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Chases and Escapes: The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasionby Paul J. NahinISBN 0691125147 (0-691-12514-7)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Digital Dice: Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problemsby Paul J. NahinISBN 0691126984 (0-691-12698-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical Illsby Paul J. NahinISBN 0691118221 (0-691-11822-1)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlersby Paul J. NahinISBN 0691102864 (0-691-10286-4)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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An Imaginary Tale: The Story of the Square Root of -1by Paul J. NahinISBN 0691127980 (0-691-12798-0)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Imaginary Tale: The Story of the Square Root of -1'Book summary:At the very beginning of his book on i, the square root of minus one, Paul Nahin warns his readers: "An Imaginary Tale has a very strong historical component to it, but that does not mean it is a mathematical lightweight. But don't read too much into that either. It is *not* a scholarly tome meant to be read only by some mythical, elite group.... Large chunks of this book can, in fact, be read and understood by a high school senior who has paid attention to his or her teachers in the standard fare of pre-college courses. Still, it will be most accessible to the million or so who each year complete a college course in freshman calculus.... But when I need to do an integral, let me assure you I have not fallen to my knees in dumbstruck horror. And neither should you."
Nahin is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire; he has also written a number of science fiction short stories. His style is far more lively and humane than a mathematics textbook while covering much of the same ground. Readers will end up with a good sense for the mathematics of i and for its applications in physics and engineering. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Oliver Heaviside: Sage in Solitude The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Ageby Paul J. NahinISBN 0879422386 (0-87942-238-6)
Hardcover, IEEE
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Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Ageby Paul J. NahinISBN 0801869099 (0-8018-6909-9)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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This, then, was Oliver Heaviside, a pioneer of modern electrical theory. Born into a low social class of Victorian England, Heaviside made advances in mathematics by introducing the operational calculus; in physics, where he formulated the modern-day expressions of Maxwell's Laws of electromagnetism; and in electrical engineering, through his duplex equations. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man.
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The Science of Radio: With Matlab and Electronics Workbench Demonstrationsby Paul J. NahinISBN 0387951504 (0-387-95150-4)
Softcover, Springer Verlag
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Time Machinesby Paul J. NahinISBN 0387985719 (0-387-98571-9)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics and Science Fictionby Paul J. NahinISBN 0387952225 (0-387-95222-5)
Softcover, Springer
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When Least Is Best: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things Small or As Large As Possibleby Paul J. NahinISBN 0691070784 (0-691-07078-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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