Secret Life of Math: Discover How (and Why) Numbers Have Survived from the Cave Dwellers to Us! (A Williamson's Kids Can! Book) - Hardcover

McCallum, Ann

 
9780824967796: Secret Life of Math: Discover How (and Why) Numbers Have Survived from the Cave Dwellers to Us! (A Williamson's Kids Can! Book)

Synopsis

Examines the evolution of mathematics, discussing its impact on the world and the vast changes that resulted from its constant development.

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Synopsis

This book is useful for ages 9 to 12 years. It helps discover the relationship between maths and people's needs, and how these needs have continually pushed people the word over to come up with very similar solutions to keep track of things, measuring time, and distance, and calculating numbers.

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9780824967550: The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (and Why) Numbers Have Survived From the Cave Dwellers to Us! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

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ISBN 10:  0824967550 ISBN 13:  9780824967550
Publisher: Ideals Children's Books,U.S., 2000
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