Thursday, October 13, 2011

One Grain of Rice

Hi everyone. Today we read the lovely mathematical folk tale One Grain of Rice by Demi. I urge you to follow and read the following link that contains a systems based review of this book.

The author of the review gives a very nice account about exponential growth and the power of this mathematics.

Here are some details from Amazon about the book:
  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Press (April 1 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 059093998X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0590939980