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Can you guess? / by Matzke, Ann H.(CARDINAL)500414;
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Subjects: Mathematical notation;
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Plus 1, minus 1 / by Matzke, Ann H.(CARDINAL)500414;
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Subjects: Mathematical notation;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Math words and symbols / by Peppas, Lynn.(CARDINAL)463784;
Math symbols and words -- Number sentences -- Equal -- Not equal -- Greater than -- Less than -- Adding -- Subtracting -- Dollars and cents.480L
Subjects: Mathematical notation;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
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The language of mathematics : the stories behind the symbols / by Rojas, Raúl,1955-author.(CARDINAL)635811; Aparicio, Eduardo,translator.(CARDINAL)650987;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and index.The long history of mathematical symbols -- Numbers and variables -- Arithmetic operators -- Relational and grouping operators -- Calculus/analysis -- Sets and functions -- Constants -- Combinatorics -- Various topics."Galileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language. The Language of Mathematics is a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated collection of short, colorful histories of the most commonly used symbols in mathematics, providing readers with an engaging introduction to the origins, evolution, and conceptual meaning of each one. In dozens of lively and informative entries, Raúl Rojas shows how today's mathematics stands on the shoulders of giants, mathematicians from around the world who developed mathematical notation through centuries of collective effort. He tells the stories of such figures as al-Khwarizmi, René Descartes, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Karl Weierstrass, Sofia Kovalevskaya, David Hilbert, and Kenneth Iverson. Topics range from numbers and variables to sets and functions, constants, and combinatorics. Rojas describes the mathematical problems associated with different symbols and reveals how mathematical notation has sometimes been an accidental process. The entries are self-contained and can be read in any order, each one examining one or two symbols, their history, and the variants they may have had over time. An essential companion for math enthusiasts, The Language of Mathematics shows how mathematics is a living and evolving entity, forever searching for the best symbolism to express relationships between abstract concepts and to convey meaning"--"A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating historiesGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language. The Language of Mathematics is a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated collection of short, colorful histories of the most commonly used symbols in mathematics, providing readers with an engaging introduction to the origins, evolution, and conceptual meaning of each one.In dozens of lively and informative entries, Raúl Rojas shows how today's mathematics stands on the shoulders of giants, mathematicians from around the world who developed mathematical notation through centuries of collective effort. He tells the stories of such figures as al-Khwarizmi, René Descartes, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Karl Weierstrass, Sofia Kovalevskaya, David Hilbert, and Kenneth Iverson. Topics range from numbers and variables to sets and functions, constants, and combinatorics. Rojas describes the mathematical problems associated with different symbols and reveals how mathematical notation has sometimes been an accidental process. The entries are self-contained and can be read in any order, each one examining one or two symbols, their history, and the variants they may have had over time.An essential companion for math enthusiasts, The Language of Mathematics shows how mathematics is a living and evolving entity, forever searching for the best symbolism to express relationships between abstract concepts and to convey meaning"--
Subjects: Mathematical notation.; Mathematical notation; Mathematics;
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Enlightening symbols : a short history of mathematical notation and its hidden powers / by Mazur, Joseph,author.(CARDINAL)380041;
Includes index.Numerals. Curious beginnings ; Certain ancient number systems ; Silk and Royal roads ; The Indian gift ; Arrival in Europe ; The Arab gift ; Liber abbaci ; Refuting origins -- Algebra. Sans symbols ; Diophantus's Arithmetica ; The great art ; Symbol infancy ; The timid symbol ; Hierarchies of dignity ; Vowels and consonants ; The explosion ; A catalogue of symbols ; The symbol master ; The last of the magicians -- The power of symbols. Rendezvous in the mind ; The good symbol ; Invisible gorillas ; Mental pictures -- Appendix A. Leibniz's notation -- Appendix B. Newton's fluxion of x [superscript n] -- Appendix C. Experiment -- Appendix D/ Visualizing complex numbers -- Appendix E. Quaternions.While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? In Enlightening Symbols, popular math writer Joseph Mazur explains the fascinating history behind the development of our mathematical notation system. He shows how symbols were used initially, how one symbol replaced another over time, and how written math was conveyed before and after symbols became widely adopted.Traversing mathematical history and the foundations of numerals in different cultures, Mazur looks at how historians have disagreed over the origins of the numerical system for the past two centuries. He follows the transfigurations of algebra from a rhetorical style to a symbolic one, demonstrating that most algebra before the sixteenth century was written in prose or in verse employing the written names of numerals. Mazur also investigates the subconscious and psychological effects that mathematical symbols have had on mathematical thought, moods, meaning, communication, and comprehension. He considers how these symbols influence us (through similarity, association, identity, resemblance, and repeated imagery), how they lead to new ideas by subconscious associations, how they make connections between experience and the unknown, and how they contribute to the communication of basic mathematics.
Subjects: Mathematical notation;
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If you were a minus sign / by Shaskan, Trisha Speed,1973-(CARDINAL)478011; Carabelli, Francesca,illustrator.(CARDINAL)554952;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.Introduces the math concept of subtraction, with fun examples that illustrate the characteristics of the minus sign and how it can be used.2.3.K-3530530LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Arithmetic; Mathematical notation.; Mathematical notation; Subtraction.; Subtraction;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 6
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Plus 2, minus 2 / by Matzke, Ann H.(CARDINAL)500414;
This math concept book engages young readers through simple text and photos as they learn how groups change when you add 2 or take away 2.360L
Subjects: Mathematics; Mathematical notation;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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If you were a divided-by sign / by Shaskan, Trisha Speed,1973-(CARDINAL)478011; Dillard, Sarah,1961-illustrator.(CARDINAL)664486;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.An introduction to the concept of mathematical division.570LAccelerated Reader ARLexile not available
Subjects: Division; Mathematical notation;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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If you were a plus sign / by Shaskan, Trisha Speed,1973-(CARDINAL)478011; Carabelli, Francesca,illustrator.(CARDINAL)554952;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.Primary math concepts are introduced using creative examples, easy-to-understand text and engaging art illustration.570LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Mathematical notation; Addition;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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Numbers everywhere / by Kaufman, Elliott.(CARDINAL)144524;
"A follow-up to Elliott Kaufman's Alphabet Everywhere, Numbers Everywhere reveals how digits and mathematical symbols can be revealed in the world around us. Kaufman's photographs discover numbers unintentionally created by architectural details, shadows, light and natural elements. In addition to pictures of the individual numbers, the last section includes simple math equations using the photographs to create the formulas"--
Subjects: Mathematical notation; Numbers in art; Photography of mathematical notation;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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