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English
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Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
3) The math book: from Pythagoras to the 57th dimension, 250 milestones in the history of mathematics
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
cop. 2009
Language
English
Description
In chronologische volgorde worden de 250 belangrijkste ideeën uit de geschiedenis van de wiskunde besproken.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
�2016.
Language
English
Description
"An elegant and amusing account" of how gambling has been reshaped by the application of science and revealed the truth behind a lucky bet (Wall Street Journal).
For the past 500 years, gamblers-led by mathematicians and scientists-have been trying to figure out how to pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have succeeded, revolutionizing...
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Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Learn to outsmart your classmates with the tips in this exciting, top secret book! The secret tips included in this simple, easy-to-read text will have you solving multiplication problems, grouping numerals, rounding, and more in no time!
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Series
Language
English
Formats
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Factor fearlessly, conquer the quadratic formula, and solve linear equations
There's no doubt that algebra can be easy to some while extremely challenging to others. If you're vexed by variables, Algebra I For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides the plain-English, easy-to-follow guidance you need to get the right solution every time!
Now with 25% new and revised content, this easy-to-understand reference not only explains
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Mathematics isn't just knowing your times table and logarithmic laws. It's full of stores, characters, legends and parables. The Mathematics Bible brings the subject to life in an accessible and engaging way. It unlocks the fascinating history of mathematics and documents the subject's development from the ancient Babylonian calculations to the proof of the modularity theorem. It doesn't just help you understand the core theories of mathematics,...
10) Simply math
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Math is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short on time but hungry for knowledge. Covering more than 80 key mathematical theories from prime numbers and matrices to logarithms and quadratic equations, each pared-back, single-page entry explains the concept more clearly than ever before. Organized by major themes - number theory and systems; algebra, arithmetic,...
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
12) The math book
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Applying the Big Ideas Simply Explained series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics to chart the development of math through history, The Math Book explores and explains subjects ranging from ancient mathematical ideas and inventions, such as prehistoric tally bones and Sumerian multiplication tables, through the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe, to the more recent rise of game...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Simon Singh, author of the bestsellers Fermat's Enigma, The Code Book, and The Big Bang, offers fascinating new insights into the celebrated television series The Simpsons: That the show drip-feeds morsels of number theory into the minds of its viewers--indeed, that there are so many mathematical references in the show, and in its sister program, Futurama, that they could form the basis of an entire university course. Recounting memorable episodes...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
"Where does math come from? From a textbook? From rules? From deduction? From logic? Not really, Eugenia Cheng writes in Is Math Real?: it comes from curiosity, from instinctive human curiosity, "from people not being satisfied with answers and always wanting to understand more." And most importantly, she says, "it comes from questions": not from answering them, but from posing them. Nothing could seem more at odds from the way most of us were taught...
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Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Hop on board the School of Numbers spaceship and to head off on an intergalactic journey that introduces young readers to key math concepts including basic arithmetic, averages, shapes, sequences and problem solving. Hop on board the spaceship School of Numbers and head off on an intergalactic mathematical journey that will introduce young readers to key concepts including arithmetic, shapes, fractions, percentages, and sequences. With 6 eccentric...
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Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Answers to unusual questions, using mathematics. First two questions, as examples: How many birds would it take to pick you up and fly with you?; and, How many bees does it take to make one jar of honey?
20) Anathem
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Language
English
Description
On the Earth-like planet, Arbre, scientists, philosophers and mathematicians are called upon to leave their sanctuary when a extraterrestrial catastrophe threatens.
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