An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Asimov introduces the slide rule, a simple pocket computer solving numerical problems like multiplication, division, powers, and roots using logarithms.
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Adding a Dimension
Isaac Asimov's "Adding a Dimension" is a collection of seventeen essays exploring the history of scientific thought across various disciplines, emphasizing the human context and evolution of ideas.
Quick and Easy Math
Quick and Easy Math presents shortcut methods for arithmetic to supplement standard techniques. It focuses on making everyday calculations simpler and faster by understanding mathematical principles.
Words on the Map
Isaac Asimov's Words on the Map explores the etymology of over 1500 geographical names across the world, presented in entertaining one-page essays with indexes.
Realm of Algebra
Algebra is presented as an extension of arithmetic using symbols for unknowns to solve equations through operations like transposition and factoring, covering various degrees of equations and their solutions.
Realm of Numbers
Isaac Asimov's "Realm of Numbers" provides a lucid and imaginative introduction to mathematics, beginning with basic counting and exploring concepts up to infinity, accessible to non-mathematical readers.