Arithmetic (Record no. 85583)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780674972230 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 513 |
| Cutter | Loc |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lockhart, Paul |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Arithmetic |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | The Belknap Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii;223p. |
| Other physical details | 9x6 |
| Dimensions | hb |
| 520 ## - Remark | |
| Summary, etc | Educator Paul Lockhart's goal is to demystify arithmetic: to bring the subject to life in a fun and accessible way, and to reveal its profound and simple beauty, as seen through the eyes of a modern research mathematician. The craft of arithmetic arises from our natural desire to count, arrange, and compare quantities. Over the centuries, humans have devised a wide variety of strategies for representing and manipulating numerical information: tally marks, rocks and beads, marked-value and place-value systems, as well as mechanical and electronic calculators. Arithmetic traces the history and development of these various number languages and calculating devices and examines their comparative advantages and disadvantages, providing readers with an opportunity to develop not only their computational skills but also their own personal tastes and preferences. The book is neither a training manual nor an authoritative history, but rather an entertaining survey of ideas and methods for the reader to enjoy and appreciate. Written in a lively conversational style, Arithmetic is a fun and engaging introduction to both practical techniques as well as the more abstract mathematical aspects of the subject. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Arithmetic |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Arithmetic-History |
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| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Book | HBCSE | HBCSE | Mathematics | 2017-09-26 | 639.20 | 513/Loc | 24059 | 2018-01-04 | 2017-12-07 | 799.00 | Book |