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The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (And Why) Numbers Have Survived From The Cave Dwellers To Us! (A Williamson's Kids Can! Book)

The Secret Life of Math: Discover How (And Why) Numbers Have Survived From The Cave Dwellers To Us! (A Williamson's Kids Can! Book)

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Author: Ann Mccallum
Creator: Carolyn Mcintyre Norton
Publisher: Williamson Books
Category: Book

List Price: $14.95
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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 155937

Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.2 x 0.5

ISBN: 0824967798
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.9
EAN: 9780824967796

Publication Date: September 15, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
For ages 9+. Discover the relationship between maths and people's needs, and how these needs have continually pushed people the word over to come up with very similar solutions to keep track of things, measuring time, and distance, and calculating numbers.


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Secret Life of Math   February 6, 2008
E. Lopatkiewicz
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Wonderful book...Has lots of great ideas for teaching the history of math in the classroom. Great connections to the past.

 
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