Mathematics category: 12022 books
Leonhard Euler
Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
This is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of all time. In this comprehensive and authoritative account, Ronald Calinger connects the story of Euler's eventful life to the astonishing achievements that place him...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
This book discusses the state-of-the-art and open problems in computational finance. It presents a collection of research outcomes and reviews of the work from the STRIKE project, an FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) project in which academic partners trained early-stage researchers...
Mind and Matter
A Life in Math and Football
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
**A New York Times bestseller
John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions**
For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant...
The Misbehavior of Markets
A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2007
Mathematical superstar and inventor of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot, has spent the past forty years studying the underlying mathematics of space and natural patterns. What many of his followers don't realize is that he has also been watching patterns of market change. In The (Mis)Behavior of...
Logicomix
An epic search for truth
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Gödel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein....
by Yoram Bauman, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
The internationally bestselling authors of The Cartoon Introduction to Economics return to make calculus fun
The award-winning illustrator Grady Klein has teamed up once again with the world’s only stand-up economist, Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., to take on the daunting subject of calculus. A supplement...
by Theoni Pappas
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2004
Penrose, no ordinary cat, takes us on an adventurous tour of mathematical concepts and characters. Now he takes off again on new adventures.
Join him as he .....discovers the mathematical rep-tiles
meets x, the mathematical actor..... is overpowered by a hoard of numbers
stumbles onto the...
by Diana Noonan
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Learn how estimation and approximation theory can be helpful when natural disasters strike! This informative title tells the stories of Hurricane Katrina, tornadoes and thunderstorms in Oklahoma, and a tsunami in Indonesia. All of these natural disasters were very dangerous and devastating, but estimations...
by Cathleen D’Alessandro
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Help students explore mathematics in a meaningful way with this high-interest math reader that integrates math and literacy skills and combines informational text, problem-solving, and real-world connections. Students will take a close look at the angles in skate parks, BMX parks, and amusement parks...
Fermat's Enigma
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution
"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."
With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet...
Maths in Minutes
200 Key Concepts Explained In An Instant
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Both simple and accessible, Maths in Minutes is a visually led introduction to 200 key mathematical ideas. Each concept is quick and easy to remember, described by means of an easy-to-understand picture and a maximum 200-word explanation. Concepts span all of the key areas of mathematics, including...
How Not to Be Wrong
The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands
The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows...
The Puzzler's Dilemma
From the Lighthouse of Alexandria to Monty Hall, a Fresh Look at Classic Conundrums of Logic, Mathematics, and Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Calling all puzzlers...
From mathematics to word puzzles, from logic to lateral thinking, veteran puzzle maker Derrick Niederman delights in tackling the trickiest brainteasers in a new way. Among the old chestnuts he cracks wide open are the following classics:
Knights and knaves
The...
Mathletics
How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football (New in Paper)
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2012
Mathletics is a remarkably entertaining book that shows readers how to use simple mathematics to analyze a range of statistical and probability-related questions in professional baseball, basketball, and football, and in sports gambling. How does professional baseball evaluate hitters? Is a singles...