[PDF] The Magic Of Numbers And Motion eBook

Author : Eric Temple Bell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486167402

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Superb, stimulating account of origins of mathematical thought and development of numerical theory. Probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring influence of "number magic" on religion, philosophy, science, mathematics.

Author : William R. Shea
Publisher : Science History Publications/USA
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :

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A survey of Descartes' scientific career from his student days at the Jesuit College of La Flèche to his departure for Sweden in 1649.

Author : Lisa Arias
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1627179402

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Properties aren’t magic! They are special rules that numbers follow so you can solve problems quickly in your head. Using detailed instructions and rhythmic text, students gain understanding of when and how to use mathematical properties. This book will allow students to apply properties of operations as a strategy to add and subtract, or multiply and divide.

Author : Bob Longe
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780806999906

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Fool your friends; baffle your buddies; and perplex your parents with dozens of amazing tricks. Each of these fascinating feats appears to be the work of magical forces, but their true secret lies in mathematical manipulations. Correctly guess the age of any volunteer. Startle a stranger with knowledge about his or her life. Read minds, make accurate predictions, perform lightning-quick calculations, and demonstrate seemingly mystical powers of memory. Perform extraordinary effects with cards, dice, pencil and paper (and occasionally a calculator). In all of these tricks, the mathematical principle is well-concealed, and in many of them the use of numbers isn't even suspected. For each trick, an explanation of why it works is included in order to help you better understand the principle behind it, as well as to enable you to make your own variations on the trick or to develop other tricks on your own. Suggestions are given for what to say when introducing a trick so as to heighten suspense, increase sur prise, and keep your audience as confounded as possible. No sleight of hand is used, but with your brain power as your "magic wand," you'll have fun entertaining, amazing, and confusing people for hours. 96 pages, 51 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4. NEW IN PAPERBACK

Author : Sidney Rosen
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,85 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1497632145

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This “enjoyable” biography of the brilliant astronomer will intrigue young people who are “bored with the textbook approach to science” (The New York Times Book Review). Sixteenth century Italy produced Galileo, a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical, and astronomical truths. His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind a man’s reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding.” Galileo challenged divine law and the physics of Aristotle, and questioned everything in search of truths. And it was through this quest for truth that he was able to establish a structure for modern science.