Really Big Numbers

by Richard Evan Schwartz (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-1470414252

ISBN-10: 1470414252

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Winner of the 2015 MSRI Mathical Books for Kids from Tots to Teens Award! In the American Mathematical Society's first-ever book for kids (and kids at heart), mathematician and author Richard Evan Schwartz leads math lovers of all ages on an innovative and strikingly illustrated journey through the infinite number system. By means of engaging, imaginative visuals and endearing narration, Schwartz manages the monumental task of presenting the complex concept of Big Numbers in fresh and relatable ways. The book begins with small, easily observable numbers before building up to truly gigantic ones, like a nonillion, a tredecillion, a googol, and even ones too huge for names! Any person, regardless of age, can benefit from reading this book. Readers will find themselves returning to its pages for a very long time, perpetually learning from and growing with the narrative as their knowledge deepens. Really Big Numbers is a wonderful enrichment for any math education program and is enthusiastically recommended to every teacher, parent and grandparent, student, child, or other individual interested in exploring the vast universe of numbers.

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Product Details

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: American Mathematical Society (July 7, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1470414252
ISBN-13: 978-1470414252
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #420 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics
- #871 in Books > Science & Math > Mathematics
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Brilliant!

By Mary O'Keeffe on July 31, 2014

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Written and illustrated by an inspired mathematician at Brown University, whose two young mathematically playful daughters appear periodically and delightfully throughout the book's wondrous drawings. It is a classic book to which I can imagine a child returning again and again as s/he grows older, getting more out of it each time, as larger and larger numbers and mathematical ideas dance tantalizingly into your grasp. Combinatorics, graph theory, higher dimensional geometry, the pigeonhole principle, and even a dash of chemistry into the mix. (Visualizing Avogadro's number in a vividly memorable way he credits to his high school chemistry teacher: if you had a mole of carbon atoms and turned each atom into a person, you could fill up 15 hollowed-out earths with them!)

Mary O'Keeffe
Albany Area Math Circle

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

You can count on this book!!!

By Babsy13 on November 24, 2014

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I won this book in a giveaway at goodreads.com...thanks
This is quite simply a fabulous book!!! The illustrations are bold, colorful, and beautiful. The narration is engaging and exciting, encouraging a love of math. I read this a thoroughly enjoyed it and now I'm looking forward to reading it with my grandchildren who are 4 and 7. I do believe that any age would enjoy a trip thru this delightful and educational book. It is a brilliant book.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2-plex thumbs up for Really Big Numbers

By Steven Miller on October 26, 2014

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An outstanding book, which has quickly become one of my 7 year old son's favorites. We alternate reading (I do the left, he does the right) and thus use it to practice both non-trivial reading and non-trivial mathematics (though we might stay on the bronco a bit longer than most, as I'm a mathematician). The topics connect to items he's seen, and are a wonderful tour through numbers and math. I highly recommend this friendly book.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

One of the rare, very good math books for a young audience

By John Thorne on September 15, 2014

Format: Paperback

Appropriate for little people through middle school, although some of the ideas are challenging for an adult lay reader with some science or math background. There is an associated website that provides drawings from the book that can be colored by a young reader.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Get Kids Excited About Math!

By The Math Maniac on October 6, 2014

Format: Paperback

I am a K-6 math teacher and I love how this book gets kids excited about math. This book has a lot of potential for sparking mathematical curiosity in your students while increasing your own knowledge and understanding of really big numbers

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Really great book - I used it for elementary school kids ...

Really great book - I used it for elementary school kids and read with them, they all loved it.
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Love it but needs better binding.

Love it and can be used for ages 4 on up. Just could use a better binding, but I gave it 5 because it is so great.

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