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The universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer / by Ifrah, Georges.(CARDINAL)524072; Bellos, David.(CARDINAL)340783;
Includes bibliographical references and index.v. 1. Explaining the origins : ethnological and psychological approaches to the sources of numbers -- Base numbers and the birth of number systems -- The earliest calculating machine-- the hand -- How Cro-Magnon Man counted -- Tally sticks : accounting for beginners -- Numbers on strings -- Number, value and money -- Numbers of Sumer -- The enigma of the sexagesimal base -- The development of written numerals in Elam and Mesopotamia -- The decipherment of a five-thousand-year-old system -- How the Sumerians did their sums -- Mesopotamian numbering after the eclipse of Sumer -- The numbers of ancient Egypt -- Counting in the times of the Cretan and Hittite kings -- Greek and Roman numerals -- Letters and numbers -- The invention of alphabetic numerals -- Other alphabetic number-systems -- Magic, mysticism, divination, and other secrets -- The numbers of Chinese civilisation -- The amazing achievements of the Maya -- The final state of numerical notation -- Indian civilisation : the cradle of modern numerals -- Dictionary of the numeral symbols of Indian civilisation -- Indian numerals and calculation in the Islamic world -- The slow progress of Indo-Arabic numerals in Western Europe -- Beyond perfection.
Subjects: Numerals; Numeration;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Mis primeros-- numeros / by Sánchez Sánchez, Isidro.(CARDINAL)745561; Elena, Horacio,illustrator.(CARDINAL)729919;
Introduces the numbers from one to nine and provides the reader with the opportunity of counting such things as animals, flowers, balloons, and umbrellas.
Subjects: Numeration;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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How many hairs on a grizzly bear? : and other big number questions / by Turner, Tracey,author.(CARDINAL)424101; Khatun, Jen,illustrator.;
Includes index."Have you ever wondered: How many stars there are in the night sky? How many germs are in a sneeze? Or even how many grains of sand there are on a beach? Well, help is at hand, because we're about to find out. On the way, we'll go whizzing around the Sun in the asteroid belt, stroke the world's furriest animal, and climb a staircase to the top of a mountain. As if all that weren't enough, you'll discover a very large number of mind-boggling facts. Find out about farting gorillas, what goes on inside blood cells, and why you should ALWAYS close the toilet seat before you flush. With an introduction by Kjartan Poskitt, author of the bestselling Murderous Math series, How Many Hairs On a Grizzly Bear? is bursting with STEM facts and guaranteed to help you get your head around ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE NUMBERS! " --
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Numeration;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fun with Roman numerals / by Adler, David A.(CARDINAL)351513; Miller, Edward,1964-(CARDINAL)211350; Miller, Edward,1964-illustrator.(CARDINAL)211350;
Introduces the seven symbols and their values, shows how to add and subtract to make numbers. Teaches how the symbols interact and about the bar across the top and the open box that are used for larger numbers. Shows Roman numerals in real life settings: on clocks, in books, and on buildings.630LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
Subjects: Picture books.; Counting; Mathematics; Picture books; Roman numerals;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 26
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Pension mathematics with numerical illustrations / by Winklevoss, Howard E.; Wharton School.Pension Research Council.;
Subjects: Pensions; Pensions; Pension trusts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Perfect figures : the lore of numbers and how we learned to count / by Crumpacker, Bunny.(CARDINAL)391299;
Includes bibliographical references (page 259) and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Counting; Numeration;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Successive approximation applied to quadrature formulas / by Struble, Raimond A.(CARDINAL)272193; Miller, R. R.; North Carolina State College.Department of Engineering Research.(CARDINAL)178422;
Subjects: Numerical integration.; Error functions.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Everyday math for the numerically challenged / by Carlan, Audrey.(CARDINAL)648387;
Subjects: Mathematics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Everyday math for the numerically challenged / by Carlan, Audrey.(CARDINAL)648387;
Subjects: Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Estimating taxonomic diversity, extinction rates and speciation rates from fossil data using capture-recapture models / by Nichols, James D.(CARDINAL)167985; Pollock, Kenneth Hugh,1948-(CARDINAL)165345; University of North Carolina (System).Institute of Statistics.(CARDINAL)165205;
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 27-32).
Subjects: Numerical taxonomy.; Sampling (Statistics);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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