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Bugs Rule!
An Introduction to the World of Insects
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars...
Governing America
The Revival of Political History
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2012
In recent years, the study of American political history has experienced a remarkable renaissance. After decades during which the subject fell out of fashion and disappeared from public view, it has returned to prominence as the study of American history has shifted its focus back to politics broadly...
Americans at the Gate
The United States and Refugees during the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This dramatic reversal gave rise to intense political and cultural battles, pitting refugee advocates against determined opponents...
Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula
Cures Many Mathematical Ills
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick. Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula shares the fascinating story of this groundbreaking formula—long...
When Least Is Best
How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2011
What is the best way to photograph a speeding bullet? Why does light move through glass in the least amount of time possible? How can lost hikers find their way out of a forest? What will rainbows look like in the future? Why do soap bubbles have a shape that gives them the least area?
By combining...
by Paul J. Nahin
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012
What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. In this collection of twenty-one puzzles, Paul Nahin challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in...
by Arthur Benjamin, Gary Chartrand, Ping Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2015
Graph theory goes back several centuries and revolves around the study of graphs—mathematical structures showing relations between objects. With applications in biology, computer science, transportation science, and other areas, graph theory encompasses some of the most beautiful formulas in mathematics—and...
Single Digits
In Praise of Small Numbers
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
In Single Digits, Marc Chamberland takes readers on a fascinating exploration of small numbers, from one to nine, looking at their history, applications, and connections to various areas of mathematics, including number theory, geometry, chaos theory, numerical analysis, and mathematical physics....
by Keith Ball
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Why do you need only 23 people in a room for a 50/50 chance of two of them sharing the same birthday? In Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits, and Other Mathematical Explorations, Keith...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
This anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2011 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere else--and you...
by Eli Maor
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Trigonometry has always been an underappreciated branch of mathematics. It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view....
Count Like an Egyptian
A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2014
The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it can’t be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides a fun, hands-on...
Complexities
Women in Mathematics
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Sophie Germain taught herself mathematics by candlelight, huddled in her bedclothes. Ada Byron Lovelace anticipated aspects of general-purpose digital computing by more than a century. Cora Ratto de Sadosky advanced messages of tolerance and equality while sharing her mathematical talents with generations...
Caterpillars of Eastern North America
A Guide to Identification and Natural History
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2010
This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color photographs and two dozen line drawings include numerous exceptionally striking images. The giant silk moths, tiger moths, and many...