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Irving Adler (1913–2012)

Autor(a) de Hurricanes and Twisters

111 Works 1,239 Membros 20 Críticas

About the Author

Irving Adler is an author, mathematician, scientists and educator, who has written more than 80 books on science and math for children and adults, which were published in 31 countries, in 19 languages. He received his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from New York's City College (CCNY) in 1931 at age mostrar mais eighteen and his PhD in pure mathematics, from Columbia University (where he taught from 1957-1960) in 1961. Adler taught mathematics in the New York City Public Schools from 1932-1952 and was active in the New York City Teachers Union. There has served as Chairman of the Educational Policies Committee and later, as Chairman of the Salary and Legislative Committee. In his retirement, he became interested in solving the problem of why the Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio occur on plants. His papers on this subject have appeared in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, the Journal of Algebra and in the book Symmetry in Plants. mostrar menos

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Obras por Irving Adler

Hurricanes and Twisters (1955) 172 exemplares
Magic House of Numbers (1957) 105 exemplares
The New Mathematics (1960) 88 exemplares
Thinking Machines (1961) 48 exemplares
Discover the Stars (1957) 35 exemplares
A New Look at Geometry (1966) 34 exemplares
How Life Began (1957) 29 exemplares
A New Look at Arithmetic (1964) 19 exemplares
The Wonders of Physics (1966) 17 exemplares
The Sun and Its Family (1958) 16 exemplares
Mathematics (1990) 15 exemplares
Energy: The Reason Why (1964) 15 exemplares
Magnets: The Reason Why (1966) 15 exemplares
Inside the Nucleus (1963) 14 exemplares
Color in Your Life (1962) 13 exemplares
The Calendar (1967) 12 exemplares
Houses: The Reason Why (1964) 12 exemplares
Your Eyes (1963) 11 exemplares
Your Ears: The Reason Why (1963) 11 exemplares
Insects and Plants (1962) 10 exemplares
Heat (1964) 10 exemplares
Time in Your Life (1955) 9 exemplares
Coal: The Reason Why (1968) 9 exemplares
The earth's crust (1963) 9 exemplares
Fire in Your Life (1955) 8 exemplares
Taste Touch and Smell (1966) 8 exemplares
Air (1972) 8 exemplares
Hot and Cold (1959) 8 exemplares
Weather in Your Life (1959) 7 exemplares
Irrigation (1964) 7 exemplares
The Tools of Science (1958) 7 exemplares
Reason Why Sets (1967) 7 exemplares
dust (1958) 7 exemplares
Electricity in your life (1965) 6 exemplares
Mathematics and Mental Growth (1968) 6 exemplares
Integers: Positive and Negative (1972) 5 exemplares
Math Puzzles (1978) 5 exemplares
Atomic Energy (1971) 5 exemplares
Machines (1958) 5 exemplares
Storms: The Reason Why (1966) 5 exemplares
The story of light (1971) 5 exemplares
Petroleum (1975) 5 exemplares
Directions and Angles (1964) 4 exemplares
Tools in your life (1956) 4 exemplares
tree products (1966) 4 exemplares
Volcanoes and Earthquakes (1959) 4 exemplares
Energy and Power 4 exemplares
Why?: A book of reasons (1961) 4 exemplares
The World of the Atom (1963) 4 exemplares
Oceans (1962) 4 exemplares
Rivers: The Reason Why Series (1961) 4 exemplares
Food: The Reason Why (1977) 4 exemplares
The Environment: The Reason Why (1976) 4 exemplares
Mathematics Grade 4 (1965) 3 exemplares
Play with Numbers (1957) 2 exemplares
The secret of light 2 exemplares
Fibres (Reason Why) (1970) 2 exemplares
Shadows: The Reason Why (1961) 2 exemplares
LUKUJEN MAAILMA 2 exemplares
Shadows, (1968) 2 exemplares
Communication (1967) 2 exemplares
Language and Man (1970) 1 exemplar
Mathematics Grade 6 (1972) 1 exemplar
Apekool 1 exemplar
LUKUJEN TAIKAPIIRI 1 exemplar
Light in your life 1 exemplar
Monkey business 1 exemplar

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laplantelibrary | Jul 10, 2022 |
 
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laplantelibrary | Jul 9, 2022 |
Populárně psaná a s efektní názorností koncipovaná knížka ukazuje principy matematiky a jejich mnohotvaré praktické použití. Při elementárním výkladu je čtenář zasvěcen i do základů matematické abstrakce. Předvádějí se zde způsoby, jak matematicky vyjádřit fyzikální zákony a vysvětluje se skladba číselných soustav. V polytematickém záběru publikace, pokud se jedná o aplikace matematické vědy, zasahuje autorův pohled též k astronomii a k počítacím strojům, ale i k různým početním hříčkám.… (mais)
 
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Obras
111
Membros
1,239
Popularidade
#20,720
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
20
ISBN
105
Línguas
2

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