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1 Is Oneby Tasha TudorISBN 0689717431 (0-689-71743-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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1, 2, 3, To the Zooby Eric CarleISBN 0698116453 (0-698-11645-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: '1, 2, 3, To the Zoo'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds. [via]
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1,000 Play Thinks: Puzzles, Paradoxes, Illusions & Gamesby Ivan Moscovich, Tim RobinsonISBN 0761118268 (0-7611-1826-8)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: '1,000 Play Thinks: Puzzles, Paradoxes, Illusions & Games'Book summary:1000 PLAYTHINKS is the most compulsive, head-scratching, and--at 5.08 pounds--gargantuan puzzle book ever. An obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges, puzzles, riddles, illusions-both original as well as must-do classics. Jam-packed on the page and illustrated throughout in full-color, with a visual for each entry, the book, opened anywhere, is like a call to action. And once started it's hard to stop, because at the end of every successfully completed game the puzzle-solver feels smart, successful, and at one with the beauty of mathematics.
Created by Ivan Moscovich, PLAYTHINKS is the first and only book where science, math, and art puzzles all come together. Broken down by chapter, PLAYTHINKS challenges with 12 basic categories, including games of Geometry; Patterns; Numbers; Logic and Probability; and Perception. A special Bonus Round is included for die-hard puzzlers who, after all that, still haven't had enough. An easy-to-read key at the!top of each game ranks its difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10. The lie-flat spiral binding makes the hefty book completely reader-friendly. So do the answers in the back.
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12 Ways to Get to 11by Eve Merriam, Bernie KarlinISBN 0689808925 (0-689-80892-5)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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26 Letters and 99 Centsby Tana HobanISBN 068814389X (0-688-14389-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Alice in Puzzle-Landby Raymond SmullyanISBN 0688007481 (0-688-00748-1)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, Marlene EkmanISBN 0716631989 (0-7166-3198-9)
Hardcover, World Book
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass'Book summary:That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0688110878 (0-688-11087-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'Book summary:Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense.
For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glassby Lewis CarrollISBN 0804816522 (0-8048-1652-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glassby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0688120504 (0-688-12050-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass'Book summary:That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby Lewis CarrollISBN 0804900795 (0-8049-0079-5)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There'Book summary:That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]
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Softcover, Random House Childrens Books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There: ISBN 0816728755 (0-8167-2875-5)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There: ISBN 0804900795 (0-8049-0079-5)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby T. Lewis, Lewis CarrollISBN 0809244888 (0-8092-4488-8)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Another Fine Math You'Ve Got Me intoby Ian StewartISBN 0716723417 (0-7167-2341-7)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Beyond the Third Dimension : Geometry, Computer Graphics and Higher Dimensionsby Thomas F. BanchoffISBN 0716760150 (0-7167-6015-0)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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Calculated Risks: How to Know When Numbers Deceive Youby Gerd GigerenzerISBN 0743254236 (0-7432-5423-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calculated Risks: How to Know When Numbers Deceive You'Book summary:In the tradition of Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos, German scientist Gerd Gigerenzer offers his own take on numerical illiteracy. "In Western countries, most children learn to read and write, but even in adulthood, many people do not know how to think with numbers," he writes. "I focus on the most important form of innumeracy in everyday life, statistical innumeracy--that is, the inability to reason about uncertainties and risk." The author wisely uses concrete examples from the real world to make his points, and he shows the devastating impact of this problem. In one example, he describes a surgeon who advised many of his patients to accept prophylactic mastectomies in order to dodge breast cancer. In a two-year period, this doctor convinced 90 "high-risk" women without cancer to sacrifice their breasts "in a heroic exchange for the certainty of saving their lives and protecting their loved ones from suffering and loss." But Gigerenzer shows that the vast majority of these women (84 of them, to be exact) would not have developed breast cancer at all. If the doctor or his patients had a better understanding of probabilities, they might have chosen a different course. Fans of Innumeracy will enjoy Calculated Risks, as will anyone who appreciates a good puzzle over numbers. --John Miller [via]
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Chance and Chaosby David RuelleISBN 0691021007 (0-691-02100-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Chaos and Fractals: The Mathematics Behind the Computer Graphicsby Robert L. Devaney, Linda KeenISBN 0821801376 (0-8218-0137-6)
Hardcover, Amer Mathematical Society
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Cliffsquickreview Algebra 1ISBN 0822053020 (0-8220-5302-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Cliffsquickreview Algebra Iby Jerry BobrowISBN 076456370X (0-7645-6370-X)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffsquickreview Algebra I'Book summary:CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions.
