The Secret Lives of Numbers
Numerals and Their Peculiarities in Mathematics and Beyond
$48.18
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2022
Summary
We see numbers on automobile license plates, addresses, weather reports, and, of course, on our smartphones. Yet we look at these numbers for their role as descriptors, not as an entity in and unto themselves. Each number has its own history of meaning, usage, and connotation in the larger world.
The Secret Lives of Numbers takes readers on a journey through integers, considering their numerological assignments as well as their significance beyond mathematics and in the realm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781633887602 |
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| ISBN-10: | 163388760X |
| Author: | Alfred S. Posamentier |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books |
| Imprint: | Prometheus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 367g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 154mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Alfred S. Posamentier
Alfred S. Posamentier has published over sixty books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including Math Tricks: The Surprising Wonders of Shapes and Numbers,The Joy of Geometry, Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians; The Mathematics of Everyday Life (with Christian Spreitzer); and The Joy of Mathematics (with Robert Geretschlager, Charles Li, and Christian Spreitzer). After having been on the faculty of the City College of the City University of New York for forty years, where he was a professor of mathematics education and dean of the School of Education, he subsequently held the same positions at Mercy College, New York, for five years. He was also executive director for internationalization and sponsored programs at Long Island University, New York. He is currently a Distinguished Lecturer at the New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York.
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