Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematical Impressions All Around Us
- ISBN-10
- 1884550215
- ISBN-13
- 9781884550218
- Category
- Mathematics / History & Philosophy
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wide World Publishing/Tetra
- Author
- Theoni Pappas
Description
This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the development of computers, mathematics is presented in a fun-to-read, nonthreatening manner.
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