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Achilles in the Quantum Universe : The Definitive History of Infinityby Richard MorrisISBN 0805047794 (0-8050-4779-4)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problemsby John J. WatkinsISBN 0691115036 (0-691-11503-6)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Advanced Calculusby Loomis&, Shlomo SternbergISBN 0867201223 (0-86720-122-3)
Hardcover, Jones & Bartlett Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Advanced Calculus'Book summary:[via]This book is based on an honors Calculus course given in the 1960s. The book contains more material than was normally covered in any one year. It can be used (with omissions) for a year's course in Advanced Calculus, or as a text for a 3-semester introduction to analysis. There are exercises spread throughout the book.
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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 CarrollISBN 0723513635 (0-7235-1363-5)
Hardcover, Egmont Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'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 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-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby Lewis CarrollISBN 0804900795 (0-8049-0079-5)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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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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Armchair Universe: An Exploration of Computer Worldsby A. K. DewdneyISBN 0716719398 (0-7167-1939-8)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculusby Allyn J. WashingtonISBN 0805388893 (0-8053-8889-3)
Hardcover, Benjamin/Cummings Pub Co
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Books Your Kids Will Talk About!by Susan Hepler, Maria SalvadoreISBN 0810620510 (0-8106-2051-0)
Softcover, Natl Education Assn
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Calculus the Easy Wayby Douglas DowningISBN 0812025881 (0-8120-2588-1)
Softcover, Barron's Educational Series, inc.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calculus the Easy Way'Book summary:This ingenious, user-friendly introduction to calculus recounts adventures that take place in the mythical land of Carmorra. As the story's narrator meets Carmorra's citizens, they confront a series of practical problems, and their method of working out solutions employs calculus. As readers follow their adventures, they are introduced to calculating derivatives; finding maximum and minimum points with derivatives; determining derivatives of trigonometric functions; discovering and using integrals; working with logarithms, exponential functions, vectors, and Taylor series; using differential equations; and much more. This introduction to calculus presents exercises at the end of each chapter and gives their answers at the back of the book. Step-by-step worksheets with answers are included in the chapters. Computers are used for numerical integration and other tasks. The book also includes graphs, charts, and whimsical line illustrations. Barron's Easy Way books introduce a variety of academic and practical subjects to students and general readers in clear, understandable language. Ideal as self-teaching manuals for readers interested in learning a new career-related skill, these books have also found widespread classroom use as supplementary texts and brush-up test-preparation guides. Subject heads and key phrases that need to be learned are set in a second color. [via]
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Chance and Chaosby David RuelleISBN 0691085749 (0-691-08574-9)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representationsby Hermann WeylISBN 0691057567 (0-691-05756-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations'Book summary:In this renowned volume, Hermann Weyl discusses the symmetric, full linear, orthogonal, and symplectic groups and determines their different invariants and representations. Using basic concepts from algebra, he examines the various properties of the groups. Analysis and topology are used wherever appropriate. The book also covers topics such as matrix algebras, semigroups, commutators, and spinors, which are of great importance in understanding the group-theoretic structure of quantum mechanics.
Hermann Weyl was among the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century. He made fundamental contributions to most branches of mathematics, but he is best remembered as one of the major developers of group theory, a powerful formal method for analyzing abstract and physical systems in which symmetry is present. In The Classical Groups, his most important book, Weyl provided a detailed introduction to the development of group theory, and he did it in a way that motivated and entertained his readers. Departing from most theoretical mathematics books of the time, he introduced historical events and people as well as theorems and proofs. One learned not only about the theory of invariants but also when and where they were originated, and by whom. He once said of his writing, "My work always tried to unite the truth with the beautiful, but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful."
Weyl believed in the overall unity of mathematics and that it should be integrated into other fields. He had serious interest in modern physics, especially quantum mechanics, a field to which The Classical Groups has proved important, as it has to quantum chemistry and other fields. Among the five books Weyl published with Princeton, Algebraic Theory of Numbers inaugurated the Annals of Mathematics Studies book series, a crucial and enduring foundation of Princeton's mathematics list and the most distinguished book series in mathematics.
