Author: James Sherman Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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The Business Man's Arithmetic
Author: James Sherman Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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The Man of Numbers
Author: Keith Devlin
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408824574
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the seventh and eighth centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Arabic system helped transform the West into the dominant force in science, technology, and commerce, leaving behind Muslim cultures which had long known it but had failed to see its potential. The young Italian, Leonardo of Pisa (better known today as Fibonacci), had learned the Hindu number system when he traveled to North Africa with his father, a customs agent. The book he created was Liber abbaci, the 'Book of Calculation', and the revolution that followed its publication was enormous. Arithmetic made it possible for ordinary people to buy and sell goods, convert currencies, and keep accurate records of possessions more readily than ever before. Liber abbaci's publication led directly to large-scale international commerce and the scientific revolution of the Renaissance. Yet despite the ubiquity of his discoveries, Leonardo of Pisa remains an enigma. His name is best known today in association with an exercise in Liber abbaci whose solution gives rise to a sequence of numbers - the Fibonacci sequence - used by some to predict the rise and fall of financial markets, and evident in myriad biological structures. In The Man of Numbers, Keith Devlin recreates the life and enduring legacy of an overlooked genius, and in the process makes clear how central numbers and mathematics are to our daily lives.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408824574
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the seventh and eighth centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Arabic system helped transform the West into the dominant force in science, technology, and commerce, leaving behind Muslim cultures which had long known it but had failed to see its potential. The young Italian, Leonardo of Pisa (better known today as Fibonacci), had learned the Hindu number system when he traveled to North Africa with his father, a customs agent. The book he created was Liber abbaci, the 'Book of Calculation', and the revolution that followed its publication was enormous. Arithmetic made it possible for ordinary people to buy and sell goods, convert currencies, and keep accurate records of possessions more readily than ever before. Liber abbaci's publication led directly to large-scale international commerce and the scientific revolution of the Renaissance. Yet despite the ubiquity of his discoveries, Leonardo of Pisa remains an enigma. His name is best known today in association with an exercise in Liber abbaci whose solution gives rise to a sequence of numbers - the Fibonacci sequence - used by some to predict the rise and fall of financial markets, and evident in myriad biological structures. In The Man of Numbers, Keith Devlin recreates the life and enduring legacy of an overlooked genius, and in the process makes clear how central numbers and mathematics are to our daily lives.
Standard Service Arithmetics
Author: Frederic Butterfield Knight
Publisher:
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Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Publisher:
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Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Popular Mechanics
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Journal of Education
Author:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Education
Author:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Economic Semantics
Author: Fritz Machlup
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000676595
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
When the original edition was first published in 1963, Machlip observed ' I hope that the availibility of this collection will dispel semantic and concpetual; fog and allow greather visibility...'. The work is divided into five sections with a new essay in this edition on 'Are the Social Sciences Really Inferior?' There is also a new introduction by Mark Perlman, University Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000676595
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
When the original edition was first published in 1963, Machlip observed ' I hope that the availibility of this collection will dispel semantic and concpetual; fog and allow greather visibility...'. The work is divided into five sections with a new essay in this edition on 'Are the Social Sciences Really Inferior?' There is also a new introduction by Mark Perlman, University Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Popular Mechanics
Author:
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Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
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Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
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Mathematical Book Review Index, 1800-1940
Author: Louise S. Grinstein
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780824041144
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This work provides access to approximately 5,000 reviews of English-language mathematical books published in North America. Included are works on mathematics, science, philosophy, and education appearing in the periodical literature from 1800 to 1940. It covers materials not reviewed in Book Review Index and Book Review Digest. It predates Mathematical Reviews, which first appeared in 1940. Books on all aspects of mathematics are included. There are subject, reviewer, and title indexes.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780824041144
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This work provides access to approximately 5,000 reviews of English-language mathematical books published in North America. Included are works on mathematics, science, philosophy, and education appearing in the periodical literature from 1800 to 1940. It covers materials not reviewed in Book Review Index and Book Review Digest. It predates Mathematical Reviews, which first appeared in 1940. Books on all aspects of mathematics are included. There are subject, reviewer, and title indexes.
The Teaching of Arithmetic
Author: National Society for the Study of Education. Committee on the Teaching of Arithmetic
Publisher: KirtasBooks
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: KirtasBooks
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description