LEADER 00000nam a2200685 i 4500 001 Credo9781786849472 003 Credo 005 20190306091930.0 006 m o d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 190222r20192018enkacd o 000 0 eng d 016 7 018666599|2Uk 020 9781786849472|qelectronic version 020 |z9781473629745|qpaperback 020 |z1473629748|qpaperback 020 |z9781473629752|qePub ebook 035 (CaBNVSL)gtp00567922 035 (Credo)jmurrnw2018 035 (OCoLC)1088706290 040 CaBNVSL|beng|erda|cCaBNVSL|dCaBNVSL 049 RIDW 050 4 QA93|b.H69 2018eb 082 04 512.7|223 090 QA93|b.H69 2018eb 245 00 How numbers work :|bdiscover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics /|cNew Scientist. 250 [Enhanced Credo edition] 263 20190306 264 1 London [England] :|bJohn Murray Learning,|c2018. 264 31 Boston, Massachusetts :|bCredo Reference,|c2019. 300 1 online resource (18 entries) :|b31 images ;|cdigital files. 336 text|2rdacontent 336 still image|2rdacontent 337 electronic|2isbdmedia 338 online resource|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Instant expert 505 0 Contributors -- Guest contributors -- Introduction -- 1. What is mathematics? -- 2. Zero -- 3. Infinity -- 4. Prime numbers -- 5. [pi], [phi], e and i -- 6. Probability, randomness and statistics -- 7. The greatest problems of maths -- 8. Everyday maths -- 9. Numbers and reality -- Conclusion -- Forty-nine ideas -- Glossary -- Picture credits. 506 Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. 520 How Numbers Work takes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Not only that, but take a crash course on the biggest unsolved problems that keep mathematicians up at night, find out about the strange and unexpected ways mathematics influences our everyday lives, and discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 588 Description based on title page of print version. 590 Credo Reference|bGeneral Reference 650 0 Number theory.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85093222 650 0 Mathematics.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85082139 650 7 Number theory.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1041214 650 7 Mathematics.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1012163 655 0 Electronic books. 710 2 New Scientist (Firm),|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/no2017156983|eauthor. 710 2 Credo Reference (Firm),|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/no2007075121|edistributor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|z1473629748|z9781473629745|hxii, 212 pages : illustrations, charts, portraits 830 0 Instant expert (New Scientist (Firm))|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/no2017156817 856 40 |zOnline eBook via Credo Reference. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.credoreference.com/content/title/ jmurrnw?institutionId=3526 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20200221|cCREDO|tcredo bulk reload 1052|lridw 948 |d20190624|cCREDO|tcredo add 1026-72purchased|lridw 948 |d20190514|cCREDO|tcredo bulk reload 943 |lridw 948 |d20190513|cCREDO|tcredo monthly 58|lridw