Pythagoras and the Ratios - A Math Adventure

Informationen zum Autor Julie Ellis is the author of many books for children, including WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE, PYTHAGORAS, which she wrote as a way to show her daughter the uses of the Pythagorean Theorem. She lives in New Zealand. Klappentext Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung Peacock team up once again to explore Pythagorean ratios in this humorous sequel to WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE, PYTHAGORAS? Pythagoras and his cousins want to win a music contest, but first they must figure out how to play their instruments in tune, something that's never been done before. While trying to fix the problem, Pythagoras makes an important discovery--notes that sound pleasant together have a certain mathematical relationship. When Pythagoras applies this ratio to his cousins' pipes and lyres, the result is music to the ears. Zusammenfassung Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung Peacock team up once again to explore Pythagorean ratios in this humorous sequel to WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE! PYTHAGORAS? Pythagoras and his cousins want to win a music contest! but first they must figure out how to play their instruments in tune! something that's never been done before. While trying to fix the problem! Pythagoras makes an important discovery--notes that sound pleasant together have a certain mathematical relationship. When Pythagoras applies this ratio to his cousins' pipes and lyres! the result is music to the ears.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Ellis, Julie/ Peacock Ellis
• Assisted by: Phyllis Hornung (Illustration), Phyllis Hornung Peacock (Illustration)
• Publisher: Charlesbridge publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9781570917769
• ISBN: 978-1-57091-776-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 217 mm x 241 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Charlesbridge Math Adventures; Charlesbridge Math Adventures
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Mathematics