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Actuarial Mathematicsby James C. Hickman, Cecil J. Nesbitt, Hans U Gerber, Newton L. Bowers, Donald A. JonesISBN 0938959468 (0-938959-46-8)
Hardcover, Society of Actuaries
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Actuarial Mathematicsby Newton L. BowersISBN 0938959107 (0-938959-10-7)
Hardcover, Society of Actuaries
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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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Calculusby P. Abbott, Hugh NeillISBN 0844200417 (0-8442-0041-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Calculus for Catsby Kenn Amdahl, Jim LoatsISBN 096278155X (0-9627815-5-X)
Softcover, Clearwater Pub Co
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Even if you cringe at math, you'll enjoy the book's irreverent style and vivid imagery. A couple of hours from now, when you're done reading, you may be surprised that calculus no longer seems nearly so frightening [via]
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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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Collins Dictionary of Mathematicsby E. J. Borowski, Jonathan M. BorweinISBN 0004343476 (0-00-434347-6)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Complexification: Explaining a Paradoxical World Through the Science of Surpriseby John L. CastiISBN 0060925876 (0-06-092587-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Connections: The Geometric Bridge Between Art and Scienceby Jay KappraffISBN 9810245858 (981-02-4585-8)
Hardcover, World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Continued Fractionsby Carl D. OldsISBN 0883856093 (0-88385-609-3)
Softcover, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulaeby Chemical Rubber Company, Daniel ZwillingerISBN 0849324793 (0-8493-2479-3)
Hardcover, CRC Pr I Llc
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Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Ageby Steven LevyISBN 0756777887 (0-7567-7788-7)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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Dictionary of Mathematics Termsby Douglas DowningISBN 0812030974 (0-8120-3097-4)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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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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Differential Equations with Boundary-Value Problemsby Dennis G. ZillISBN 0871509334 (0-87150-933-4)
Hardcover, Prindle, Weber & Schmidt
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Discrete Mathematicsby Richard JohnsonbaughISBN 0023596902 (0-02-359690-2)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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Divine Proportion: Phi in Art, Nature, And Scienceby Priya HemenwayISBN 1402735227 (1-4027-3522-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Elementary Number Theoryby David M. BurtonISBN 0070094632 (0-07-009463-2)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Elementary Statisticsby Mario F. TriolaISBN 0805376313 (0-8053-7631-3)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiographyby Mark KacISBN 0060154330 (0-06-015433-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography'Book summary:Mark Kac led a life filled with discovery and achievement. Enigmas of Chance, his memoir, traces that life from his youth in Poland through his long and brilliant career in mathematical research in the United States. Among his important contributions to the field of mathematical physics are such prize-winning and classic works as "Can One Hear the Shape of a Drum?" and "Random Walk and the Theory of Brownian Motion."
If the subject of Kac's research seems obscure, Enigmas of Chance is not. From the outset we are introduced to a delightful and brilliant man whose sense of humor and worldliness match his extraordinary abilities. Kac was a rare combination of scholar and teacher whose ability to inspire in others his own enthusiasm for the wonders of mathematics as well as to reveal its mysteries won admiration from both students and colleagues. Kac was "discovered" by his teachers early on, and their expectations were fulfilled when he became a prize student under Hugo Steinhaus, the Polish mathematician, and went on to become an authority in the field of mathematical physics. As well as providing a view of academic life, Kac describes family life and the political climate in Poland before the war, the growing anti-Semitism, and his escape from Poland before Hitler's invasion in 1939. He also writes of his research and teaching at Cornell, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and at Rockefeller University.
Enigmas of Chance is a rare look at the world of mathematics and physics, with insights and anecdotes that will delight both specialists and generalists alike.
