Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematics Everywhere

by Theoni Pappas

Book Overview

This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the development of computers, mathematics is presented in a fun-to-read, nonthreatening manner.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884550215
• ISBN13: 9781884550218
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Wide World Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 5

Customer Reviews

Joyful Journey with Theoni Pappas

Theoni Pappas has enabled me to give a genuinely fun and interesting introduction to mathematics to my family and friends. I've enjoyed the writings of this talented author and mathemetician for 20 years. She gives mathematics a fun side! It's great to read her books, then for the rest of your life to see math in the real world, most everywhere you look. Theoni's writings and stories are a gift!

Lively, engaging, informative history of math and its uses.

What role has math played since prehistoric times? This considers math's many uses in medicine and art, its role in the development of computers and information systems, and its systematic importance to daily living. From the math involved in weather forecasting to math in art, this is packed with important details presented in a lively manner.