Whether you're brushing up on pre-Algebra concepts or on your way toward mastering algebraic fractions, factoring, and functions, CliffsQuickReview Algebra I can help. This guide introduces each topic, defines key terms, and carefully walks you through each sample problem step-by-step. In no time, you'll be ready to tackle other concepts in this book such as
- Equations, ratios, and proportions
- Inequalities, graphing, and absolute value
- Coordinate Geometry
- Roots and radicals
- Quadratic equations
CliffsQuickReview Algebra I acts as a supplement to your textbook and to classroom lectures. Use this reference in any way that fits your personal style for study and review you decide what works best with your needs. Here are just a few ways you can search for topics:
- Use the free Pocket Guide full of essential information
- Get a glimpse of what you'll gain from a chapter by reading through the Chapter Check-In at the beginning of each chapter
- Use the Chapter Checkout at the end of each chapter to gauge your grasp of the important information you need to know
- Test your knowledge more completely in the CQR Review and look for additional sources of information in the CQR Resource Center
- Use the glossary to find key terms fast.
With titles available for all the most popular high school and college courses, CliffsQuickReview guides are a comprehensive resource that can help you get the best possible grades. [via]
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Complete Illustrated Lewis Carrollby John TennielISBN 0831715510 (0-8317-1551-0)
Hardcover, Gallery Books
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Conned Again, Watson: Cautionary Tale of Logic, Math and Probabilityby Colin BruceISBN 0738205893 (0-7382-0589-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Conned Again, Watson!: Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability'Book summary:In Conned Again, Watson!: Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability physicist Colin Bruce turns maths teaching on its head by using conflict, drama and familiar characters to bring probability and game theory to vivid life. People who think they hate maths will luckily learn that they actually just can't abide its dry, abstract presentation. Using short stories crafted in the style of Arthur Conan Doyle, he lets Sherlock Holmes guide Watson and his clients through elementary mathematical reasoning. This kind of thinking is growing more and more important as poll numbers, economic indicators, and scientific data find their way into the mainstream, and Bruce's gambit pays off handsomely for the reader. Delving into such arcana as normal distribution, Bayesian logic, and risk taking, the stories never dry up, even when presenting tables or graphs. Holmes' quick wit, Watson's patience, and their various friends' and clients' dubious decisions unite both to entertain and to illuminate tough but important problems. Even the cleverest numerophile will probably still find a nugget or two of hidden knowledge in the book, or at least a few new ways to explain statistical concepts to friends and students. The rest of us can relax, enjoy the tales, and come away a little bit tougher to con. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Counting on Frankby Rod ClementISBN 0836803582 (0-8368-0358-2)
Hardcover, Gareth Stevens Pub
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The Difference Engine: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computerby Swade,, DoronISBN 0756776163 (0-7567-7616-3)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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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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'Cause I couldn't see how it was done
Now Euler's my hero
For I now see why zero
Equals e[pi] i+1
--Paul Nahin, electrical engineerIn the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick. Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula shares the fascinating story of this groundbreaking formula--long regarded as the gold standard for mathematical beauty--and shows why it still lies at the heart of complex number theory.
This book is the sequel to Paul Nahin's An Imaginary Tale: The Story of I [the square root of -1], which chronicled the events leading up to the discovery of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one. Unlike the earlier book, which devoted a significant amount of space to the historical development of complex numbers, Dr. Euler begins with discussions of many sophisticated applications of complex numbers in pure and applied mathematics, and to electronic technology. The topics covered span a huge range, from a never-before-told tale of an encounter between the famous mathematician G. H. Hardy and the physicist Arthur Schuster, to a discussion of the theoretical basis for single-sideband AM radio, to the design of chase-and-escape problems.
The book is accessible to any reader with the equivalent of the first two years of college mathematics (calculus and differential equations), and it promises to inspire new applications for years to come. Or as Nahin writes in the book's preface: To mathematicians ten thousand years hence, "Euler's formula will still be beautiful and stunning and untarnished by time."
