Number Stories of Long Ago by David Eugene Smith (PDF ebook) – “The history of mathematics is in no small part the history of civilization,” the author points out in his introduction to this classic book that tells the story of man’s early attempts to count, write numerals, and do mathematical computations. But instead of being a “ho hum” dry, boring “history” of numbers, this is a GREAT “Living Book” of stories set in different historical eras (ancient China & Egypt, among others), showing how different mathematical concepts were developed and became a part of civilization. It is wonderful blend of history, economics, and mathematics that will really be enjoyed by upper elementary and high school students who are curious about the origins of the civilization we take for granted today.
An extra bonus in this book: Each chapter ends with several discussion and math questions based on the concepts presented in the story. Not only that, but the last two chapters of the book are a treasure trove of great mathematical word problems, puzzles and questions, which will intrigue students and parents alike. A great find! Don’t miss it!
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Thank you for all these wonderful resources, I just joined a week. Could you bring this one back again sometime, I missed it.
I am so excited about these resources but grieved that I missed the Number Stories of Long Ago due to just joining. Could you post it again soon? Thanks! Claire
Please re-run Number Stories from Long Ago,, looks great- hate that I missed it.
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Yes! Please run this again as I missed this due to a computer problem! Thanks!
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I missed this one and heard such great things about it. Can you rerun it please? Thanks!
I missed it as well. Please repost soon.
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Sorry you missed this, but since this was already a re-run, we won’t be offering this again any time soon. You can purchase a copy from our Resource Store (see tab above) for $3.
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Jim E
Rats, I missed it, too. For some reason, I didn’t get this week’s email “heads up”, so it was out-of-sight-out-of-mind for me to check the site this week. I didn’t remember until Thursday.
Jim, thanks for making it available inexpensively!
Julie C.
Thanks for all of these great resources. We printed out the Number Stories book and are reading it as part of our homeschooling, thanks!
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