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世上無巧合，數學可以完美且有效率地解釋一切。 讀懂箇中邏輯，就能理解另一種建構世界的方式。 陳宏賓（逢甲大學應用數學系助理教授╱UniMath主編）◎審訂 李國偉（中研院數學所兼任研究員）、李信昌（昌爸）（數學網站「昌爸工作坊」站長）、林福來（臺灣師範大學名譽教授、國際數學教育學心理學會會長、國際科學與數學教育研究期刊主編）、吳寬瀛（幾何造型藝術家）、洪萬生（臺灣師範大學數學系退休教授）、高涌泉（臺大物理系教授、國立臺灣大學科學教育發展中心主任）、游森棚（臺灣師範大學數學系教授）、賴以威（「數感實驗室」共同創辦人、臺灣師範大學電機系助理教授）◎專業推薦（按照姓氏筆畫序） ★兩位作者使用特殊數字為線索，串連起諸多領域的數學故事。不僅有核心理論的扼要描述，更能與最新的應用聯繫。作者寫作手法高明，穿梭轉折來去自如。譯筆生動流暢，更增添了閱讀的樂趣。──李國偉 ★作者具備雄厚的數學素養，精心安排一趟24個數學景點的文化旅行，並且輕鬆自然的敘述關於景點的軼事、典故，讓旅人沉浸在一個接一個的故事中，理解數學知識的發展以及如何被廣泛應用在科學、技術和工程上。──李信昌（昌爸） ★我長期以幾何與數學當作創作題材，希望數學能更具體的呈現，而不只是符號或方程式。在創作的過程中了解了數學的美與實用性，數學絕不是只用來應付考試的工具。這本書讓數學更接近人群，生活處處有數學，值得推薦！──吳寬瀛 ★本書兩位作者運用親切流暢的文筆、收放自如的進路，優遊於抽象與現實世界之間，向我們傳遞數學是有趣及有用的訊息。──洪萬生 ★這本精彩的書以幾個特別的數字為種子，帶領讀者穿越時空，領略從文明初始一路到現代的數學發展。作者旁徵博引，收放自如，全書碰觸到數學的大部分領域，並旁及許多科學領域。譯筆通順流暢，沒有太多數學背景的讀者也可以享受。讀者從本書可以一窺整體的數學概貌，從中體會數學的無窮威力及無盡樂趣。──游森棚 ...

From Bob Burton - a former member of both the civilian and military intelligence communities and America’s most feared bounty hunter - comes the complete lexicon of over 800 terms and meanings used in international and covert espionage. Dictionary of Espionage and Intelligence includes the most...

Dog Parks Unleashed is a directory of local dog parks in the U.S 14 central states. The following states are covered in this book: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

Ideal for students and families seeking scholarship money and national recognition for skills and abilities in academics, the arts, leadership, and community involvement, The Best Competitions for Talented Kids is the ultimate guide for winning and learning from competitions. In addition to its extensive...

A country-by-country guide to the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2017 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world’s nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. For...

Now in its fourteenth year with White Mountain Publications, The Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar 2016 has taken the contest and award data from previous years, deleted, confirmed, added and updated the information to present in this new edition. Each writing contest and award is listed...

Prince Pius Nyiam has been actively involved in the import and export of products from various parts of the world for over 30 years. He has worked as a Sales Representative, Sales Manager, and Independent Distributor and as Director for famous companies to mention a few La Rome Perfumes, Thoro Group,...

Where We Live is a practical workbook to help citizens find information concerning their local environmand to use that information in furthering environmental goals. The book includes general information on human impacts on the environmand instructions for citizens to use in creating a community environmental...

Don’t Just Write A Scene ~ Create A Memorable Setting Make your novel’s scene settings come alive to your readers with mood, senses, atmosphere and vivid descriptions shown through the point of view of your characters. This book will guide you through choosing settings with mood, atmosphere...

Stop fishing around for where you can find free fonts online. A quick download of this book and you'll be finding free font sites in no time.PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a book of fonts, but a resource guide as to where to find thousands of free fonts online.

Discover Rick Mofina's great thrillers with this handy guide which helps you to keep track of your reading. Rick Mofina has written 20 gripping novels with four separate series plus standalone books and short story collections. If you're looking for thrillers that you just can't put down until you've...

This guide is a tool to provide you—the prospective employee, author, or freelancer—advance intelligence about your market. Use this guide to target your skills and interests to a publisher’s scope and needs.  There are over 100 publishers listed in this guide. Most of them hire on a regular...

A book of photographic images of Brighton, Sussex, UK, concentrating on the seafront and beach.

A non-fiction book that produces regular periodic income and that may be periodically (say annually) updated, is a book that can sustain an author who is busy working on the next breakout novel.  This commentary discusses the necessity for an author to overcome the feeling that producing such a non-fiction book compromises his/her creativity.