledge of algebra will suffice. In developing the importance and meaning of number theory in the history of mathematics, Professor Ore documents the contributions of a host of history's greatest mathematicians: Diophantos, Euclid, Fibonacci, Euler, Fermat, Mersenne, Gauss, and many more, showing how these thinkers evolved the major outlines of number theory. Topics covered include counting and recording of numbers, the properties of numbers, prime numbers, the Aliquot parts, indeterminate problems, theory of linear indeterminate problems, Diophantine problems, congruences, analysis of congruences. Wilson's Theorem, Euler's theorem, theory of decimal expansions, the converse of Fermat's theorem, and the classical construction problems. Based on a course the author gave for a number of years at Yale, this book covers the essentials of number theory with a clarity and avoidance of abstruse mathematics that make it an ideal resource for undergraduates or for amateur mathematicians (who have historically contributed much to number theory). It has even been recommended for self-study by gifted high school students. -- from back cover.
Subjects: Number theory.; Mathematics;
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How numbers work : discover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics.
Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.Discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself! Think of a number between one and ten... No, hang on, let's make this interesting. Between zero and infinity. Even if you stick to the whole numbers, there are a lot to choose from - an infinite number in fact. Throw in decimal fractions and infinity suddenly gets an awful lot bigger (is that even possible?) And then there are the negative numbers, the imaginary numbers, the irrational numbers like p which never end. It literally never ends. The world of numbers is indeed strange and beautiful. Among its inhabitants are some really notable characters - pi, e, the square root of minus two and the famous golden ratio to name just a few. Prime numbers occupy a special status. Zero is very odd indeed. And even some apparently common-or-garden integers such as 37 have special properties. How Numbers Work takes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful world of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Find out mathematicians' favorite numbers, and the ones they are afraid of (spoiler: it isn't 13). Discover the incredible connection between numbers and the rules of nature. And learn some amazing mathematical tricks that will keep you amused for hours.
Subjects: Number theory; Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fantastic numbers and where to find them : a cosmic quest from zero to infinity / by Padilla, Antonio,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index."The leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Tony Padilla uses nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics to build a picture of our current best understanding of how the universe works"--
Subjects: Mathematical physics; Number theory;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Discovering patterns / by King, Andrew,1961-(CARDINAL)646019; Kenyon, Tony,illustrator.(CARDINAL)725611;
Explores patterns in nature and in numbers through games and projects using codes, algebra, and arithmetic.620L
Subjects: Number theory; Mathematical recreations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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