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005			20240726105012.0
008			151202s2016 enka ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9780191067600 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aQA21 _b.Q584 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBiggs, Norman, _e1
245	1	0	_aQuite right : _bthe story of mathematics, measurement, and money / _cNorman Biggs.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 176 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
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505	0	0	_aCover ; Preface; Contents; 1. The Unwritten Story; The story of mathematics; Fairness in the age of the hunter-gatherers; Counting without numbers; The origins of money; Mysterious moonshine; 2. The Dawn of Civilization; Writing and counting; Operating with numbers; Fair division in the age of arithmetic; Measuring length and area; Measuring quantities; The origins of units of measurement; The elements of finance; 3. From Tax and Trade to Theorems; The coming of coins; Practical mathematics; The new mathematics; Problems of measurement; Proving results about whole numbers
505	0	0	_a4. The Age of AlgorithmsHow to do arithmetic; Advances in arithmetic; The uses of arithmetic; The north-west frontier; The art of al-jabr; The origins of symbolic algebra; 5. The End of the Middle Ages; Merchants and mathematicians; Interest upon interest, and more . . .; Solving equations; Counting and arranging; How to keep a secret: the medieval way; 6. A New World of Mathematics; Measurement and calculation; To the limit; Algebra and geometry combine; Back to the future: Archimedes; Fermat and the new algebra; One small step . . .; More about series; 7. Mathematics Ascending
505	0	0	_aCalculus, coinage, and controversyLogarithms and exponents; Numbers, perfect and prime; New kinds of numbers; All kinds of wonderful things; To the limit, carefully; 8. Taking a Chance; Great expectations; Games and strategies; The law of large numbers; Statistics; 9. Modelling and Measuring; Mathematics in context; Measuring value and utility; The problems of democracy; The measure of the world; 10. Mathematics and Money in the Age of Information; Financial speculation; A model of how prices change; Forms of money; Money, information, and uncertainty; Measuring information
505	0	0	_a11. Can Mathematics Keep Us Safe?The search for security; Some things are easy, but some are not; How to keep a secret: the modern way; Can mathematics keep us safe?; Notes; Index
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650		0	_aMathematics _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1104824&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell