Applications and connections World Book, Inc text bibliography Literature. ilu NewYork McGraw-Hill 1995 2009 monographic eng

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xx, 668 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. "An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in mathematics. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher. Introduction -- The Abacus -- Numerals -- Fractions -- Units of length -- The Pythagorean theorem -- Geometry -- Prime numbers -- The value of Pi -- Algebra -- The concept of zero -- The decimal system -- The sector -- Calculators -- The probability theory -- The Binary number system -- Calculus -- The metric system -- The mechanical computer -- Chaos theory. juvenile William Collins...[et.al] Includes index. Includes bibliographical references( p. 47) and index. Mathematics Study and teaching (Secondary) Juvenile literature QA392 .M38 1995 510 002824625 9780028246253 2008042561 KUSN 080925 20260904091342.0 eng