Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematical Impressions All Around UsWide World Publishing/Tetra, 1999 - 228 էջ 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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early mathematics artifacts | 1 |
the very pervasive golden ratio | 5 |
seeing is not believing | 9 |
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