Great Mathematicians

by Raymond Flood and Robin J. Wilson

The achievements of great mathematical thinkers from ancient times to the modern age are examined through engaging, accessible text. Fascinating profiles of time-measurers like the Mayans and Huygens, arithmeticians like Pythagoras and al-Khwarizmi, logicians like Aristotle and Russell, and many more. Readers can follow along on these thinkers' quests to explain the patterns in the world around them and to solve a wide range of theoretical and practical...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477704027
• ISBN13: 9781477704028
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.7"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12