tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post8489362999253108459..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: I agree with Jim West - almostGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-11052634178503480642015-07-29T19:40:29.253+12:002015-07-29T19:40:29.253+12:00How about another Jim West, math genius though? My...How about another Jim West, math genius though? My 11-year-old daughter just finished reading his book, Libellus de Numeros (The Book of Math) that makes math and science relevant and fun in a story of magic and danger. The story is about Alex, a young precocious girl, who mysteriously gets transported to a strange world where Latin and Math combine in formulas and equations with magical effects. With a cruel council leading the only safe city of its kind in this world, she will have to prove her worth to stay as well as help this city as it is the target for two evil wizards who seek to destroy the city and its ruling council. To help the city and also get back home, she will need the help of the greatest mathematician of all time, Archimedes. In a world where math is magic, Alex wishes she paid more attention in math class. Search for the book on goodreads for reviews.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417704083463196856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-24364972643974874162015-07-11T22:13:42.523+12:002015-07-11T22:13:42.523+12:00Evolution of languages, and attempts at understand...Evolution of languages, and attempts at understanding dead languages, have certainly played into attempts at understanding scripture. And the change of meaning, or relevance of certain words just in our own time span often provides further illustration of this process. The very word "evangelical" has morphed into such a blanket cliche that clarifying verbiage is required to understand what the user of that term actually means. Language would seem to be related to and influenced by the zeitgeist.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.com