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Of all of Martin Gardners writings, none gained him a wider audience or was more central to his reputation than his Mathematical Recreations column in Scientific American - which virtually defined the genre of popular mathematics writing for a generation...

Why do Jews win so many Nobel Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes? Why are Mormons running the business and finance sectors? Why do the children of even impoverished and poorly educated Chinese immigrants excel so remarkably at school? It may...

This book introduces students to the art and craft of writing proofs, beginning with the basics of writing proofs and logic, and continuing on with more in-depth issues and examples of creating proofs in different parts of mathematics, as well as...

'In a short life he accomplished much, and to the roll of great names in the history of his particular studies added his own.' So is described one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century, yet Alan Turing's name was not widely recognised until...

This textbook provides a thorough introduction to the essential mathematical techniques needed in the physical sciences. Carefully structured as a series of self-paced and self-contained chapters, this text covers the basic techniques on which more...

Mathematics plays a key part in every quantitative and theoretical subject, and is taught to all science and engineering students. Foundations of Science Mathematics bridges the gap between school and university, and spans a large range of topics, from...

The original edition of The Geometry of Musical Rhythm was the first book to provide a systematic and accessible computational geometric analysis of the musical rhythms of the world. It explained how the study of the mathematical properties of musical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950415724Author Rebecca Woodbury M EdFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Real Science-4-KidsPublisher Real Science-4-KidsWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486246116Author G.W. KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 146gDimensions(mm)...

Handbook of Price Impact Modeling provides practitioners and students with a mathematical framework grounded in academic references to apply price impact models to quantitative trading and portfolio management. Automated trading is now the dominant form...

Wall Street Journal bestsellerWatch your most innovative ideas take flight by overcoming the forces that resist change The Human Element is for anyone who wants to introduce a new idea or innovation into the world. Most marketers, innovators, executives,...

The unique and fully-integrated Access to Foundation workbooks for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Mathematics provide structured support for your low-attaining students to help them gain confidence and fluency in basic Number, Geometry (including Measures)...

Inspire and engage your students with this fully updated Lower Secondary Maths course from Collins offering comprehensive coverage of the curriculum framework and Thinking and Working Mathematically skills. Written by an experienced team, each Stage...

Praise for the First Edition"Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to...

Thinking Mathematically is perfect for anyone who wants to develop their powers to think mathematically, whether at school, at university or just out of interest. This book is invaluable for anyone who wishes to promote mathematical thinking in others or...

This groundbreaking book lays a theistic foundation for the study of mathematics, exploring everything from simple concepts such as addition and subtraction to more complex topics such as set theory and the nature of infinity."Redeeming Mathematics is a...

Offering a proven, high-quality, step-by-step approach that builds students' confidence, these texts give your students the rigorous practice they need to get better results in the two-tier exams. Clearly organised, easy-to-use and carefully structured...

Can you outrun a bullet? How do you build an electronic brain? Could you slow down time? How do you unleash chaos? From Plato's classification of regular polyhedra to making a million on the stock market, How to Solve the Da Vinci Code gives you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516563Author Gareth LoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 907gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 24mm

"...the great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching...You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow." -IAN STEWART, NEW SCIENTIST"...a delightful look at numbers and...

Pure Mathematics provides clear explanatory text with numerous worked examples, and plenty of graded exercises to test thorough understanding of the concepts involved.Book InformationISBN 9780582353879Author John BackhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Finite groups of Lie type encompass most of the finite simple groups. Their representations and characters have been studied intensively for half a century, though some key problems remain unsolved. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Springer Book ArchivesBook InformationISBN 9780306441295Author Jerry P. KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 313Imprint Kluwer Academic/Plenum PublishersPublisher Springer...

Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas?This book...

Why do so many of us struggle to remember the maths we were taught at school? The answer is that we can successfully memorise things for a short period but we only retain those memories long term if we understand them. Mattias Ribbing is a Grand Master...

Our extraordinary world makes more (and sometimes less) sense when you wonder: What's driving the international turkey-meat boom? How does a cannonball determine a maritime boundary? Where can you wed your mobile phone? Why do septuagenarians...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486409160Author A. D. AleksandrovFormat PaperbackPage Count 1120Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Purposeful practice for Year 11 Maths with small steps and varied practice in key concepts for GCSE 9-1, problem solving, and end of unit tests. The approach is based on the leading Maths programme delivered in Shanghai. The Shanghai Maths...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434759Author Howard DelongFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Medieval Europe was a meeting place for the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic civilizations, and the fertile intellectual exchange of these cultures can be seen in the mathematical developments of the time. This sourcebook presents original Latin, Hebrew,...

This book is intended as an elementary introduction to differential manifolds. The authors concentrate on the intuitive geometric aspects and explain not only the basic properties but also teach how to do the basic geometrical constructions. An integral...

New Tools to Solve Your Option Pricing ProblemsFor nonlinear PDEs encountered in quantitative finance, advanced probabilistic methods are needed to address dimensionality issues. Written by two leaders in quantitative research-including Risk magazine's...

Instant Mathematics pulls together all the pivotal mathematical theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert...

MyMaths for Key Stage 3 is a brand new course that works with MyMaths to deliver the new KS3 curriculum, so you can replace your outdated Framework materials. With a truly differentiated structure so that all abilities can access the new curriculum, the...

Inspire and engage your students with this fully updated Lower Secondary Maths course from Collins offering comprehensive coverage of the curriculum framework and Thinking and Working Mathematically skills. Written by an experienced team, each Stage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434810Author Felix KleinFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm)...

R Programming for Actuarial Science Professional resource providing an introduction to R coding for actuarial and financial mathematics applications, with real-life examples R Programming for Actuarial Science provides a grounding in R programming...

This book is a textbook for a semester-long or year-long introductory course in abstract algebra at the upper undergraduate or beginning graduate level.It treats set theory, group theory, ring and ideal theory, and field theory (including Galois theory),...

Multiple-choice questions now offer complete support for the new multiple-choice paper. Worked examples and exam questions help consolidate learning and provide thorough exam preparation. 'Test-yourself' questions present opportunities for...

A collection of solitaires and games.Book InformationISBN 9780895030177Author Benjamin SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Baywood Publishing Company IncPublisher Baywood Publishing Company IncWeight(grams) 249g