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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
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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:
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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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Complex Analysisby Elias M. Stein, Rami ShakarchiISBN 0691113858 (0-691-11385-8)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complex Analysis'Book summary:With this second volume, we enter the intriguing world of complex analysis. From the first theorems on, the elegance and sweep of the results is evident. The starting point is the simple idea of extending a function initially given for real values of the argument to one that is defined when the argument is complex. From there, one proceeds to the main properties of holomorphic functions, whose proofs are generally short and quite illuminating: the Cauchy theorems, residues, analytic continuation, the argument principle.
With this background, the reader is ready to learn a wealth of additional material connecting the subject with other areas of mathematics: the Fourier transform treated by contour integration, the zeta function and the prime number theorem, and an introduction to elliptic functions culminating in their application to combinatorics and number theory.
Thoroughly developing a subject with many ramifications, while striking a careful balance between conceptual insights and the technical underpinnings of rigorous analysis, Complex Analysis will be welcomed by students of mathematics, physics, engineering and other sciences.
The Princeton Lectures in Analysis represents a sustained effort to introduce the core areas of mathematical analysis while also illustrating the organic unity between them. Numerous examples and applications throughout its four planned volumes, of which Complex Analysis is the second, highlight the far-reaching consequences of certain ideas in analysis to other fields of mathematics and a variety of sciences. Stein and Shakarchi move from an introduction addressing Fourier series and integrals to in-depth considerations of complex analysis; measure and integration theory, and Hilbert spaces; and, finally, further topics such as functional analysis, distributions and elements of probability theory.
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The Developing Person Through Childhood And Adolescence + Media Tool Kitby Benoit B. MandelbrotISBN 0716704730 (0-7167-0473-0)
Hardcover, W. H. Freeman
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Dewdney, the Magic Machine: More Computer Recreations from Scientific Americanby A. K. DewdneyISBN 0716721252 (0-7167-2125-2)
Hardcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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Dictionary of Mathematics Termsby Douglas DowningISBN 0812030974 (0-8120-3097-4)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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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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Elementary Statisticsby Robert JohnsonISBN 0871504065 (0-87150-406-5)
Hardcover, Duxbury Press
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Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approachby Allan G. BlumanISBN 0697069796 (0-697-06979-6)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College
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The Essential John Nashby John F. Nash, Harold W. Kuhn, Sylvia NasarISBN 0691095272 (0-691-09527-2)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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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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From Five Fingers to Infinity: A Journey Through the History of Mathematicsby Frank J. SwetzISBN 0812691946 (0-8126-9194-6)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Five Fingers to Infinity: A Journey Through the History of Mathematics'Book summary:This is a gripping account, full of surprises, of one of the greatest adventures in human thought, and at the same time a user-friendly introduction to many vital mathematical concepts. It is a global survey of the history of mathematics, suitable for people with no background in mathematics, as well as for the more informed reader or teacher. "From Five Fingers to Infinity" tells the story of the history of mathematics in the form of 114 articles, organised in a chronological and thematic manner. Together the articles cover all the most important areas, and can be read as a consistent narrative history. The articles are best by writers such as Carl Boyer, Howard Eves, Morris Kline, and Dirk Struik. Among the distinctive features of this volume are a multicultural treatment, with consideration of the mathematical accomplishments of traditional peoples, native Americans and others, not usually discussed in histories of mathematics; actual translations from early groundbreaking mathematical texts; a comprehensive review of Babylonian mathematical achievements; a sensitivity to the social and cultural context of mathematical endeavours; over 300 illustrations, and 18 "historical exhibits"; and informative introductions and pointers and extensive bibliographical information. Each article is short and self-contained. "From Five Fingers to Infinity" has been conceived and designed for three uses: enjoyable personal reading; as a general reference on the history of mathematics; and as a classroom text. [via]
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Galileo's Daughterby Dava SobelISBN 0802713432 (0-8027-1343-2)
Hardcover, Walker & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Galileo's Daughter'Book summary:Everyone knows that Galileo Galilei dropped cannonballs off the leaning tower of Pisa, developed the first reliable telescope, and was convicted by the Inquisition for holding a heretical belief--that the earth revolved around the sun. But did you know he had a daughter? In Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel (author of the bestselling Longitude) tells the story of the famous scientist and his illegitimate daughter, Sister Maria Celeste. Sobel bases her book on 124 surviving letters to the scientist from the nun, whom Galileo described as "a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and tenderly attached to me." Their loving correspondence revealed much about their world: the agonies of the bubonic plague, the hardships of monastic life, even Galileo's occasional forgetfulness ("The little basket, which I sent you recently with several pastries, is not mine, and therefore I wish you to return it to me").