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Elementary Statisticsby Mario F. TriolaISBN 0805376313 (0-8053-7631-3)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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Eye Count: A Book of Counting Puzzlesby Linda BourkeISBN 0811807320 (0-8118-0732-0)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Fascinating Fibonaccis: Mystery and Magic in Numbersby GarlandISBN 0866513434 (0-86651-343-4)
Softcover, Pearson Learning
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Fearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbersby Robert Gross, Avner AshISBN 0691124922 (0-691-12492-2)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary MathematicsISBN 0716728419 (0-7167-2841-9)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematicsby Lynn Arthur SteenISBN 0716718308 (0-7167-1830-8)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Tody's Worldby ComapISBN 0716738171 (0-7167-3817-1)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Tody's World'Book summary:The fifth edition of this text for non-science students retains its focus on real-world examples and applications, while introducing a number of content and pedagogical changes. An on-line companion is also available. [via]
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Fractal Music, Hypercards and More...: Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American Magazineby Martin GardnerISBN 0716721899 (0-7167-2189-9)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fractal Music, Hypercards and More...: Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American Magazine'Book summary:This is a collection of informative extracts from Gardners' "Scientific American" column. Each brain-teasing article has been updated to include new mists, new ideas, and new solutions. Highlights include two new chapters-one on pi and poetry, one on minimal sculpture - and intriguing forays into time reversal, forms of fractions and magic, and an imaginary "Math Zoo" with its own publication, "ZOO-NOOZ". [via]
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Fraction Funby David A. Adler, Nancy TobinISBN 0823413411 (0-8234-1341-1)
Softcover, Holiday House
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From Head to Toe, Body MathISBN 0809499665 (0-8094-9966-5)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constantby Julian HavilISBN 0691099839 (0-691-09983-9)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant'Book summary:Among the myriad of constants that appear in mathematics, p, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is g, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery.
In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the reader on a journey through logarithms and the harmonic series, the two defining elements of gamma, toward the first account of gamma's place in mathematics.
Introduced by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), who figures prominently in this book, gamma is defined as the limit of the sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being 0.5772156. . .. But unlike its more celebrated colleagues p and e, the exact nature of gamma remains a mystery--we don't even know if gamma can be expressed as a fraction.
Among the numerous topics that arise during this historical odyssey into fundamental mathematical ideas are the Prime Number Theorem and the most important open problem in mathematics today--the Riemann Hypothesis (though no proof of either is offered!).
Sure to be popular with not only students and instructors but all math aficionados, Gamma takes us through countries, centuries, lives, and works, unfolding along the way the stories of some remarkable mathematics from some remarkable mathematicians.
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God Created The Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed Historyby Stephen HawkingISBN 0762419229 (0-7624-1922-9)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'God Created The Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History'Book summary:"God created the integers," wrote mathematician Leopold Kronecker, "All the rest is the work of Man." In this collection of landmark mathematical works, editor Stephen Hawking has assembled the greatest feats humans have ever accomplished using just numbers and their brains. Each of the 17 sections opens with a historical introduction of the featured author, and proceeds to a faithful translation of their most famous work. While most mathematicians will already have complete editions of Isaac Newton's Principia or Georg Cantor's Contributions to the Founding of the Theory of Transfinite Numbers, this book is unique in presenting just the best bits of these and other theoretical works. The collection spans 2,500 years and covers a vast range of theories: the parallel postulate, Boolean logic, differential calculus, and the philosophy of the unknowable among them. Dense with numbers, formulae, and ideas, God Created the Integers is quite challenging, but Hawking rewards curious readers with a look at how mathematics has been built. In contrast to the towering physical edifices of great civilizations of the past, Hawking writes, "The greatest wonder of the modern world is our understanding." --Therese Littleton [via]
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Godel: A Life of Logicby Werner Depauli-Schimanovich, J. L. CastiISBN 0738205184 (0-7382-0518-4)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Godel: A Life of Logic'Book summary:Kurt Gödel was an intellectual giant. His Incompleteness Theorem turned not only mathematics but also the whole world of science and philosophy on its head. Shattering hopes that logic would, in the end, allow us a complete understanding of the universe, Gödel's theorem also raised many provocative questions: What are the limits of rational thought? Can we ever fully understand the machines we build? Or the inner workings of our own minds? How should mathematicians proceed in the absence of complete certainty about their results? Equally legendary were Gödel's eccentricities, his close friendship with Albert Einstein, and his paranoid fear of germs that eventually led to his death from self-starvation. Now, in the first book for a general audience on this strange and brilliant thinker, John Casti and Werner DePauli bring the legend to life.[via] 
A History of the Circle: Mathematical Reasoning and the Physical Universeby Ernest ZebrowskiISBN 0813528984 (0-8135-2898-4)
Softcover, Rutgers Univ Pr
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If You Made a Millionby David M. Schwartz, Steven KelloggISBN 0688136346 (0-688-13634-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Illustrated Dictionary of Mathby Tori Large, Kirsteen Rogers, Adam ConstantineISBN 0794506623 (0-7945-0662-3)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Infinite Ascent : A Short History of Mathematicsby David BerlinskiISBN 067964234X (0-679-64234-X)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Introduction to Probability and Statisticsby William MendenhallISBN 0871500469 (0-87150-046-9)
