Really Big Numbers - Brossura

Schwartz, Richard Evan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1470414252 ISBN 13: 9781470414252

Casa editrice: Amer Mathematical Society, 2014

Riassunto

In the American Mathematical Society's first-ever book for kids (and kids at heart), mathematician and author Richard Evan Schwartz leads math lovers of all ages on an innovative and strikingly illustrated journey through the infinite number system. By means of engaging, imaginative visuals and endearing narration, Schwartz manages the monumental task of presenting the complex concept of Big Numbers in fresh and relatable ways. The book begins with small, easily observable numbers before building up to truly gigantic ones, like a nonillion, a tredecillion, a googol, and even ones too huge for names! Any person, regardless of age, can benefit from reading this book. Readers will find themselves returning to its pages for a very long time, perpetually learning from and growing with the narrative as their knowledge deepens. Really Big Numbers is a wonderful enrichment for any math education program and is enthusiastically recommended to every teacher, parent and grandparent, student, child, or other individual interested in exploring the vast universe of numbers.

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Recensione:

Large numbers may seem like a banal subject, but Richard Evan Schwartz goes way, way beyond the banal, presenting the concept of big numbers with a freshness and originality rarely seen elsewhere. Using beautiful and imaginative illustrations to build from single digit numbers to sextillions, googols and beyond, his evocative drawings will give the readers, not only children, a true feeling for the vastness of numbers, nearly to infinity. I am anxiously waiting for my granddaughter to become old enough, just so I can give her this book. --George Szpiro, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Switzerland) and author of Secret Life of Numbers and Mathematical Medley

L'autore:

Richard Evan Schwartz, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Amer Mathematical Society
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1470414252
• ISBN 13: 9781470414252
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192