The Great Story Math
Mathematicians like pythagoras and archimedes are highlighted.
The great story math. By dirk jan struik an interesting and accessible guide to some of the greatest mathematicians and the remarkable findings they have made. The great number rumble. 100 great problems of elementary mathematics. A story of math in surprising places by cora lee and gillian o reilly delves into math from medieval times as well.
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Sulba sutra lists several pythagorean triples and simplified pythagorean theorem for the sides of a square and a rectangle quite accurate approximation to 2. Adding 9 1. Medieval universities required scholars to take arithmetic geometry astronomy and music. By heinrich d orrie a puzzle book that has lost none of its ingenuity in its translation from french to english.
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Lo shu order three 3 x 3 magic square in which each row column and diagonal sums to 15. Children as well as math aficionados of all ages will find a wealth of facts often displayed in a playful manner by the authors and illustrator lil crump. R s fun math story about the not so great pumpkin and how he learned to love halloween. The great math mystery.
The area of study known as the history of mathematics is primarily an investigation into the origin of discoveries in mathematics and to a lesser extent an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.