The Resource Here's looking at Euclid : a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math, Alex Bellos
Here's looking at Euclid : a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math, Alex Bellos
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The item Here's looking at Euclid : a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math, Alex Bellos represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
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- Summary
- 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 of origami
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Free Press hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xi, 319 pages
- Contents
-
- A head for numbers
- The counter culture
- Behold!
- Something about nothing
- Life of pi
- The x-factor
- Playtime
- Secrets of succession
- Gold finger
- chance is a fine thing
- Situation normal
- The end of the line
- Isbn
- 9781416588252
- Label
- Here's looking at Euclid : a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math
- Title
- Here's looking at Euclid
- Title remainder
- a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math
- Statement of responsibility
- Alex Bellos
- Title variation
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- Book of numbers
- Heres looking at Euclid
- Title variation remainder
- a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 of origami
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- 357665
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bellos, Alex
- Dewey number
- 513
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Number concept
- Numeracy
- Numbers, Rational
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- a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math
- Label
- Here's looking at Euclid : a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math, Alex Bellos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A head for numbers -- The counter culture -- Behold! -- Something about nothing -- Life of pi -- The x-factor -- Playtime -- Secrets of succession -- Gold finger -- chance is a fine thing -- Situation normal -- The end of the line
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Free Press hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xi, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9781416588252
- Lccn
- 2009036815
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)310397781
- 1/517880
- OCoLC
- Label
- Here's looking at Euclid : a surprising excursion through the astonishing world of math, Alex Bellos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A head for numbers -- The counter culture -- Behold! -- Something about nothing -- Life of pi -- The x-factor -- Playtime -- Secrets of succession -- Gold finger -- chance is a fine thing -- Situation normal -- The end of the line
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Free Press hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xi, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9781416588252
- Lccn
- 2009036815
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)310397781
- 1/517880
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