How many ants in an anthill?

Title
How many ants in an anthill?

Personal Author EPSB
Kate Boehm. Jerome

Summary
Looks at how scientists use math as a tool to understand data, identifies systems used to make measurements, and describes situations in which using estimates is most practical.

Year Published
2004

Series
Math behind the science

Volume
Math Behind the Science

Physical Description
24 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.

Note
"Measuring, estimating"--Cover.
 
"National Geographic reading expeditions"--Cover.

Contents
Questions that count -- Measuring little monsters -- The universal language of measurement -- Estimating with ease -- Math mentor: words count! -- Math notebook -- Glossary.

Subject
Measurement.
 
Estimation theory.

Added Corporate Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Summary
Looks at how scientists use math as a tool to understand data, identifies systems used to make measurements, and describes situations in which using estimates is most practical.

ISBN
9780792245872

Publisher
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2004.


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