Save to Library Save. Create Alert Alert. Share This Paper. Background Citations. Methods Citations. Citation Type. Has PDF. Publication Type. More Filters. The man who loved to count and the incredible story of the 35 camels.
Under the pen name Malba Tahan, he published a … Expand. Highly Influenced. However, just like words, numbers also have their hidden powers! For instance, have you ever noticed how number 7 is related to change?! And what about the magic of number 3?!
View all 4 comments. These little arabian tales about a man that solves mathematical puzzles and curiosities, kept me wishing I had studied more Maths. It is easy to follow and very enjoyable! I read it when I was little and still remember most of the riddles. These type of books always makes you feel a bit smarter. Jan 05, Debbie rated it it was amazing Shelves: family-titles. My son and I absolutely loved everything about this book. The clever math puzzles woven throughout the tale are fun and engaging.
We loved learning about the Islamic history, culture and religion, and how the Greeks get a lot of the credit but many mathematical discoveries came from the Middle East. Finally, the storyline was charming and the writing simply beautiful. This is a book for all ages and all interests Jul 30, Jeff rated it liked it Shelves: mathematics. This is a lovely little collection of mathematical tales told by a fictional Arabic scribe in around the 14th century Baghdad.
There is a narrative connecting the stories as the narrator befriends Beremiz Samir, a wise Muslim mathematician also known as the Man Who Counted. In each story, Beremiz wows the people that come in contact with him by his computational power, logic, and knowledge of the history of mathematics.
Most of the stories are great mathematical logic, geometric, or computationa This is a lovely little collection of mathematical tales told by a fictional Arabic scribe in around the 14th century Baghdad.
Most of the stories are great mathematical logic, geometric, or computational problems. They are set up simply with a bit of narrative embellishment to situate them in the larger narrative, and followed with a precise solution by Beremiz.
This is a great format because you can dive in and start to think about solutions after reading the set up and before reading Beremiz's approach to the problems.
However, my one criticism of the book is that not all of the stories or problems he comes across function as strictly mathematics or have mathematical solutions. The worst is at one point in the book, Beremiz is asked to give an example of multiplication where there is only one factor and the solution that he comes up with "is the multiplication of loaves and fishes performed by Jesus, the son of Mary.
I realize the author is trying to make the book both historically and culturally accurate by situating the characters in the Medieval Muslim world which provided much amazing knowledge and learning to the world and specifically to the field of mathematics. But it is unnecessary to the overall narrative. That said, there is still much to recommend this book, and most of the mathematics are pure delights.
Wonderful and playful book about mathematics. It is full of quirky and intriguing mathematical properties all presented through the eyes of the fictitious Bermiz Samir as he makes his travels in the middle east. Do look for the problem of dividing the camels, it is a treat. Jun 05, Wisdom Zelda rated it really liked it. Enchanted: Magic Math I hope you agree with me that falling asleep in class is, well, not a good idea. I also hope you agree with me that it is an important skill to be able to learn from reading.
This book is, on the level-of-reading scale, "medium. On the way to Baghdad, Beremiz and Hanak confront many riddles and seemingly impossible every-day problems.
This book enlightened me on a subject, math, which I had always thought was a bit boring. This story is slam-packed full of little mathematical coincidences that really awe you. Nope, this is not a lie. For example, did you know that the divisors of 1, 2, 4, 71 and add up to , and that the divisors of 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 22, 44, 55, and add up to ?
I found that really interesting because it was something I had never thought of, kind of like a friendship between numbers. The story in itself is extremely realistic. This book enchanted me with its mathematical adventures, even though math is not my forte. If you'd like to see more youth reviewed books, go to my blog, bookshelfexplorer. Oct 15, Alejandro72 rated it it was amazing.
The man who counted is a book of two guys named Beremiz and Honok. These two on there adventure run into a lot of problems. Beremiz then solves it in a way that will make evryone happy. When he solves it,he will sometimes get a reward,something he wants,or nothing at all.
Until he is put to a challenge,he had to take 7 challenges. If he solved them all,he would get whatever he wants. But he refuses the offer and says,"I would rather marry Telassim. He takes the challenge. For me this book is good for other people. It gets them thinking of what Beremiz will do to solve the problem. It puts your math skills to the test. Then at the same time is good for reading. For me,it was hard to figure it out. I had to write a lot of stuff down to find the answer.
But this will be a good book for kids,get them thinking. I might even be hard for some adults. Feb 05, Yofish rated it really liked it. An interesting group of math-y episodes. Nice poetic translated from the Portugesethe author is Brazilian. Takes place in Baghdad in the middle ages. About a self-taught mathematician, and how he wows those around him by solving difficult but contrived problems. I'd have liked more of a plot. I was pleasantly surprised by how many of the little vignettes I was not familiar with.
But they were contrived, and some of them poorly-enough posed that it felt like it wasn't really a mathematician An interesting group of math-y episodes. But they were contrived, and some of them poorly-enough posed that it felt like it wasn't really a mathematician in charge of the writing. May 09, David Meditationseed rated it really liked it.
I still remember how the book captivated me, the intelligent and mathematical exits to solve day-to-day matters. It's a book I would point out to other kids for sure. The Four Fours Seeing that Beremiz was interested in buying the turban. Modesty, when excessive, is like the breeze that extinguishes the light and blinds the old man in the long darkness of the night.
The number square and the chessboard. I know exactly how many there are. The unexpected profit that the transaction brought us. In his pages, however, there are thw theorems and rules of their construction. The birds were flying away, filling the air with their joyful songs of freedom. Having learned from such a man, I can teach geometry to the very last book of the unforgettable Euclid of Alexandria.
After the famous day malga we first sat with the caliph in his whoo room, our life changed completely. The greater beauty, however, lies in the ingenuities of the calligrapher, in demonstrating that the friendship these verses extol exists not just among those endowed with life and feeling.
It was the appointed hour for his second mathematics lesson, and his invisible pupil was waiting for her teacher. I realize the author is trying to make the book both historically and culturally accurate by situating the characters in the Medieval Muslim world which provided much amazing knowledge and learning to the world and specifically to the field of mathematics. Mala the poor calligrapher lived.
In the middle were three water jets three liquid curves sparkling in the sun. In accordance with the rules of the qadi, Cunda then sells her 2 remaining apples for 3 dinars each. He was a wise man, and he taught me useful and wonderful things.
Of apples and ants. Listen not to our voices but to our inarticulate cries; attend not to our desires but to the clamor of our needs. Since in eight days there are 1 1, minutes, one can deduce that during the journey I uttered an average of 36 words per minute — that is, 2, per hour. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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