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The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge
by Clifford A. Pickover
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Thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems ranging from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion's number.... ( read more)
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
by Mario Livio
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Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1... ( read more)
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Equation That Couldn't Be Solved : How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry (05 Edition)
by Mario Livio
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From the author of the bestseller "The Golden Ratio" comes the story of the 4,000-year-long mathematical quest that uncovered the laws of symmetry in nature and the arts.... ( read more)
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
by Charles Seife
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It is difficult to imagine being scared of a number?or the absence of a number.
Yet, as Charles
Seife explains at the beginning of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous
Idea, "for ancient peoples zero was a foreign — and frightening... ( read more)
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The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter That Made the World Modern
by Keith Devlin
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Before the mid-seventeenth century, scholars generally agreed that it was impossible to predict something by calculating mathematical outcomes. One simply could not put a numerical value on the likelihood that a particular event would occur. Even the... ( read more)
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The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
by Robert Kaplan
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A symbol for what is not there, an emptiness that increases any number it's added to, an inexhaustible and indispensable paradox. As we welcome the new millennium, zero is once again making its presence felt. Nothing itself, it makes possible a myriad of... ( read more)
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Chances Are . . .: Adventures in Probability
by Michael Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan
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A layman's journey into the realm of probability: from poker to politics, weather to war, Monte Carlo to mortality.
We search for certainty, but find only likelihood. All things are possible, only one thing actually happens; everything else is in... ( read more)
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How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff
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Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from the figures, and points up the countless number of... ( read more)
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Geometry for Dummies 1ST Edition
by Wendy Arnone
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You know that geometry is a math thing, right? You remember that much from school. You also probably remember that it has something to do with circles, squares, diameters, angles, and all those other terms that floated in (and probably right out of... ( read more)
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas Hofstadter
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Douglas Hofstadter’s book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If... ( read more)
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Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics
by Michael Guillen
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In Five Equations That Changed the World, Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the Science Editor on ABC-TV's Good Morning America, tells the amazing stories of the people and discoveries that led to the five most powerful and important scientific... ( read more)
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Algebra for Dummies
by Mary Jane Sterling
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One of the most commonly asked questions in a mathematics classroom is, "Will I ever use this stuff in real life?" Some teachers can give a good, convincing answer; others hem and haw and stare at the floor. The real response to the question should be... ( read more)
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Calculus Demystified (Demystified)
by Steven G Krantz
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LEARNING CALCULUS JUST GOT A LOT EASIER! Heres an innovative shortcut to gaining a more intuitive understanding of both differential and integral calculus. In Calculus Demystified an experienced teacher and author of more than 30 books puts all the math... ( read more)
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Number: The Language of Science
by Tobias Dantzig
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Number is an eloquent, accessible tour de force that reveals how the concept of number evolved from prehistoric times through the twentieth century. Tobias Dantzig shows that the development of math (from the invention of counting to the discovery of... ( read more)
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Pre-Calculus Demystified
by Rhonda Huettenmueller
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HERE'S AN ABSOLUTE VALUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO MASTER PRE-CALCULUS! Calculus is a cinch with pre-calculus under your belt -- and calculus is a must for any science, math, or computer science major. Pre-calculus by itself deepens your understanding of... ( read more)
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The Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
by Michael S. Schneider
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The universe may be a mystery, but it's no secret.
Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants... ( read more)
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Thirteen Books of the Elements Volume 2 2ND Edition
by Euclid
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Volume 2 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis of each definition, postulate, and proposition. Covers textual and linguistic matters; mathematical analyses of Euclid's ideas... ( read more)
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Algebra II (Cliffs Quick Review) - Study Notes
by Cliffs Notes
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CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions. Whether you're looking for an in-depth treatment of the entire... ( read more)
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My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Math & Logic Puzzles)
by Martin Gardner
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Noted expert selects 70 "short" puzzles. The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and 67 more. Solutions included.... ( read more)
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A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994
by Sylvia Nasar
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The dramatic story of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a mathematical genius who slipped into madness at the height of his career, endured three decades of schizophrenia, and, after a miraculous recovery, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work. of... ( read more)
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