The Number Devil

The Number Devil
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Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781429932424
ISBN-13 : 1429932422
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Number Devil by : Hans Magnus Enzensberger

The international best-seller that makes mathematics a thrilling exploration In twelve dreams, Robert, a boy who hates math, meets a Number Devil, who leads him to discover the amazing world of numbers: infinite numbers, prime numbers, Fibonacci numbers, numbers that magically appear in triangles, and numbers that expand without . As we dream with him, we are taken further and further into mathematical theory, where ideas eventually take flight, until everyone-from those who fumble over fractions to those who solve complex equations in their heads-winds up marveling at what numbers can do. Hans Magnus Enzensberger is a true polymath, the kind of superb intellectual who loves thinking and marshals all of his charm and wit to share his passions with the world. In The Number Devil, he brings together the surreal logic of Alice in Wonderland and the existential geometry of Flatland with the kind of math everyone would love, if only they had a number devil to teach it to them.

The Number Devil

The Number Devil
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Publisher : Turtleback Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0606253351
ISBN-13 : 9780606253352
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Number Devil by : Hans Magnus Enzensberger

In 12 dreams, Robert, a boy who hates math, encounters a sly, clever number devil who introduces him to the wonders of numbers: infinite numbers, prime numbers, Fibonacci numbers, and numbers that expand without end. Full-color illustrations.

The Devil in Pew Number Seven

The Devil in Pew Number Seven
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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages : 306
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781414338293
ISBN-13 : 1414338295
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Devil in Pew Number Seven by : Rebecca Nichols Alonzo

2011 Retailers Choice Award winner! Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager to welcome him—with one exception. Glaring at him from pew number seven was a man obsessed with controlling the church. Determined to get rid of anyone who stood in his way, he unleashed a plan of terror that was more devastating and violent than the Nichols family could have ever imagined. Refusing to be driven away by acts of intimidation, Rebecca’s father stood his ground until one night when an armed man walked into the family’s kitchen . . . And Rebecca’s life was shattered. If anyone had a reason to harbor hatred and seek personal revenge, it would be Rebecca. Yet The Devil in Pew Number Seven tells a different story. It is the amazing true saga of relentless persecution, one family’s faith and courage in the face of it, and a daughter whose parents taught her the power of forgiveness.

An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory

An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 241
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780486152691
ISBN-13 : 0486152693
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory by : Richard Friedberg

This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, and related theorems.

The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 9781101664308
ISBN-13 : 1101664304
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Devil's Arithmetic by : Jane Yolen

"A triumphantly moving book." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder—she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this "Chaya" that everyone seems to think she is? Just as she begins to unravel the mystery, Nazi soldiers come to take everyone in the village away. And only Hannah knows the unspeakable horrors that await. A critically acclaimed novel from multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen. "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow." —SLJ, starred review "Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." —Booklist Winner of the National Jewish Book Award An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"

Mathemagic!

Mathemagic!
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Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages : 42
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781554534258
ISBN-13 : 1554534259
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Mathemagic! by : Lynda Colgan

Number tricks for children which includes Digital wizardry, mind games calculator magic and more!

Who Is the Devil?

Who Is the Devil?
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Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages : 154
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781933184883
ISBN-13 : 1933184884
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Who Is the Devil? by : Nicolas Corte

In these pages, Nicolas Corte gives you incontrovertible proof that Satan exists, that he and his legions of devils assault you daily.

The Number Devil

The Number Devil
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 272
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0805062998
ISBN-13 : 9780805062991
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Number Devil by : Hans Magnus Enzensberger

In 12 dreams, Robert, a boy who hates math, encounters a sly, clever number devil who introduces him to the wonders of numbers: infinite numbers, prime numbers, Fibonacci numbers, and numbers that expand without end.

Fatal Numbers

Fatal Numbers
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Publisher : Upper West Side Philosophers, Incorporated
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1935830015
ISBN-13 : 9781935830016
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Fatal Numbers by : Hans Magnus Enzensberger

Literary Nonfiction. Philosophy. Economics & Statistics. Translated from the German by Karen Leeder. Acclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hans Magnus Enzensberger takes a fresh, sobering look at our faith in statistics, our desire to predict the future, and our dependence on fortuitousness. Tracing the interface between chance and probability in medical diagnostics, risk models, economics, and the fluctuations of financial markets, FATAL NUMBERS goes straight to the heart of what it means to live, plan, and make decisions in a globalized, digitized, hyperlinked, science-driven, and uncertain world. Foreword by Gerd Gigerenzer. Illustrations by David Fried.

Where Were You, Robert?

Where Were You, Robert?
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Publisher : Longman
Total Pages : 328
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0582777593
ISBN-13 : 9780582777590
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Where Were You, Robert? by : Hans Magnus Enzensberger

There's something strange about Robert's eyes: they seem to remember everything whilst watching a film form 1950s Russia Robert finds himself mysteriously transported to Russia. Gazing at picture then sends him to 1940s Australia. Robert's journey takes him further back in time but can he ever return to now?