Numbers in minutes
Collins, Julia2019
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Why 60 seconds in a minute? Who invented zero? What exactly is pi? Why do mathematicians hunt prime numbers? And how can you get a number bigger than infinity? To find out, take a tour through 200 important, fascinating and unusual numbers - the easy and entertaining way to grasp mathematics. This book demystifies the maths surrounding the key numbers including: zero, 1-40, negatives, percentages, prime numbers, fractions, decimals, pi, exponentials, imaginary numbers, squares and cubes, roots and powers, Fibonacci numbers, and the golden ratio.
Main title:
Numbers in minutes / Julia Collins.
Author:
Collins, Julia, author
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2019.
Collation:
415 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 13 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781787477315 (pbk)9781787477308 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
510
Language:
English
BRN:
276167
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