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001			ASIN081262744X
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008			120718s2006 xxu eng d
020			_a081262744X (hardcover) _c$19.95
020			_a9780812627442 (hardcover)
050			_aQA 141 _b.E34 2006
100	1		_aEkeland, Ivar. _916525
245	1	4	_aThe cat in numberland / _cIvar Ekeland, John O'Brien.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bCricket Books, _c2006.
300			_a56 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c21 cm.
520			_aAt Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert’s Hotel Infinity, the resident cat is puzzled. The hotel is fully booked — the rooms are full of Numbers, both Odds and Evens — yet guests continue to arrive. When Zero shows up, there’s a massive room switching, and he stays, even though Mr. Hilbert insists he’s not really a Number. Then the Letters appear and everyone still has a room, even though no Numbers have left. No matter how many guests arrive or depart, the hotel accommodates them all, and is always full. But when the Fractions arrive, demanding rooms, real chaos threatens. Can an ingenious solution be found to house them all? Based on mathematician David Hilbert’s famous paradox of the Grand Hotel, The Cat in Numberland offers a refreshingly clear explanation of infinity for readers of all ages. John O’Brien’s imaginative line drawings further elucidate the complex concept, as well as simple functions like addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
700	1		_aO'Brien, John. _916526
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081262744X/chopaconline-20
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952			_pC2012-0063 _40 _00 _bMAIN _10 _oQA 141 .E34 2006 _d2012-07-18 _70 _cChildren Collection _2lcc _yBOOK _aMAIN