Hardcover, Duxbury Press
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The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Centuryby David SalsburgISBN 0805071342 (0-8050-7134-2)
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Ultimately, the various tales herein are unified in a single theme: the conversion of science from observational natural history into rigorously defined statistical models of data collection and analysis. This process, usually only implicit in studies of scientific methods and history, is especially important now that we seem to be reaching the point of diminishing returns and are looking for new paradigms of scientific investigation. The Lady Tasting Tea will appeal to a broad audience of scientifically literate readers, reminding them of the humanity underlying the work. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Little Alice Editionsby Lewis CarrollISBN 0803705891 (0-8037-0589-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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M.C. Escher Kaleidocyclesby Doris Schattschneider, Wallace WalkerISBN 0764931105 (0-7649-3110-5)
Hardcover, Pomegranate
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Math for Fun Projectsby Andrew King, Tony KenyonISBN 0761307893 (0-7613-0789-3)
Softcover, Millbrook Press, Incorporated
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Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophyby Isaac NewtonISBN 0837123003 (0-8371-2300-3)
Hardcover, Greenwood Press
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The Moscow Puzzles: Three Hundred Fifty-Nine Mathematical Recreationsby John H. PierceISBN 0684125862 (0-684-12586-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Mouse Moves House Activity Bookby Nick SharrattISBN 0763609595 (0-7636-0959-5)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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Numbers: The Universal Languageby Denis GuedjISBN 0810928450 (0-8109-2845-0)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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One Is Oneby Tasha TudorISBN 0809810476 (0-8098-1047-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Painless Geometryby Tom Kerr, Lynette LongISBN 0764117734 (0-7641-1773-4)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Platonic & Archimedean Solidsby Daud SuttonISBN 0802713866 (0-8027-1386-6)
Hardcover, Walker & Co
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Principiaby Isaac Newton, Stephen W. HawkingISBN 0762420227 (0-7624-2022-7)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Principia'Book summary:Establishing the laws of universal gravity and the fundamental laws of motion, Newton's momentous 1687 essay stands as one of the most important works in physics, and it revolutionized the way scientists investigate and prove their theories. In Principia, Newton used mathematical terms to present the principles of time, force, and motion, which have been instrumental in the development of modern physics. In his introduction, the famed physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking shows how his work built on that of his predecessors, Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler.[via]More editions of Principia:
Quaternions and Rotation Sequences: A Primer With Applications to Orbits, Aerospace, and Virtual Realityby Jack B. KuipersISBN 0691102988 (0-691-10298-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledgeby William PoundstoneISBN 0809252023 (0-8092-5202-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematicsby Robert BanksISBN 0691102848 (0-691-10284-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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In twenty-six chapters, Banks chooses topics that are fairly easy to analyze using relatively simple mathematics. The phenomena he describes are ones that we encounter in our daily lives or can visualize without much trouble. For example, how do you get the most pizza slices with the least number of cuts? To go from point A to point B in a downpour of rain, should you walk slowly, jog moderately, or run as fast as possible to get least wet? What is the length of the seam on a baseball? If all the ice in the world melted, what would happen to Florida, the Mississippi River, and Niagara Falls? Why do snowflakes have six sides?
Covering a broad range of fields, from geography and environmental studies to map- and flag-making, Banks uses basic algebra and geometry to solve problems. If famous scientists have also pondered these questions, the author shares the historical details with the reader. Designed to entertain and to stimulate thinking, this book can be read for sheer personal enjoyment.
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Statistics Without Tearsby Derek RowntreeISBN 0684175010 (0-684-17501-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Statistics without Tears: A Primer for Non-Mathematiciansby Derek RowntreeISBN 0684175029 (0-684-17502-9)
Softcover, Scribner
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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticismby Fritjof CapraISBN 0704501422 (0-7045-0142-2)
Hardcover, Wildwood House
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Ten Sly Piranhasby William Wise, Victoria ChessISBN 0803712006 (0-8037-1200-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Ten, Nine, Eightby Molly BangISBN 0688104800 (0-688-10480-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Topology from the Differentiable Viewpointby John W. MilnorISBN 0691048339 (0-691-04833-9)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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TrigonometryISBN 0822053586 (0-8220-5358-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Understanding the Infiniteby Shaughan LavineISBN 0674921178 (0-674-92117-8)
Softcover, Harvard University Press
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The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Math: Internet Referencedby Tori Large, Kirsteen Rogers, Adam ConstantineISBN 0794516297 (0-7945-1629-7)
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When Least Is Best: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things Small or As Large As Possibleby Paul NahinISBN 0691070784 (0-691-07078-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Where Do I Put the Decimal Point?: How to Conquer Math Anxiety and Increase Your Facility With Numbersby Elisabeth Ruedy, Sue NirenbergISBN 0805011455 (0-8050-1145-5)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Diez, Nueve, Ochoby Molly Bang, Clarita KohenISBN 0688154689 (0-688-15468-9)
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