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Book

What's the point of math?

Call Number

  • J 510 DAVI (CEN)

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Edition

First American edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2020.

Physical Description

127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Audience

009-012.

Summary

"You may not realize it, but math controls just about everything in our world. From cracking codes to winning game shows, from predicting comets to solving crimes. his unique book reveals where our most important math ideas came from (you'll be surprised!), explains really simply how they work (good for homework, zzzz), and identifies the extraordinary things you can do with them, from measuring a pyramid to becoming a trillionaire. It might change your mind about math forever!"--

Notes

"Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited"--Page facing title page.

Includes index.

Contents

  • What's the point of numbers and counting?
  • What's the point of shapes and measuring?
  • What's the point of patterns and sequences?
  • What's the point of data and statistics?
  • What's the point of probability and logic?

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