num_pages: 157
description: Numbers surround us. Just try to make it through a day without using any. It’s telephone numbers, calendars, volume settings, shoe sizes, speed limits, weights, street numbers, microwave timers, TV channels, and the list goes on and on. The many advancements and branches of mathematics were developed through the centuries as people encountered problems and relied upon math to solve them. For It’s amazing how ten simple digits can be used in an endless number of ways to benefit man. The development of these ten digits and their many uses is the fascinating story you hold in your Exploring the World of Mathematics.
language: English
title: Exploring the World of Mathematics: From Ancient Record Keeping to the Latest Advances in Computers (Exploring
titlecomplete: Exploring the World of Mathematics: From Ancient Record Keeping to the Latest Advances in Computers (Exploring (New Leaf Press))
genres: Mathematics, Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 38
series: Exploring
publisher: Master Books