While Galileo tangled with the Church, Maria Celeste--whose adopted name was a tribute to her father's fascination with the heavens--provided moral and emotional support with her frequent letters, approving of his work because she knew the depth of his faith. As Sobel notes, "It is difficult today ... to see the Earth at the center of the Universe. Yet that is where Galileo found it." With her fluid prose and graceful turn of phrase, Sobel breathes life into Galileo, his daughter, and the earth-centered world in which they lived. --Sunny Delaney [via]
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General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applicationsby Ludwig Von BertalanffyISBN 0807604534 (0-8076-0453-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications'Book summary:Gathered here are Ludwig von Bertalanffy's writings on general systems theory, selected and edited to show the evolution of systems theory and to present it applications to problem solving.
An attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. [via]More editions of General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications:
Geometry and the Imaginationby David Hilbert, S. Cohn-VossenISBN 0821819984 (0-8218-1998-4)
Hardcover, Chelsea Pub Co
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The Great Mathematiciansby Herbert Westren TurnbullISBN 0814704190 (0-8147-0419-0)
Hardcover, New York Univ Pr
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How to Think About Statisticsby John J. PhillipsISBN 0805072551 (0-8050-7255-1)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and AstronomyISBN 0762418982 (0-7624-1898-2)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
Find This BookBook summary:The first edition of this revolutionary look at the scientific discoveries that changed our perception of the world, by the renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking, sold over 65,000 copies. Now its available in a gift-worthy special edition with color photographs and illustrations depicting theoretical models of the planets and their orbitsmaking Hawkings brilliant insights all the more accessible. This original compilation is based on seven classic works of physics and astronomy which, read in chronological order, trace the evolution of modern science. THE ILLUSTRATED ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS includes selections from On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five important critical essays and an original biography of each physicist, written by Hawking himself.[via]More editions of The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy:
Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics And Astronomyby Stephen HawkingISBN 0762427329 (0-7624-2732-9)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Induction and Analogy in Mathematicsby George PolyaISBN 0691080054 (0-691-08005-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Introduction to Chotic Dynamical Systemsby Robert L. DevaneyISBN 0813340853 (0-8133-4085-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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Introduction to Mathematical Logicby Alonzo ChurchISBN 0691079846 (0-691-07984-6)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Introduction to Matrices and Linear Transformationsby Daniel Talbot FinkbeinerISBN 0716700840 (0-7167-0084-0)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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An Investigation of the Laws of Thoughtby George BooleISBN 0760765847 (0-7607-6584-7)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United Statesby Liping MaISBN 0805829091 (0-8058-2909-1)
Softcover, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States'Book summary:Chinese students typically outperform U.S. students on international comparisons of mathematics competency. Paradoxically, Chinese teachers receive far less education than U.S. teachers--11 to 12 years of schooling versus 16 to 18 years of schooling.
Studies of U.S. teacher knowledge often document insufficient subject matter knowledge in mathematics. But, they give few examples of the knowledge teachers need to support teaching, particularly the kind of teaching demanded by recent reforms in mathematics education.
This book describes the nature and development of the "profound understanding of fundamental mathematics" that elementary teachers need to become accomplished mathematics teachers, and suggests why such teaching knowledge is much more common in China than the United States, despite the fact that Chinese teachers have less formal education than their U.S. counterparts.
The studies described in this book suggest that Chinese teachers begin their teaching careers with a better understanding of elementary mathematics than that of most U.S. elementary teachers. Their understanding of the mathematics they teach and--equally important--of the ways that elementary mathematics can be presented to students, continues to grow throughout their professional lives.
