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Choose word problems relevant to your teaching from a selection of over 300 thought-provoking problems. Word problems is structured so that you can select problems relevant to your work for any week of the year. Ideal support for this key aspect of the...

Already thoroughly familiar to the seasoned science fiction fan, hyperspace is that realm which enables a spaceship captain to take his ship on a physics-defying shortcut (or "wormhole") to the outer shores of the Galaxy in less time than it takes a 747...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788122200386Author Devi ShakuntalaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Orient PaperbacksPublisher Orient PaperbacksDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 30mm

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is an annual international mathematics competition held for pre-collegiate students. It is also the oldest of the international science olympiads, and competition for places is particularly fierce. This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452274143Format PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992001001Author Savov IvanPage Count 526Imprint Minireference Co.Publisher Minireference Co.

Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any...

Updated to conform to Mathematica (R) 7.0, Introduction to Probability with Mathematica (R), Second Edition continues to show students how to easily create simulations from templates and solve problems using Mathematica. It provides a real understanding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906622657Author Lauren GurneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Elmwood Education LimitedPublisher Elmwood Education LimitedWeight(grams)...

From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory...

"This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little maths, it's delightfully readable" - IAN MCEWAN"Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples, he shows how...

Now in its eighth edition, Bird's Basic Engineering Mathematics has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams. Mathematical theories are explained in a straightforward manner, supported by practical engineering examples and applications to...

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports. The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a unique and fascinating look at sport by exploring the mathematics behind the action. You'll discover the best tactics for...

Wouldn't it be great if all school teachers (from kindergarten through high school) would share the joy of mathematics with their students, rather than focus only on the prescribed curriculum that will subsequently be tested? This book reveals some of...

Technical Analysis of Stock Trends helps investors make smart, profitable trading decisions by providing proven long- and short-term stock trend analysis. It gets right to the heart of effective technical trading concepts, explaining technical theory...

This is a comprehensive and accessible reference source that documents the theoretical and practical aspects of all the key deterministic and stochastic reserving methods that have been developed for use in general insurance. Worked examples and...

This revised edition has more breadth and depth of coverage than the first edition. Information Technology: An Introduction for Today's Digital World introduces undergraduate students to a wide variety of concepts that they will encounter throughout...

'Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting' Bill Bryson Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. ...

This little book is especially concerned with those portions of ?advanced calculus? in which the subtlety of the concepts and methods makes rigor difficult to attain at an elementary level. The approach taken here uses elementary versions of modern...

Exam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2018Benefit from the expert input of experienced examiners and subject specialists including Heather Davis in this assessment-led Practice Book; tailored...

Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan builds your knowledge of and confidence in making inferences from data. Reflecting the need for scripting in today's model-based statistics, the book pushes you to perform step-by-step...

This book introduces the mathematics that supports advanced computer programming and the analysis of algorithms. The primary aim of its well-known authors is to provide a solid and relevant base of mathematical skills - the skills needed to solve complex...

Brian Clegg was always fascinated by Isaac Asimov's classic Foundation series of books, in which the future is predicted using sophisticated mathematical modelling of human psychology and behaviour.Only much later did he realise that Asimov's...

This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Systeme International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general...

This classic, written by two young instructors who became giants in their field, has shaped the understanding of modern algebra for generations of mathematicians and remains a valuable reference and text for self study and college courses.Book...

Continue your statistics journey with this all-encompassing reference Completed Statistics through standard deviations, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing? Then you're ready for the next step: Statistics II. And there's no better way to tackle...

Word Problems, Grade 1 is in the 'Kumon Math Workbooks: Word Problems' series designed for grades 1-6. This workbook will introduce students to word problems dealing with early addition and subtraction. Exercises use visual illustrations before moving on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733146630Author Gilbert StrangFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Wellesley-Cambridge Press,U.S.Publisher Wellesley-Cambridge Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all over the world. Now, in The Number Sense, Stanislas Dehaene offers a...

Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the...

Which mathematician elaborated a crucial concept the night before he died in a duel? Who funded his maths and medical career through gambling and chess? Who learned maths from her wallpaper? Ian Stewart presents the extraordinary lives and amazing...

Mathematics for Physicists is a relatively short volume covering all the essential mathematics needed for a typical first degree in physics, from a starting point that is compatible with modern school mathematics syllabuses. Early chapters deliberately...

Taking only the most elementary knowledge for granted, Lancelot Hogben leads readers of this famous book through the whole course from simple arithmetic to calculus. His illuminating explanation is addressed to the person who wants to understand the...

What do pure mathematicians do, and why do they do it? Looking beyond the conventional answers--for the sake of truth, beauty, and practical applications--this book offers an eclectic panorama of the lives and values and hopes and fears of mathematicians...

This book teaches the art of writing mathematics, an essential -and difficult- skill for any mathematics student. The book begins with an informal introduction on basic writing principles and a review of the essential dictionary for mathematics. Writing...

Jason Padgett was an ordinary, not terribly bright, 41-year-old working in his father's furniture shop when he was the victim of a brutal mugging outside a karaoke bar in 2002.That same night his stepfather died of cancer, and two weeks later his only...

We use addition on a daily basis--yet how many of us stop to truly consider the enormous and remarkable ramifications of this mathematical activity? Summing It Up uses addition as a springboard to present a fascinating and accessible look at numbers and...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AQA Level 3 Certificate in Mathematical Studies First teaching: September 2014 First exams: June 2016 Developed specifically for the new AQA Mathematical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913433048Author Ian LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 117Imprint Peak Study Resources LtdPublisher Peak Study Resources LtdDimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545198Author Paul R. RosenbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd