The Number Mysteries

Download or read book The Number Mysteries written by Marcus du Sautoy and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In The Number Mysteries, one of our generation's foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future—from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind five mathematical puzzles that have contributed to our understanding of the world around us and have helped develop the technology to cope with it. With loads of games to play and puzzles to solve, this is a math book for everyone.

Download or read book Mathematical Mysteries written by Calvin C. Clawson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meditation on the beauty and meaning of numbers, exploring mathematical equations, describing some of the mathematical discoveries of the past millennia, and pondering philosophical questions about the relation of numbers to the universe.

Download or read book Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries written by Eugenia Cheng and published by Big Picture Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find the clues and lift the flaps on this mathematical mystery! Join Molly as she ventures into a curious world where nothing is quite as it seems. A trail of clues leads from scene to scene, presenting Molly with a number of challenges. But who is leaving the clues, and where will they lead? This interactive mystery shows math isn't just about numbers—it’s about imagination! An explorative and creative approach to the world of mathematics.

Download or read book The Number Mysteries written by Marcus Du Sautoy and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time we download a song from i-tunes, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our mobile phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. Maths may fail to provide answers to various of its own problems, but it can provide answers to problems that don't seem to be its own -- how prime numbers are the key to Real Madrid's success, to secrets on the Internet and to the survival of insects in the forests of North America. In The Num8er My5teries, Marcus du Sautoy explains how to fake a Jackson Pollock; how to work out whether or not the universe has a hole in the middle of it; how to make the world's roundest football. He shows us how to see shapes in four dimensions -- and how maths makes you a better gambler. He tells us about the quest to predict the future -- from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to predicting population growth.It's a book to dip in to; a book to challenge and puzzle -- and a book that gives us answers.

Download or read book The Mysteries of Sound and Number written by Sheikh H. Ahmad and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1983-04 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1925 Contents: Introduction; Numerical Value of Sounds; Numerical Value of Sounds Alphabetically Arranged; Planetary Periods; Planetary Hour Table; the Law Illustrated by the Records of Horse Racing; Practical Demonstrations Showing the Working of.

Download or read book Great Circle of Mysteries written by Misha Gromov and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This visionary and engaging book provides a mathematical perspective on the fundamental ideas of numbers, space, life, evolution, the brain and the mind. The author suggests how a development of mathematical concepts in the spirit of category theory may lead to unravelling the mystery of the human mind and the design of universal learning algorithms. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which describes the ideas of great mathematicians and scientists, those who saw sparks of light in the dark sea of unknown. The second part, Memorandum Ergo, reflects on how mathematics can contribute to the understanding of the mystery of thought. It argues that the core of the human mind is a structurally elaborated object that needs a creation of a broad mathematical context for its understanding. Readers will discover the main properties of the expected mathematical objects within this context, called ERGO-SYSTEMS, and readers will see how these “systems” may serve as prototypes for design of universal learning computer programs. This is a work of great, poetical insight and is richly illustrated. It is a highly attractive read for all those who welcome a mathematical and scientific way of thinking about the world.

Download or read book Number Line Fun written by Kathleen L. Stone and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number lineIs a handy tool.It helps you with mathAt home and at school.But the number line is so much more than a simple tool to help children count forwards and backwards. As children grow they will not only use the number line with their addition and subtraction problems, but also with fractions, multiplication, and so much more. Number Line Fun is a great introduction to this handy tool.Mrs. Stone, a National Board Certified educator, brings her 30+ years of teaching experience to help math come alive for children. Her entertaining illustrations, along with the rhythm and rhyme of her text, will charm young learners and open their minds to the wonders of math.