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Zero
Penguin Group US 2000; US$ 15.00The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. For centuries the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. It... more...
Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2011
W. Bertelsmann Verlag 2011; US$ 32.25Hauptbeschreibung Auch in diesem Jahr präsentiert 'Wissenschaft Weltoffen' umfassende Daten und Fakten zur Internationalität von Studium und Forschung in Deutschland. Untersucht wird die Attraktivität Deutschlands als Studien- und Forschungsstandort im internationalen Vergleich. Zahlreiche vierfarbige Grafiken ermöglichen einen schnellen Überblick.... more...
Zahlen
C.H. Beck 2013; US$ 8.61Hauptbeschreibung Der bekannte Mathematiker Albrecht Beutelspacher legt mit diesem Band eine kleine Zahlenkunde für Mathematiker und Nichtmathematiker vor. Er zeigt, - welchen Reichtum an Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten die Zahlen bieten, - was man alles mit Zahlen beschreiben kann, - welche erstaunlichen Anwendungen Zahlen haben, - welche Zahlen besonders... more...
How to Pass Advanced Numeracy Tests
Kogan Page 2013; US$ 17.99By testing expert Mike Bryon, How to Pass Advanced Numeracy Tests provides a wealth of practice questions and detailed explanations to boost your ability in a range of numeracy assessment tests. With over 500 practice questions and four realistic tests, it is ideal for graduate and management level candidates who want to revise the basics and progress... more...
Navigating Numeracies
Springer 2006; US$ 47.99Aims to further understanding of why some pupils have low achievement in numeracy in the school context. This book examines this by a relatively original view that focuses on numeracy as a social practice. It is useful for policy, practice and further research into the teaching and learning of mathematics in schools. more...
The Nothing that Is
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 14.99Explores history to find evidence that humans have long struggled with the concept of zero, from the Greeks who may or may not have known of it, to the East where it was first used, to the modern-day desktop PC, which uses it as an essential letter in its computational alphabet. more...
Numbers
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 40.00Numbers deals with the development of numbers from fractions to algebraic numbers to transcendental numbers to complex numbers and their uses. The book also examines in detail the number pi, the evolution of the idea of infinity, and the representation of numbers in computers. The metric and American systems of measurement as well as the applications... more...
The Math Gene
Basic Books 2001; US$ 17.00A groundbreaking book about math and language, from the well-known NPR commentator Keith Devlin. more...
How to Pass Numeracy Tests
Kogan Page 2013; US$ 17.99How to Pass Numeracy Tests will help you practice for timed tests, revise your maths and numeracy knowledge and improve your test technique. Providing over 350 practice questions it also gives vital advice on how the tests are marked and what you can do to optimise results. The wide variety of practice includes 20 timed tests on data interpretation,... more...
The Number Sense
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 22.99Describes experiments that show how the brain encodes the knowledge of numbers and creates mathematics, and traces the cultural history of numbers. more...









