A Days Adventure In Math Wonderland

Author : J. Akiyama
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812814760
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Day's Adventure in Math Wonderland written by J. Akiyama and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2008 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Math Wonderland is a museum of interactive mathematical models in Hokkaido, Japan, founded by one of the authors, Jin Akiyama, in 2003. The models in Wonderland, many of which have been exhibited all over Japan and in cities around the world, are meant to help children and young adults discover and experience the wonders of mathematics.This book is centered around the experiences of three fictional middle-school students during a visit to Wonderland. They spend a day in Wonderland, handling the interactive models and participating in the activities offered there. At the end of the day, they leave with a genuine appreciation of mathematics gained from witnessing its beauty, applicability and inevitability.The book is an important contribution to the genre because it presents mathematics and models that have never before appeared in books in the same category: reversible solids, plane tiling with developments of tetrahedrons, and double-packable solids, which are derived from the authors' own research papers published in mathematics journals. It is designed to entertain, inform and even teach some mathematics. Although it is targeted at young adults, parents and teachers may learn something from the book as well.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408811146
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alex's Adventures in Numberland written by Alex Bellos and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of maths Sunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 'Original and highly entertaining' Sunday Times 'A page turner about humanity's strange, never easy and, above all, never dull relationship with numbers' New Scientist 'Will leave you hooked on numbers' Daily Telegraph In this richly entertaining and accessible book, Alex Bellos explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks, and demonstrates the remarkable ways it's linked to our everyday lives. Alex explains the surprising geometry of the 50p piece, and the strategy of how best to gamble it in a casino. He shines a light on the mathematical patterns in nature, and on the peculiar predictability of random behaviour. He eats a potato crisp whose revolutionary shape was unpalatable to the ancient Greeks, and he shows the deep connections between maths, religion and philosophy. From the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany to numerologists in the US desert, from a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan to venerable Hindu sages in India, these dispatches from 'Numberland' are an unlikely but exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs. The world of maths is a much friendlier and more colourful place than you might have imagined. This anniversary edition is fully revised and updated.

Author : Lilac Mohr
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532894428
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math and Magic in Wonderland written by Lilac Mohr and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the discovery of Mrs. Magpie’s Manual of Magic for Mathematical Minds, Lulu and Elizabeth embark on an exciting journey to a realm inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poetry. The twins must use ingenuity and sagacity to solve classic logic puzzles that promise to uncover the book’s secrets and earn them The Vorpal Blade. In this interactive novel, the reader is invited to play along with the two heroines on their grand math adventure."--back cover.

Author : Eugenia Cheng
Publisher : Big Picture Press
ISBN 13 : 1536217107
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries written by Eugenia Cheng and published by Big Picture Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find the clues and lift the flaps on this mathematical mystery! Join Molly as she ventures into a curious world where nothing is quite as it seems. A trail of clues leads from scene to scene, presenting Molly with a number of challenges. But who is leaving the clues, and where will they lead? This interactive mystery shows math isn't just about numbers—it’s about imagination! An explorative and creative approach to the world of mathematics.

Author : Eugenia Cheng
Publisher : Big Picture Press
ISBN 13 : 1536217107
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries written by Eugenia Cheng and published by Big Picture Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find the clues and lift the flaps on this mathematical mystery! Join Molly as she ventures into a curious world where nothing is quite as it seems. A trail of clues leads from scene to scene, presenting Molly with a number of challenges. But who is leaving the clues, and where will they lead? This interactive mystery shows math isn't just about numbers—it’s about imagination! An explorative and creative approach to the world of mathematics.

