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# Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers

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Buy Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers Illustrated by Gullberg, Jan, Hilton, Peter (ISBN: 9780393040029) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Suddenly, mathematics is fun again! - The fact that Jan Gullberg is not a professional mathematician is precisely what makes this book so good. He demonstrates a rare depth of knowledge and understanding, yet at the same time, because his mind has not been "tram-lined" by the traditional approach to teaching mathematics, he is able to write in a light-hearted way using jokes and cartoons that looses nothing in terms of clarity of content. This stands in stark contrast to normal mathematical text books that present their topics in dry, sterile and frankly boring abstractions. His creative approach to explanation makes mathematics fun again because now he takes the reader on a voyage of discovery. Consequently, if you buy this book expecting the normal "text book approach" to delivery, you will be disappointed. But speaking for myself, it is precisely the traditional text book approach to mathematics that put me off in the first place. At school, I gave up on mathematics because the subject matter had been so highly abstracted away from every day life, that I was unable to place what I'd learnt into any category I could call "reality". Upon leaving the classroom, I promptly forgot most of what I'd learnt. Fortunately, Mr Gullberg has changed all this. Well done, Sir!
Review: It's everything you need to know about maths from its birth to now - This is really well laid out. The history of numbers and maths and how we interpreted them across cultures and era's. There's so much information to read through, it's nice to have on my shelf and im glad i have it now. I'd say its a bit like an encyclopedia but in a more fluid style of writing. There is a lot of info in here and you'll probably enjoy havingvit too

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 589,583 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 131 in History & Philosophy of Mathematics 290 in History of Mathematics 1,318 in History of Science (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 167 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Suddenly, mathematics is fun again!
*by C***Y on 11 April 2016*

The fact that Jan Gullberg is not a professional mathematician is precisely what makes this book so good. He demonstrates a rare depth of knowledge and understanding, yet at the same time, because his mind has not been "tram-lined" by the traditional approach to teaching mathematics, he is able to write in a light-hearted way using jokes and cartoons that looses nothing in terms of clarity of content. This stands in stark contrast to normal mathematical text books that present their topics in dry, sterile and frankly boring abstractions. His creative approach to explanation makes mathematics fun again because now he takes the reader on a voyage of discovery. Consequently, if you buy this book expecting the normal "text book approach" to delivery, you will be disappointed. But speaking for myself, it is precisely the traditional text book approach to mathematics that put me off in the first place. At school, I gave up on mathematics because the subject matter had been so highly abstracted away from every day life, that I was unable to place what I'd learnt into any category I could call "reality". Upon leaving the classroom, I promptly forgot most of what I'd learnt. Fortunately, Mr Gullberg has changed all this. Well done, Sir!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's everything you need to know about maths from its birth to now
*by T***D on 15 May 2019*

This is really well laid out. The history of numbers and maths and how we interpreted them across cultures and era's. There's so much information to read through, it's nice to have on my shelf and im glad i have it now. I'd say its a bit like an encyclopedia but in a more fluid style of writing. There is a lot of info in here and you'll probably enjoy havingvit too

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top maths book!
*by T***Y on 21 May 2014*

I don't know anything about maths but my son is in his first year of Uni studying maths/ physics . I read the reviews on lots of the maths books and went for this one. I was so pleased when my son rang me up to tell me what a brilliant book it was. He said it covered all the maths he was doing at Uni and was interesting to read ( he has found lots of the course book dull) I can't be precise about any of the maths content in this book but my son gives it top marks and I give myself top marks for being good at shopping ( no marks for maths though)

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