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  Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium from 1 to 200 (Hardback) By (author) Derrick Niederman

  

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  Short Description for Number FreakDid you know that the Hundred Years War actually lasted 116 years? Do you know what decimoctoseptology is? Or what the numbers in a Fibonacci sequence are? Or how to calculate your Erdos-Bacon number? This book explores the properties of the numbers from 1 to 200.
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  • Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
  • Published: 25 February 2010
  • Format: Hardback 192 pages
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  • Categories: Popular Culture | History Of Mathematics | Science: General Issues | Popular Science
  • ISBN 13: 9780715637104 ISBN 10: 071563710X
  • Sales rank: 300,054

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• Did you know that the Hundred Years War actually lasted 116 years? Do you know what decimoctoseptology is? Or what the numbers in a Fibonacci sequence are? Or how to calculate your Erdos-Bacon number? Number fanatic Derrick Niederman has a mission - to bring numbers to life. In "Number Freak", he explores the unique properties of the most exciting numbers from 1 to 200, wherever they may crop up: from mathematics to sport, from history to the natural world, from language to pop culture. Packed with illustrations, amusing facts, puzzles, brainteasers and anecdotes, "Number Freak" is an enthralling and thought-provoking numerical voyage through the history of mathematics, investigating problems of logic, geometry and arithmetic along the way. Entertaining and accessible, it is a must for trivia addicts, maths-lovers and even number-phobes.