Fractions
a sliver of the story
$109.78
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2025
Summary
Unlocking Fractions: From Ancient Origins to Modern Marvels
Fractions are ubiquitous, yet our early education often reduces them to dry, basic facts. This book breathes life into fractions, presenting their history and pivotal role in mathematics across cultures and eras in an engaging and accessible manner.
The journey begins by highlighting the significance of rational numbers, connecting ancient Babylonian mathematics with contemporary methods for determining decimal expa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198916536 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198916531 |
| Author: | Prof Peter D. Schumer, Peter D. Schumer |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 448g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 144mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Prof Peter D. Schumer
Peter D. Schumer received BS and MS degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and obtained his PhD from the University of Maryland. He is currently full professor and John C. Baldwin Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Middlebury College. He has undertaken sabbaticals at Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Doshisha University (Kyoto), and ICU (Tokyo). He has published two books and was the recipient of the Trevor Evans Award of the MAA in 2000, and the American Go Federation Teacher of the Year Award in 2021.
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