Enigmas of Chance is the sixth book in the Alfred P Sloan Foundation series of memoirs by eminent scientists to be published by Harper & Row. [via]More editions of Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography:
Equations of Eternity: Speculations on Consciousness, Meaning, and the Mathematical Rules That Orchestrate the Cosmosby David DarlingISBN 1567315062 (1-56731-506-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Feynman Lectures on Computationby Richard P Feynman, Robin W. AllenISBN 0738202967 (0-7382-0296-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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Figuring: The Joy of Numbersby Shakuntala DeviISBN 0060110694 (0-06-011069-4)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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Finite and Infinite Gamesby James P. CarseISBN 0029059801 (0-02-905980-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensionsby Edwin A. Abbott, Dionys BurgerISBN 0062732765 (0-06-273276-5)
Softcover, Harper Resource
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions'Book summary:Unless you're a mathematician, the chances of you reading any novels about geometry are probably slender. But if you read only two in your life, these are the ones. Taken together, they form a couple of accessible and charming explanations of geometry and physics for the curious non-mathematician. Flatland, which is also available under separate cover, was published in 1880 and imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. The further mathematical fantasy, Sphereland, published 60 years later, revisits the world of Flatland in time to explore the mind-bending theories created by Albert Einstein, whose work so completely altered the scientific understanding of space, time, and matter. Among Einstein's many challenges to common sense were the ideas of curved space, an expanding universe and the fact that light does not travel in a straight line. Without use of the mathematical formulae that bar most non-scientists from an understanding of Einstein's theories, Sphereland gives lay readers ways to start comprehending these confusing but fundamental questions of our reality. [via]
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Forgotten Calculus: A Refresher Course With Applications to Economics and Business (And the Optional Use of the Graphing Calculator)by Barbara Lee BleauISBN 0764119982 (0-7641-1998-2)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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The French Mathematicianby Tom PetsinisISBN 0802713459 (0-8027-1345-9)
Hardcover, Walker & Company
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God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universeby Amir D. AczelISBN 1568581394 (1-56858-139-4)
Hardcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Graphs and Their Usesby Oystein OreISBN 0883856352 (0-88385-635-2)
Softcover, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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Great Books of the Western Worldby Encyclopdia Britannica, inc., Robert Maynard HutchinsISBN 0852291639 (0-85229-163-9)
Hardcover, Encyclopdia Britannica
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Books of the Western World'Book summary:The Iliad (Ancient Greek ?????, Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionian poet. The epics are considered by most modern scholars to be the oldest literature in the Greek language. The Iliad concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Ilion, or Troy, by the Greeks. The Odyssey (Greek: ????????, Odusseia)is commonly dated circa 800 to 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to Homer's Iliad and mainly concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca. [via]
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Great Books of the Western Worldby Mortimer Jerome Adler, Clifton Fadiman, Philip W. GoetzISBN 0852295316 (0-85229-531-6)
Hardcover, Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The Heart Of Mathematics: An Invitation To Effective Thinkingby Edward B. Burger, Michael StarbirdISBN 1931914419 (1-931914-41-9)
Hardcover, Key College Pub
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The authors are award-winning authors, holding awards such as: Distinguished Teaching Award (Burger, from the Mathematical Association of America); Chauvenet Prize (the best expository mathematics writer in the world, Burger, from the MAA) and many others.
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A History of Mathematical Notationsby Florian CajoriISBN 087548154X (0-87548-154-X)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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How to Ace the Rest of Calculus: The Streetwise Guideby Joel Hass, Abigail Thompson, Colin AdamsISBN 0716741741 (0-7167-4174-1)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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The Illustrated Longitudeby Dava Sobel, William J. H. AndrewesISBN 0802713440 (0-8027-1344-0)
Hardcover, Walker & Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Longitude'Book summary:Dava Sobel's Longitude tells the story of how 18th-century scientist and clockmaker William Harrison solved one of the most perplexing problems of history--determining east-west location at sea. This lush, colorfully illustrated edition adds lots of pictures to the story, giving readers a more satisfying sense of the times, the players, and the puzzle. This was no obscure, curious difficulty--without longitude, ships often found themselves so far off course that sailors would starve or die of scurvy before they could reach port. When a nationally-sponsored contest offered a hefty cash prize to the person who could develop a method to accurately determine longitude, the race was on. In the end, the battle of accuracy--and wills--fought between Harrison and arch-rival Maskelyne was ruthless and dramatic, worthy of a Hollywood feature film. Longitude's story is surprising and fascinating, offering a window into the past, before Global Positioning Satellites made it look easy. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Introducing Mathematicsby Ziauddin Sardar, Borin Van LoonISBN 1840466375 (1-84046-637-5)
