numeration

Traces the development of the various number systems that have been used in the world, including the Arabic, Chinese, Egyptian, Gothic, Greek, Roman, and Sanskrit systems.

Introduces children to mathematical ideas, such as the difference between odd and even, place value, patterns, skip counting, ordering, estimation, and others.

Details the evolution from simple counting schemes to the discovery of uncomputable numbers in the latter half of the 20th-century.

Discusses the development and evolution of numbers in different cultures throughout history, looking at number sequence and language, written numerals and computations, and the origins of the modern decimal system.

Describes the evolution of counting and the many ways to count and write numbers.

Includes simple activities that illustrate some of the ways we use numbers.

The story of computation from the use of pebbles to modern circuits.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to ordinal numbers.

Teaches the concept of place value, following a young girl as she studies the numbers on road signs during a car trip to her grandma's house.