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  • Growing Ideas of Numberby John N Crossley; David Leigh-Lancaster

    Australian Council for Educational Research 2006; US$ 34.95

    Growing Ideas of Number explores the notion of how ideas of number have grown throughout history. It looks at how different types of number and views of numbers (and their meaning and applications) have varied across cultures over time, and combines historical, archaeological and psychological considerations with the mathematics. The book illustrates some of the real problems and subtleties of number, including counting, calculation, measuring and using machines, which ancient and modern people have grappled with?and continue to grapple with today. It includes a range of illustrative examples, diagrams, tables and references for further reading, as well as suggested activities, exercises and investigations. more...

  • The Name of the Numberby Michael A. B. Deakin; David Leigh-Lancaster

    Australian Council for Educational Research 2007; US$ 29.95

    The Name of the Number We?re used to the idea that ?closely related? languages have words that are similar to English. For example, the word for ?three? in Latin, French, Italian and German is ?tres?, ?trois?, ?tre? and ?drei?. But did you know that the word for ?three? in Sanskrit is ?trayah?? How can words from completely different languages and cultures be so similar? Why do unrelated languages like English, Japanese and Chinese all possess a ?base ten? counting system? Did you know that the Latin root of the word ?calculate? means ?pebble?? The Name of the Number looks at the history and anthropology of the expression of numbers throughout the ages and across different cultures. It deals with the different ways that number representation... more...

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