Numericon

Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Funny, bizarre, tragic and dramatic, these stories reveal the power, passion and beauty of mathematics. Each chapter is an intriguing story about a number, including why 3 is strong, e is natural and Graham's number is too big to write. 

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Marianne Freiberger, Rachel Thomas
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2014
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Shelf referenceMA3 FRE
ISN/ISBN9781782061540
Direct URLhttps://www-preprod.stem.org.uk/x8ugo

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