Mathematical Sorcery- Revealing the Secrets of Numbers (Record no. 297227)
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| fixed length control field | 00994nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788176498302 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510 |
| Item number | CLA.M |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Clawson, Calvin C |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mathematical Sorcery- Revealing the Secrets of Numbers |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Viva Books Pvt. Ltd |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 294 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The secret of constellations, the enigma of the golden mean, and the brilliance of a proof are are just some of the breakthroughs Clawson explores with unbridled delight in this recreational math book. Throughout the book he divulges the wisdom of the ancient Greeks, Sumerians, Babylonians, and Egyptians, whose stunning revelations still have deep meaning today. Taking us beyond simple appreciation, Clawson urges us to tackle functions, tangents, and the concept of infinity and helps us intuitively comprehend these and other building blocks of mathematics by explaining their discovery and uses. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mathematics --Popular works. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Gift or donation | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Processing Center | 01/09/2015 | 510 CLA.M | DCBG-0069 | 01/09/2015 | 27/03/2020 | Book | GIFT BY SHRI. N. SUDHAKARAN |