Softcover, Totem Books
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Introduction to Analysisby Edward D. GaughanISBN 0818501723 (0-8185-0172-3)
Hardcover, Brooks/Cole Pub Co
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Introduction to Applied Mathematicsby Gilbert StrangISBN 0961408804 (0-9614088-0-4)
Hardcover, Wellesley Cambridge Pr
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Chapter 1: Symmetric Linear Systems; Chapter 2: Equilibrium Equations; Chapter 3: Equilibrium in the Continuous Case; Chapter 4: Analytical Methods; Chapter 5: Numerical Methods; Chapter 6: Initial-Value Problems; Chapter 7: Network Flows and Combinatorics; Chapter 8: Optimization; Software for Scientific Computing. [via]
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Introduction to Lie Algebras and Representation Theoryby J. HumphreysISBN 3540900527 (3-540-90052-7)
Softcover, Springer
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Introduction to Metamathematicsby S.C. KleeneISBN 0720421039 (0-7204-2103-9)
Hardcover, North-Holland
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An Introduction to Number Theoryby Harold M. StarkISBN 0841010145 (0-8410-1014-5)
Hardcover, Markham Pub Co
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Introduction to Practice Statisticby David S. Moore, George P. McCabeISBN 071676282X (0-7167-6282-X)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Introduction to Stochastic Processesby Sidney C Port, Charles J. Stone, Paul G HoelISBN 0881332674 (0-88133-267-4)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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Isaac Newtonby James GleickISBN 0007163177 (0-00-716317-7)
Hardcover, Fourth Estate
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Isaac Newton'Book summary:It is a brave writer who tackles a biography of the world famous pioneer mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton and James Gleick has acquitted himself superbly well in his new bookIsaac Newton. Accolades to Newton were piling up even during his early lifetime in the 17th century when such fame was usually confined to royalty, popes and archbishops and certainly not to ordinary mortals born in 1642 of yeomen stock in deepest rural England. According to Gleick, Newton was the first person whose attainment "lay in the realm of the mind" to have a state funeral and be buried in Westminster Abbey. A Latin inscription proclaimed his "strength of mind almost divine" with "mathematical principles peculiarly his own" and declared that "mortals rejoice that there has existed so great an ornament of the human race"--not bad for a farm boy from Lincolnshire.
Sensibly, Gleick, a well-known American science writer and author of the acclaimed Chaos, focuses a great deal on how such a transformation could happen to anyone with such humble beginnings at that time in British history. There is no doubt Newton's innate talent and genius but he was also lucky in that he had excellent schooling and through the intervention of a relative he was able to go to the University of Cambridge and went on to stay there most of his professional life. His mother supplied him with "a chamber pot; a notebook of 140 blank pages... a quart bottle and ink to fill it, candles for many long nights, and a lock for his desk". Try sending your child to university so equipped today.
Of course the critical achievements of Newton's life were in his scientific achievements and here is the real problem: how to explain them for the general reader when even academic mathematicians today find much of the detail of Newton's work hard to comprehend. This is largely because Newton did not have today's familiar technical language or standard units of measurement available to him; he really was exploring terra incognita and feeling his way. But this is exactly what Gleick manages to get over so well and there is so much more. Aside from it being an eminently accessible biography, illustrations, extensive notes, bibliography and index make this an invaluable source for anyone who wants to enter the wonderful and arcane world of Sir Isaac Newton. --Douglas Palmer [via]
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It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Scienceby Graham FarmeloISBN 1862075557 (1-86207-555-7)
Softcover, Granta Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science'Book summary:Through a study of celebrated examples, the collection of essays in It Must Be Beautiful sets out to reveal the true nature of an equation. What is an equation, after all? Why does it look the way it looks? Those lacking a scientific education can have only the vaguest idea. For a start, an equation is not one fixed thing. The same scribbles can be reinterpreted over time. (Frank Wilczek's chapter on the Dirac Equation offers fascinating insights into this process.) An equation's value can be contested, at one moment a mere "convenience", at the next, a profound expression of things. (Arthur I Miller, writing on Schrodinger's wave equation, beautifully captures the knives-drawn business of scientific interpretation.) An equation can even be a kind of political agenda. Take the Drake Equation--more properly, a formula, describing the likelihood of extra-terrestrial civilisations. Oliver Morton's acute account identifies in this equation "the classic technocratic lapse of mistaking the ability to state a question in the language of science with the ability to solve it using the practices of science". This problem haunts (as it should) the whole collection. As Farmelo writes in his introduction (paraphrasing Feynman) "... it may eventually turn out that fundamental laws of nature do not need to be stated mathematically and that they are better expressed in other ways".