Author : J. Akiyama
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819986087
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treks Into Intuitive Geometry written by J. Akiyama and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written in a style that uncovers the mathematical theories hidden in our daily lives, using examples of patterns that appear in nature, arts, traditional crafts, as well as mathematical mechanics in architectural techniques. The authors believe that through conversations between students and mathematicians, readers may learn about the methods used by the originators of these theoriestheir trials, errors, and triumphsin reaching their various conclusions. The goal is to help readers refine their mathematical sense in terms of formulating valuable questions and pursuing them. In addition, the book aims to provide enjoyment in the application of mathematical principles to beautiful art and design by using examples that highlight the wonders and mysteries of these works found in our daily lives. To achieve these goals, the book tackles the latest exquisite results on polygons and polyhedra and the dynamic history of geometric research found around us. The term "intuitive geometry" was coined by Lszlo Fejes Tth and refers to the kind of geometry which, in Hilbert's words, can be explained to and appeal to the "man on the street." This book enables readers to enjoy intuitive geometry informally and instinctively. It does not require more than a high school level of knowledge but calls for a sense of wonder, intuition, and mathematical maturity. In this second edition, many new results, and elegant proofs on a variety of topics have been added, enhancing the books rich content even further.

Author : Alexandra Wright
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1570911517
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alice in Pastaland written by Alexandra Wright and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 1997-04-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suppose that Alice had fallen into a wonderland where pasta was the only common denominator. In this clever parody of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alexandra Wright presents a mathematically aware Alice whose adventures are an appetizing combination of numbers, humor, and fun. With the Math Hatter dishing it up, the Adder using his noodle, and the Quantum Cat adding spice, arithmetic is full of pastabilities.

Author : Shakuntala Devi
Publisher : Orient Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 812220399X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In The Wonderland Of Numbers written by Shakuntala Devi and published by Orient Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come to an exciting journey into the Wonderland of Numbers. 'As for numbers, they hate nobody and nobody can afford to hate them,' says Neha's father, who is a supportive parent trying to re-instill confidence in his child. Apart from revealing the specialties of each individual number, from zero to nine, and little mathematical tricks, Shakuntala Devi has underscored another very important aspect. It is upto parents and teachers to ensure that children are initiated into a lifelong love affair with numbers. An engaging child, Neha, suddenly starts lagging in Maths when a new Maths teacher arrives and she starts converting her fear of the teacher into a terror of Maths. Matters touch the nadir when she scores a zero in a test. On the way home that day, she meets with an accident. While her parents and teachers suffer an anxious vigil till she regains consciousness, she travels to the Kingdom of Zero through her sub-conscious mind. In the Wonderland of Numbers is the story of Neha's adventures in the Kingdom of Zero.

Author : Ivars Peterson
Publisher : Everbind
ISBN 13 : 9780784837665
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Trek written by Ivars Peterson and published by Everbind. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Addie Abacus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732881310
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morgan and the Forty Thieves written by Addie Abacus and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine-year-old Morgan is the daughter of an explorer, and an adventurer at heart. When her father is lost on an expedition, Morgan and her mother are forced to sell their home and move in with a mysterious family they've never met. Morgan soon discovers that the family is hiding a great secret, and that a world of magic and enchantments might actually be real. Set in Massachusetts at the turn of the last century, Morgan and the Forty Thieves is a captivating adventure story that has problem solving and mathematical concepts woven into the narrative. Math is presented as a language of the universe that helps us understand the beautiful patterns and symmetries found in nature. In Book One of the series, children learn a step-by-step process of beginning multiplication. It begins with skip counting or counting by numbers, and then moves to adding equal sized groups, and then multiplication, with several examples of each worked into the story. There are also addition problems, logic puzzles, a pattern puzzle, a smattering of geometry and a simple demonstration of comparing numbers-depicting ratios without using that term. Finally there is an introduction of two mathematical concepts found in nature, the Fibonacci sequence and Fractals. Math found in the natural world will be a repeated theme of the Morgan series. As a Chapter Book series the Morgan tales are designed to fall at the end of the Chapter Book levels, just before Middle Reader books. The sentence structure is simple and straightforward so that the book is accessible to younger readers, while the storyline is complex and intriguing enough to engage older readers. The Morgan series is loosely based upon the collection of tales, The Thousand and One Nights or The Arabian Nights. These stories were created during the Golden Age of Islam in Persia and the Indian subcontinent.