How numbers work : (Record no. 34030)

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ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9781473629745
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 512.7 HO WN
TITLE STATEMENT
Title How numbers work :
Subtitle discover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics
Statement of responsibility, etc. New Scientist
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher John Murray Learning,
Date c2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 212 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 22 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Instant expert (New Scientist (Firm))
SUMMARY
Summary Think of a number between one and ten. No, hang on, let's make this interesting. Between zero and infinity. Even if you stick to the whole numbers, there are a lot to choose from - an infinite number in fact. Throw in decimal fractions and infinity suddenly gets an awful lot bigger (is that even possible?) And then there are the negative numbers, the imaginary numbers, the irrational numbers like pi which never end. It literally never ends. The world of numbers is indeed strange and beautiful. Among its inhabitants are some really notable characters - pi, e, the "imaginary" number i and the famous golden ratio to name just a few. Prime numbers occupy a special status. Zero is very odd indeed: is it a number, or isn't it? How Numbers Work takes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Not only that, but take a crash course on the biggest unsolved problems that keep mathematicians up at night, find out about the strange and unexpected ways mathematics influences our everyday lives, and discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself.
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Topical Heading Number theory
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Topical Heading Mathematics
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Personal name New Scientist
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Date last seen Full call number Barcode Price effective from Koha item type Public note Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
18/04/2018 512.7 HO WN T0059687 18/04/2018 REGULAR may2018   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 18/04/2018 Virgin Mega Store