| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
96 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
What is math? -- Everyday math -- A short history of math -- The mathematician hall of fame -- And the award goes to -- Uno, Yi, Wahid, One world -- Messages from other worlds -- Very big math -- Very small math -- Symmetry in nature -- Math in the garden -- Animal arithmetic -- Math in art -- Math in architecture -- Life in other dimensions -- Fractions, fractions everywhere! -- I spy Pi -- Strange shapes -- Measuring up -- Weird measurements -- A date with data -- Too big, too small, and just right -- Who wants to be a millionaire? -- The secrets of prime numbers -- Shapes in space -- Math and music -- Play ball! -- Weird math facts -- Ch-Ch-Changes -- Superstitious math -- There's a theorem about that?! -- Puzzling paradoxes -- What's the chance? -- Round and round -- Unsolved problems - Games galore! -- Math for spies -- Oops! -- How to be a math genius -- Puzzle me more. |
| Summary |
"Are there any cube-shaped planets in the galaxy? What's the ham sandwich theorem? And how can math help you win at games? Discover the answers to these questions and so much more in the book of math." --Page 4 of cover. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Juvenile literature.
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MATHEMATICS / General.
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Mathematics. (OCoLC)fst01012163
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Boston, Paul, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781684641710 (hardcover) |
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1684641713 (hardcover) |
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