Teaching conditions in the United States, unlike those in China, militate against the development of elementary teachers' mathematical knowledge and its organization for teaching. The concluding chapter of the book suggests changes in teacher preparation, teacher support, and mathematics education research that might allow teachers in the United States to attain profound understanding of fundamental mathematics.
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Lie Algebras in Particle Physicsby Howard GeorgiISBN 0738202339 (0-7382-0233-9)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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The Little Alice Editionsby Lewis CarrollISBN 0803705891 (0-8037-0589-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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A Little Book of Coincidenceby John MartineauISBN 0802713882 (0-8027-1388-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Math Structures for Computer Scienceby Judith L. GerstingISBN 0716783061 (0-7167-8306-1)
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Mathematical Methods of Statisticsby Harald CramerISBN 0691080046 (0-691-08004-6)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Mathematical Structures for Computer Scienceby Judith L. GerstingISBN 0716743582 (0-7167-4358-2)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Mathematical Structures for Computer Science: A Modern Approach to Discrete Mathematicsby Judith L. GerstingISBN 071676864X (0-7167-6864-X)
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A Mathematician's Survival Guide: Graduate School and Early Career Developmentby Steven G. KrantzISBN 082183455X (0-8218-3455-X)
Softcover, Amer Mathematical Society
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In his inimitable and forthright style, Steven Krantz addresses the major issues of graduate school, including choosing a program, passing the qualifying exams, finding an advisor, writing a thesis, and getting that first job. As with his earlier guide, How to Teach Mathematics, he avoids generalities, giving clear advice on how to handle real situations. The book also contains a description of the basic elements of a mathematical education, as well as a glossary and appendices on the structure of a typical department and university and the standard academic ranks.
Steven G. Krantz is an accomplished mathematician and an award-winning author. He has published 130 research articles and 45 books. He has worked in many different types of mathematics departments, supervised both masters and doctoral students, and is currently the Chair of the Mathematics Department at Washington University in St. Louis. [via]
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Mathematicians in Loveby Rudy RuckerISBN 076531584X (0-7653-1584-X)
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New Directions in the Philosophy of Mathematics: An Anthologyby Thomas TymoczkoISBN 0691034982 (0-691-03498-2)
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Number Theoryby George AndrewsISBN 0721612555 (0-7216-1255-5)
Hardcover, Saunders
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On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomyby Stephen HawkingISBN 076241698X (0-7624-1698-X)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy'Book summary:World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes, in their entirety, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself.[via]More editions of On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy:
Perspectives on General System Theoryby Von Bertalanffy LISBN 0807607983 (0-8076-0798-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Perspectives on General System Theory: Scientific-Philosophical Studiesby Ludwig Von BertalanffyISBN 0807607975 (0-8076-0797-5)
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and the Meaning of It Allby Richard P FeynmanISBN 0738207950 (0-7382-0795-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and the Meaning of It All'Book summary:Praise for The Pleasure of Finding Things Out:"[A] sparkling collection."--Wall Street Journal"This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world."--Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe"A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts."--Nature"Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book."--Scientific AmericanPraise for The Meaning of It All:"From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance."--New York Times"Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character ...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking 'beautiful tightropes of logic,' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd."--Boston Globe"Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life."--The New York Review of Books[via]More editions of The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and the Meaning of It All:
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynmanby Richard P Feynman, Jeffrey Robbin SISBN 0738203491 (0-7382-0349-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman'Book summary:Why do we do science? Beyond altruistic and self-aggrandizing motivations, many of our best scientists work long hours seeking the electric thrill that comes only from learning something that nobody knew before. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a collection of previously unpublished or difficult-to-find short works by maverick physicist Richard Feynman, takes its title from his own answer. From TV interview transcripts to his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, we see his quick, sharp wit, his devotion to his work, and his unwillingness to bow to social pressure or convention. It's no wonder he was only grudgingly admired by the establishment during his lifetime--read his "Minority Report to the Space Shuttle Challenger Inquiry" to see him blowing off political considerations as impediments to finding the truth.
