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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Whether writing about how algebra solved Swedish traffic problems, visiting the Mental Calculation World Cup to disclose the secrets of lightning calculation, or exploring the links between pineapples and beautiful teeth, Bellos guides his readers into the world of mathematics while uncovering fascinating stories of mathematical achievement--from the breakthroughs of Euclid, the greatest mathematician of all time, to the creations of today's Zen master...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
"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"--
Author
Series
Horrible Harry volume 21
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Horrible Harry tries to use the Fibonacci sequence to solve cafeteria worker Mrs. Funderburke's secret code and secure his position as the best detective in the school.
19) Infinity and me
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After the sight of a night sky filled with stars makes eight-year-old Uma feel very small, she asks people how they think about infinity and gets a variety of answers before realizing the comfort in knowing that some things go on forever.