Some essays here never really get to grips with the hieroglyphics, choosing instead to trace the evolution of their subject's thoughts. Others go to the other extreme. Roger Penrose's essay on General Relativity delivers the mathematical punches other science books normally pull. But by one route or another, according to your preference, you will come away from this book with a more-than-trivial insight into the power and beauty of equations. Indeed, the notion that the world could be "better expressed in other ways" is likely to be furthest from your mind. --Simon Ings [via]
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The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guideby Bryan H. BunchISBN 0716744473 (0-7167-4447-3)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Timeby Dava SobelISBN 0802713122 (0-8027-1312-2)
Hardcover, Walker & Company
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M.C. Escher: Visions of Symmetryby Doris Schattschneider, Douglas R. HofstadterISBN 0810943085 (0-8109-4308-5)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Like the first edition of the book, this new volume includes many of Escher's masterworks, as well as hundreds of lesser-known examples of his work. It also features an illustrated epilogue by the author that reveals new information about Escher's inspiration and shows how his ideas of symmetry have influenced mathematicians, computer scientists, and contemporary artists. Visions of Symmetry is a trip into the mind of a creator who continues to captivate the world. [via]
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Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions from "Scientific American"by Martin GardnerISBN 0045100330 (0-04-510033-0)
Hardcover, Allen & Unwin
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Mathematical Biologyby J.D. MurrayISBN 3540194606 (3-540-19460-6)
Hardcover, Springer-Verlag
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mathematical Biology'Book summary:The book is a textbook (with many exercises) giving an in-depth account of the practical use of mathematical modelling in the biomedical sciences. The mathematical level required is generally not high and the emphasis is on what is required to solve the real biological problem. The subject matter is drawn, e.g. from population biology, reaction kinetics, biological oscillators and switches, Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction, reaction-diffusion theory, biological wave phenomena, central pattern generators, neural models, spread of epidemics, mechanochemical theory of biological pattern formation and importance in evolution. Most of the models are based on real biological problems and the predictions and explanations offered as a direct result of mathematical analysis of the models are important aspects of the book. The aim is to provide a thorough training in practical mathematical biology and to show how exciting and novel mathematical challenges arise from a genuine interdisciplinary involvement with the biosciences. The book also shows how mathematics can contribute to the science of the next 100 years and how physical scientists must get involved. It presents a broad view of the field of theoretical and mathematical biology and is a good starting place from which to start genuine interdisciplinary research. [via]
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Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collectionby Pater WinklerISBN 1568812019 (1-56881-201-9)
Softcover, A K Peters Ltd
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Mathematics and Optimal Formby Stefan Hildebrandt, Anthony TrombaISBN 0716750090 (0-7167-5009-0)
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Mathematics: Is God Silentby James NickelISBN 187999822X (1-879998-22-X)
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Mathematics of Choice: Or, How to Count Without Countingby Ivan Morton NivenISBN 0883856158 (0-88385-615-8)
Softcover, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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Miracle Math: How to Develop a Calculator in Your Headby Harry LorayneISBN 0880298766 (0-88029-876-6)
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More Joy of Mathematics: Exploring Mathematics All Around Youby Theoni PappasISBN 093317473X (0-933174-73-X)
Softcover, Wide World Pub Tetra
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineeringby Steven H. StrogatzISBN 0738204536 (0-7382-0453-6)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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Numerical Mathematics and Computingby Ward Cheney, David KincaidISBN 0818503572 (0-8185-0357-2)
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Numerical Methods That Workby Forman S. ActonISBN 0883854503 (0-88385-450-3)
Softcover, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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Platonic & Archimedean Solidsby Daud SuttonISBN 0802713866 (0-8027-1386-6)
Hardcover, Walker & Co
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Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientistsby Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. MyersISBN 0024241105 (0-02-424110-5)
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Science, Numbers and I.by Isaac AsimovISBN 0853911177 (0-85391-117-7)