Feynman had a fantastic sense of humor, and his memoirs of his Manhattan Project days roil with fun despite his later misgivings about nuclear weapons. Though one or two pieces are a bit hard to follow for the nontechnical reader, for the most part the book is easygoing and engaging on a personal rather than a scientific level. Freeman Dyson's foreword and editor Jeffrey Robbins's introductions to each essay set the stage well and are respectful without being worshipful. Though Feynman has been gone now for many years, his work lives on in quantum physics, computer design, and nanotechnology; like any great scientist, he asked more questions than he answered, to give future generations the pleasure of finding things out. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out : The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynmanby Richard Phillips Feynman, Freeman J. DysonISBN 0738201081 (0-7382-0108-1)
Hardcover, Basic Books
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Feynman had a fantastic sense of humor, and his memoirs of his Manhattan Project days roil with fun despite his later misgivings about nuclear weapons. Though one or two pieces are a bit hard to follow for the nontechnical reader, for the most part the book is easygoing and engaging on a personal rather than a scientific level. Freeman Dyson's foreword and editor Jeffrey Robbins's introductions to each essay set the stage well and are respectful without being worshipful. Though Feynman has been gone now for many years, his work lives on in quantum physics, computer design, and nanotechnology; like any great scientist, he asked more questions than he answered, to give future generations the pleasure of finding things out. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Polyominoes: Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packingsby Solomon W. GolombISBN 0691085730 (0-691-08573-0)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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A Probability Pathby Sidney I. ResnickISBN 081764055X (0-8176-4055-X)
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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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Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Projectby Robert P. Moses, Charles E. CobbISBN 0807031275 (0-8070-3127-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Signifying Nothing: The Semiotics of Zeroby Brian RotmanISBN 0804721297 (0-8047-2129-7)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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A Source Book in Mathematics, 1200-1800by D.J. StruikISBN 0691084041 (0-691-08404-1)
Hardcover, Princeton University Press
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The Story Of Mathematicsby Richard Mankiewicz, Ian StewartISBN 0691120463 (0-691-12046-3)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story Of Mathematics'Book summary:"The evolution of science, philosophy, and mathematics, all related, is far more important to the history of humanity than a parade of rulers and a procession of wars." Strong words, but Richard Mankiewicz comes mighty close to backing them up in his fascinating book, The Story of Mathematics.
Divided into brief chapters, the book traces the development of mathematics from a baboon's fibula with 29 clearly visible notches (from Swaziland, circa 35,000 B.C.) to the Babylonian sexagesimal--or base 60--number system, which survives to this day in our method of timekeeping, to Euclid's Elements, described as "the most important textbook of all time," to fractals and other Mandelbrot sets. Along the way, Mankiewicz pays tribute to the men and women at the forefront of mathematics, though he's not afraid to dispel some myths: the Pythagorean theorem was widely known in antiquity before Pythagoras was even born, and a 14th-century Chinese manuscript clearly depicts what is now known as "Pascal's Triangle," a good three centuries before Pascal was born. Most entertaining are the chapters on practical applications of mathematics: astronomy, codemaking and -breaking, military strategy, modern art, and navigation.
At times, it is difficult to follow the actual complex mathematics, but the vast majority of the book is readily accessible to the general reader. Filled with beautiful illustrations taken from ancient papyri, medieval manuscripts, scientific instruments, Renaissance painting, and computer-generated art, The Story of Mathematics is a singularly handsome volume and a pleasure to read. --Sunny Delaney [via]
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Teach Yourself Trigonometryby P. Abbott, Hugh NeillISBN 0844200425 (0-8442-0042-5)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Theory of Groupsby Marshall HallISBN 0828402884 (0-8284-0288-4)
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Tilings and Patternsby G.C. Shephard, Branko GruenbaumISBN 0716711931 (0-7167-1193-1)
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Tilings and Patterns: An Introductionby G.C. Shephard, Branko GrungbaumISBN 0716719983 (0-7167-1998-3)
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Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Controlby Gwilym M. Jenkins, George E.P. BoxISBN 0816211043 (0-8162-1104-3)
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Would-Be Worlds: How Simulation Is Changing the Frontiers of Scienceby J. L. CastiISBN 0788196766 (0-7881-9676-6)
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