mathematicians

Real-world examples and engaging activities guide readers in learning about measuring volume. Readers practice selecting appropriate measuring tools and units of measurement, converting between units, and solving problems by measuring.

Examines the life of John Nash, the American mathematician who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and who later won the Nobel Prize in economics.

Explores the skills, educational background, and responsibilities of mathematicians and statisticians, and examines the benefits and disadvantages of this career. Features interviews with people in this field, and provides advice on resume-writing and interviewing. Includes black-and-white photographs, a glossary, and additional resources.

Whether or not we realize it, we use math in many ways every day. Math helps us to measure things, identify patterns, interpret data, and much more. In this educational and engaging text, readers will learn all about math and its many uses. They'll discover who studies math and how it's applied in a variety of disciplines. Using relatable examples and colorful photographs, which make the information pop, this book promises to spark curiosity about this fascinating field of study.

"A story centered around one of the great geniuses of the modern age, the Hungarian polymath John von Neumann, tracing the uncanny circuit of his mind deep into our own time's most haunting dilemmas"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the life of seventeenth-century French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, Rene Descartes.

"... explores what the mind of [Katherine Johnson] the Presidential Medal of Freedom winner might have been like as a child growing up on her family's farm home in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia"--Overview.

As the United States enters World War II, seventeen-year-old Eleanor wants to do something to help her Jewish relatives in Poland, so she puts her brilliant math skills to work for the US army to fine-tune a top-secret weapon that will help defeat the enemy.

"This picture book biography follows a brilliant South Indian mathematician whose love of numbers spurred him to ask big questions and make incredible discoveries. The book's back matter includes an author's note, a glossary of Ramanujan's world, and mathematical content about number patterns and magic squares"--Provided by publisher.

Shares the lives of Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, the two scientists who imagined the first computer.