Crunching numbers

Título
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Crunching numbers

Rebecca L. Johnson

Resumen
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Discusses the tools and math strategies that scientists use to work with large numbers, explores how the strategies of estimating and rounding make large numbers easier to work with, and identifies some uses of supercomputers.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2004

Math behind the science

Math Behind the Science

Descripción física
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24 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.

Nota general
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"Estimating, data analysis"--Cover.
 
"National Geographic reading expeditions"--Cover.

Contenido
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Numbers that boggle the mind -- Millions of monarchs -- Simple cells -- The ultimate number crunchers -- Math mentor: words count! -- Math notebook -- Glossary.

Término de la materia
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Mathematics.
 
Estimation theory.
 
Calculators.
 
Electronic spreadsheets.
 
Supercomputers.

Autor corporativo añadido
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National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Síntesis
: 
Discusses the tools and math strategies that scientists use to work with large numbers, explores how the strategies of estimating and rounding make large numbers easier to work with, and identifies some uses of supercomputers.

ISBN
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9780792245926

Información de publicación
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2004.


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