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Mathematics (Brief Insight) by Timothy Gowers Publisher Comments Mathematics is a subject we are all exposed to in our daily lives, but one that many of us fear. Timothy Gowerss entertaining overview of the topic explains the differences between what we learn at school and advanced mathematics, and helps the math... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Crafting by Concepts: Fiber Arts and Mathematics by Sarah Marie Belcastro Synopsis From the editors of the popular Making Mathematics with Needlework, this book presents projects that highlight the relationship between types of needlework and mathematics. Chapters start with accessible overviews presenting the interplay between... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Discoveries: Numbers (Discoveries) by Denis Guedj Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities by William Dunham Publisher Comments "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Flatland/Sphereland by Edwin A Abbott Publisher Comments A perennial science-fiction classic and fascinating experiment in expanding our ways of thinking and experiencing the world.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos Publisher Comments Why do even well-educated people understand so little about mathematics? And what are the costs of our innumeracy? John Allen Paulos, in his celebrated bestseller first published in 1988, argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Symmetry: A Journey Into the Patterns of Nature by Marcus Du Sautoy Publisher Comments Symmetry is all around us. Our eyes and minds are drawn to symmetrical objects, from the pyramid to the pentagon. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Chance: A Guide to Gambling, Love, the Stock Market, & Just about Everything Else by Amir D Aczel Publisher Comments In Chance, celebrated mathematician Amir D. Aczel turns his sights on probability theory—the branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood of a random event. He explains probability in clear, layman's terms, and shows its practical applications.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Tangram Puzzles: 500 Tricky Shapes to Confound & Astound/ Includes Deluxe Wood Tangrams by Chris Crawford Publisher Comments It's endless fun! Opening this beautiful 2-color, lie-flat hardcover spiral book is like unlocking a treasure chest filled with puzzles and creative activities. Begin by taking the seven high-quality wooden tans (NOT cheap and sharp plastic) out of the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Spiral/comb
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The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field by Jacques Hadamard Publisher Comments Thoughtful and articulate study of the origin of ideas. Role of the unconscious in invention; the medium of ideas — do they come to mind in words? in pictures? in mathematical terms? Much more. "It is essential for the mathematician, and the layman... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Honors Class: Hilbert's Problems and Their Solvers by Benjamin Yandell Publisher Comments This eminently readable book focuses on the people of mathematics and draws the reader into their fascinating world. In a monumental address, given to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900, David Hilbert, perhaps the most... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Numerati by Stephen Baker Publisher Comments Every day we produce loads of data about ourselves simply by living in the modern world: we click web pages, shop with credit cards, and make cell phone calls. Companies like Yahoo! and Google are harvesting an average of 2,500 details about each of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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Project Origami: Activities for Exploring Mathematics by Thomas Hull Publisher Comments When it comes to mathematics, paper isn?t just for pen and pencil any more! Origami, the art and science of paper folding, can be used to explain concepts and solve problems in mathematics-and not just in the field of geometry. The origami activities... (read more) List Price $46.75 Your price: $41.75 New - Trade Paper
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Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg Publisher Comments This extraordinary work takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey--from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the major realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, to the final destination of differential... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $29.00 Used - Hardcover
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Here's Looking at Euclid: A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math by Alex Bellos Publisher Comments Too often math gets a bad rap, characterized as dry and difficult. But, Alex Bellos says, "math can be inspiring and brilliantly creative. Mathematical thought is one of the great achievements of the human race, and arguably the foundation of all human... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times #03: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times by Morris Kline Publisher Comments Now available in a new three-volume paperback edition, Morris Kline's monumental work presents the major creations in mathematics from its beginnings in Babylonia and Egypt through the first few decades of the twentieth century.... (read more) List Price $32.25 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Flatland: The Movie Edition: A Journey of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott and Thomas Banchoff Publisher Comments Edwin Abbott's beloved mathematical adventure novel Flatland (1884) is being introduced to a whole new generation of readers and viewers through Flatland: The Movie, a dramatic computer-animated adaptation starring Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell, Michael... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics (Vintage) by David Berlinski Publisher Comments The acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Infinite Ascent offers an enlightening and enthralling tour of the basics of mathematics, and reveals a world of fascination in fundamental mathematical ideas. One, Two... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Fearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers by Avner Ash and Robert Gross Publisher Comments Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. Written in a friendly style for a general audience, Fearless Symmetry is the first popular math book to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird Publisher Comments Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No — an irreverent, entertaining, readable, and completely understandable explanation of lofty mathematical ideas. By starting in the familiar world and using a few simple steps of imagination, Edward B. Burger and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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