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The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
by Keith Devlin
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Leonardo of Pisa-better known today as Fibonacci-was the first Westerner to recognize the power of the Hindu-Arabic number system (featuring the numerals 0 through 9), which offered a much simpler method of calculation than the finger reckoning and... (read more)

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Ballparking: Practical Math for Impractical Sports Questions
Ballparking: Practical Math for Impractical Sports Questions
by Aaron Santos
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How fat would you need to be to completely block a hockey goal? How much weight could you lift if you were ant-sized? How hard would you have to hit a baseball to hit the Goodyear blimp? In this amusing and enlightening book of offbeat sports... (read more)

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Combinatorics and Probability
Combinatorics and Probability
by Graham Brightwell
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s presents the state of the art in combinatorics.... (read more)

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London Mathematical Society Lecture Note #337: Methods in Banach Space Theory: Proceedings of the V Conference on Banach Spaces, Caceres, Spain, 13-18 September 2004
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note #337: Methods in Banach Space Theory: Proceedings of the V Conference on Banach Spaces, Caceres, Spain, 13-18 September 2004
by Jesus M. F. Castillo
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A comprehensive overview of modern Banach space theory.... (read more)

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Imagining Numbers: Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen
Imagining Numbers: Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen
by Barry Mazur
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Barry Mazur invites lovers of poetry to make a leap into mathematics. Through discussions of the role of the imagination and imagery in both poetry and mathematics, Mazur reviews the writings of the early mathematical explorers and reveals the early... (read more)

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How to Lie with Statistics
How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff
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Mr. Huff's lively, human-interest treatment of the dry-as-bones subject of statistics is a timely tonic. . . . This book needed to be written, and makes its points in an entertaining and highly readable manner.Illustrator and author pool their... (read more)

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Real-Variable Methods in Harmonic Analysis (Dover Books on Mathematics)
Real-Variable Methods in Harmonic Analysis (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by Alberto Torchinsky
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An exploration of the unity of several areas in harmonic analysis, this text emphasizes real-variable methods. Discusses classical Fourier series, summability, norm convergence, and conjugate function. Examines the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function,... (read more)

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The Mathematics of Life
The Mathematics of Life
by Ian Stewart
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Biologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however, mathematicians have proven that they hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our world... (read more)

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Technical Math for Dummies (For Dummies)
Technical Math for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Barry Schoenborn
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Improve your technical math skills and get ahead of the pack Are you a vocational student or a trade professional? This is your one-stop, hands-on guide to mastering the math you'll encounter on the job or while working toward your degree or... (read more)

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Math Word Problems for Dummies (For Dummies)
Math Word Problems for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Mary Jane Sterling
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Covers percentages, probability, proportions, and more Get a grip on all types of word problems by applying them to real life Are you mystified by math word problems? This easy-to-understand guide shows you how to conquer these tricky questions with a... (read more)

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Lewis Carroll in Numberland: His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life
Lewis Carroll in Numberland: His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life
by Robin Wilson
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Just when we thought we knew everything about Lewis Carroll, here comes this "insightful . . . scholarly . . . serious" (John Butcher, American Scientist) biography that will appeal to Alice fans everywhere. Fascinated by the inner life of Charles... (read more)

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Geometry and Convexity: A Study in Mathematical Methods
Geometry and Convexity: A Study in Mathematical Methods
by Paul J Kelly
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Convex body theory offers important applications in probability and statistics, combinatorial mathematics, and optimization theory.  This easy-to-read treatment employs simple notation and clear, complete proofs. From motivation to definition, it... (read more)

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An Introduction to the Calculus of Variations (Dover Books on Mathematics)
An Introduction to the Calculus of Variations (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by L A Pars
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This clear, rigorous introduction to the calculus of variations covers applications to geometry, dynamics, and physics. Focusing upon problems with one independent variable, the text connects the abstract theory to its use in concrete problems. It offers... (read more)

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Optics in the Age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700-1795
Optics in the Age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700-1795
by Casper Hakfoort
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This book studies the eighteenth-century origins and early phase of a fundamental debate in optics: whether light is a particle or wave. Specifically, it is the first in-depth study of the contents and reception of Leonhard Euler's wave theory of light... (read more)

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Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics #170: Polynomials and Vanishing Cycles
Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics #170: Polynomials and Vanishing Cycles
by Mihai Tibar
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The behaviour of vanishing cycles is the cornerstone for understanding the geometry and topology of families of hypersurfaces, usually regarded as singular fibrations. This self-contained tract proposes a systematic geometro-topological approach to... (read more)

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Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
by David Foster Wallace
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One of the outstanding voices of his generation, David Foster Wallace has won a large and devoted following for the intellectual ambition and bravura style of his fiction and essays. Now he brings his considerable talents to the history of one of math's... (read more)

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The Analytic Art
The Analytic Art
by Francois Viete
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This historic work consists of several treatises that developed the first consistent, coherent, and systematic conception of algebraic equations. Originally published in 1591, it pioneered the notion of using symbols of one kind (vowels) for unknowns and... (read more)

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Variational Analysis: Critical Extremals and Sturmian Extensions
Variational Analysis: Critical Extremals and Sturmian Extensions
by Marston Morse
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This text presents extended separation, comparison, and oscillation theorems that replace classical analysis of Legendre, Jacobi, and Hilbert. Its analysis of related quadratic functionals shows how critical extremals can substitute for minimizing... (read more)

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Mathematical Programming
Mathematical Programming
by Steven Vajda
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Written by a trailblazer in the field, this classic of mathematical programming and operational research first appeared decades ago. It remains ever relevant, offering advanced undergraduates and graduate students a coherent introduction to linear and... (read more)

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Math Word Problems Demystified 2/E (Demystified)
Math Word Problems Demystified 2/E (Demystified)
by Allan Bluman
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Your solution to MATH word PROBLEMS Find yourself stuck on the tracks when two trains are traveling at different speeds? Help has arrived Math Word Problems Demystified, Second Edition is your ticket to problem-solving success. Based on mathematician... (read more)

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