numbers

Presents a children's "Learning to Read" book that teaches colors and the number ten.

Presents a children's "Learning to Read" book that teaches colors and the number one.

Neil, who is not good with numbers, faces the possible ruination of his birthday when he uses a magic watch to make all the numbers in the world disappear and then realizes how important they are in everyday living.

Presents an introduction to numbers, explaining the development of the number system and how and why numbers are used.

This book explains the basic concepts of numbers, discussing the idea of zero, adding one more to three, and saying how many if there were one fewer than three.

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

Explores the value and importance of the number zero throughout history around the world. Discusses early counting systems and explains how the Babylonians were the first people to use a place-value system and to invent the concept of zero. Also examines Greek math, Hindu math advances, the Mayan number system, and how zero is used in the modern world.

Provides a simple introduction to Roman numerals and ordinals through a story in which a girl and boy visit an amusement park with their parents. Includes related activities.

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

Traces the history and background of the Riemann Hypothesis, discussing the impact it has had on the field of mathematics since it was first developed in 1859.