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Riveting stories and intriguing facts about the innovations and triumphs of mathematicians throughout history answer such questions as, When did the concept of zero originate? Who discovered negative numbers? and How were geometry or algebraic equations first created? Each story has a list of terms to learn, related discussion questions, and experiments and activities that demonstrate and amplify the storys mathematical theme.
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Marvels of Math : Fascinating Reads and Awesome Activities
author
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Haven, Kendall F.
publisher
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Libraries Unlimited
isbn10 | asin
:
1563085852
print isbn13
:
9781563085857
ebook isbn13
:
9780585219011
language
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English
subject
Mathematics--History, Mathematics--Miscellanea.
publication date
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1998
lcc
:
QA21.H32 1998eb
ddc
:
510
subject
:
Mathematics--History, Mathematics--Miscellanea.
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Marvels of Math
Fascinating Reads and Awesome Activities
Kendall Haven
1998 Teacher Ideas Press A Division of Libraries Unlimited, Inc. Englewood, Colorado
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To every person who has found joy and intrigue in a math puzzle, and to every mind who ever gazed with wonder and curiosity at our system of numbers and math.
Copyright 1998 Kendall Haven All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. An exception is made for individual librarians and educators, who may make copies of portions of the book (up to 15 pages) for use in a single school or library. Standard citation information should appear on each page.
TEACHER IDEAS PRESS A Division of Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633 Englewood, CO 80155-6633 1-800-237-6124 www.lu.com/tip
Production Editor: Kevin W. Perizzolo Copy Editor: Curtis D. Holmes Proofreader: Susie Sigman Indexer: Lee Brower Typesetter: Kay Minnis
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Haven, Kendall F. Marvels of math: fascinating reads and awesome activities / by Kendall Haven. xii, 172 p. 1725 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56308-585-2 (pbk.) 1. MathematicsHistory. 2. MathematicsMiscellanea. I. Title. QA21.H32 1998510dc21 98-34084 CIP
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CONTENTS
Introduction
ix
Stories About Numbers
Numbers in the Sand The Invention of Irrational Numbers by the Pythagoreans circa 520 BC
3
At a Glance
3
Terms to Know
3
Numbers in the Sand
5
Follow-on Questions and Activities to Explore
12
Something from Nothing The Invention of Zero as a Number by al-Khwarizmi in AD 800
13
At a Glance
13
Terms to Know
14
Something from Nothing
15
Follow-on Questions and Activities to Explore
22
Imagine That The Invention of Imaginary Numbers by Rafael Bombelli in 1545
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