Mathematics: Applications and connections/
by
World Book, Inc
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Inventions and discoveries.Publisher: NewYork: McGraw-Hill 1995Description: xx, 668 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 002824625.ISSN: 9780028246253.Subject(s): Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Juvenile literature | Literature
Contents:
Summary: "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.
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KAMPALA UNIVERSITY NURSING SCHOOL General Section | QA39.2 .M38 1995 (Browse shelf) | C1 | Available | items available in hard copy | 2026-1070 |
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references( p. 47) and index.
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.
"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.
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