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008			080925s2009 ilua j b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2008042561
020			_a002824625
022			_a9780028246253
040			_aKUSN _cKUSN _dKUSN _beng _erda
050	0	0	_aQA392 _b.M38 1995
082	0	0	_a510 _222
245	0	0	_aMathematics: _bApplications and connections/ _cWilliam Collins...[et.al]
260			_aNewYork: _bMcGraw-Hill _c1995.
300			_axx, 668 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c28 cm.
490	0		_aInventions and discoveries
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references( p. 47) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aMathematics _xStudy and teaching (Secondary) _vJuvenile literature. _99282
655		7	_aLiterature. _2lcgft _98942
710	2		_aWorld Book, Inc. _95749
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c5767 _d5767