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Set Theoryby Thomas J. JechISBN 3540440852 (3-540-44085-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Set Theory'Book summary:Set Theory has experienced a rapid development in recent years, with major advances in forcing, inner models, large cardinals and descriptive set theory. The present book covers each of these areas, giving the reader an understanding of the ideas involved. It can be used for introductory students and is broad and deep enough to bring the reader near the boundaries of current research. Students and researchers in the field will find the book invaluable both as a study material and as a desktop reference. TOCI. Basic Set Theory.- Axioms of Set Theory.- Ordinal Numbers.- Cardinal Numbers.- Real Numbers.- The Axiom of Choice and Cardinal Arithmetic.- The Axiom of Regularity.- Filters, Ultrafilters and Boolean Algebras.- Stationary Sets.- Combinatorial Set Theory.- Measurable Cardinals.- Borel and Analytic Sets.- Models of Set Theory.- II. Advanced Set Theory.- Constructible Sets.- Forcing.- Applications of Forcing.- Iterated Forcing and Martin's Axiom.- Large Cardinals.- Large Cardinals and L.- Iterated Ultrapowers and LÄUÜ.- Very Large Cardinals.- Large Cardinals and Forcing.- Saturated Ideals.- The Nonstationary Ideal.- The Singular Cardinal Problem.- Descriptive Set Theory.- The Real Line.- III. Selected Topics.- Combinatorial Principles in L.- More Applications of Forcing.- More Combinatorial Set Theory.- Complete Boolean Algebras.- Proper Forcing.- More Descriptive Set Theory.- Determinacy.- Supercompact Cardinals and the Real Line.- Inner Models for Large Cadinals.- Forcing and Large Cardinals.- Martin's Maximum.- More on Stationary Sets.- Bibliography.- Notation.- Index.- Name Index. [via]
Tensor Calculusby John Lighton Synge, Alfred SchildISBN 0802010318 (0-8020-1031-8)
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The Threadby Philip J. DavisISBN 376433097X (3-7643-3097-X)
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Topology and Geometryby Glen E. BredonISBN 3540979263 (3-540-97926-3)
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Universal History of Numbersby Georges IfrahISBN 1860467385 (1-86046-738-5)
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The author's aim was grand: "to provide in simple and accessible terms the full and complete answer to all and any questions ... about the history of numbers and counting, from prehistory to the age of computers." This led him to wander the world for 10 years, studying and learning; this scholastic pilgrim has returned with amazing stories to tell. Toward the end of the book, Ifrah makes the book truly universal by refuting alien-intervention theories of cultural origins--surely our benefactors would have given us an efficient decimal counting system, zero and all, before helping us build pyramids and such. Such charming ideas, combined with such rigorously researched facts, make The Universal History of Numbers a uniquely important and fascinating volume. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Wild Numbersby Philibert SchogtISBN 1568581661 (1-56858-166-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wild Numbers'Book summary:Mathematical insight is like an assassin's bullet--you don't know it's there until it hits you. Dutch philosopher and mathematician Philibert Schogt shows us the workings of the math-obsessed mind in his short novel The Wild Numbers. Following the mental and physical ramblings of the unspectacular Professor Isaac Swift as he comes closer to solving a beautifully thorny problem left behind generations ago by an eccentric French genius, the book cleverly dissects the forces driving mathematical creativity. Swift just barely balances his overpowering mental impulses, often likened to a "buzzing in his head," with his physical and social needs. Those familiar with academic math departments will find Schogt's eccentric crank Leonard Vale entertaining and all too true:
The pages crawled with incomprehensible equations in his familiar scratchy handwriting. He always threw in as many integral signs, sigmas, and other mathematical symbols as possible, reminding me of the calculations of comic book geniuses. Here and there he had left a clearing in the dense jungle of formulae, in which he had written profound aphorisms, underlined three times and followed by three exclamation marks.
Vale becomes a serious problem when he accuses Swift of plagiarizing his work, driving the novel toward its dark conclusion. Nonmathematical readers shouldn't fear--the few equations are simply illustrations of Swift's thinking, and no advanced knowledge is required to follow the plot. Contrasting the flash of insight with the dull glow of truth, The Wild Numbers illuminates the plight of a mathematical mind stuck in a real world. --Rob Lightner [via]More editions of The Wild Numbers:
Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Playsby Elwyn R. Berlekamp, Richard K. Guy, John Horton ConwayISBN 1568811306 (1-56881-130-6)
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Aleatoriedadby Debora J. BennettISBN 8420657565 (84-206-5756-5)
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Ciberneticaby Norbert WienerISBN 8472234525 (84-7223-452-5)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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