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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Edwin A Abbott  
Publisher Comments Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction. Charmingly illustrated by author. Describes the journeys of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions). A...
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Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books)
by Anthony Ashton Publisher Comments During the nineteenth century, a remarkable scientific instrument known as a harmonograph revealed the beautiful patterns found in music. Harmonograph is an introduction to the evolution of simple harmonic theory, from the discoveries of Pythagoras to...
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet
Publisher Comments Traces the inspiring story of an autistic savant with genius-level mathematical talents, describing how he was eschewed by his classmates in spite of his near-photographic memory and super-human capacity for math and language, in a firsthand account that...
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The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
by Marcus Du Sautoy Publisher Comments In 1859, German mathematician Bernhard Riemann presented a paper to the Berlin Academy that would forever change the history of mathematics. The subject was the mystery of prime numbers. At the heart of the presentation was an idea that Riemann had not...
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
by Mario Livio Publisher Comments What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical...
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Joy of Pi (97 Edition)
by David Blatner Publisher Comments No number has captured the attention and imagination of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pi–or ? as it is symbolically known–is infinite and, in The Joy of pi, it proves to be...
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Why Beauty Is Truth: The History of Symmetry
by Ian Stewart Publisher Comments Hidden in the heart of the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, string theory, and modern cosmology lies one idea: symmetry. Symmetry has been a key concept for artists, architects, and musicians for centuries, but as a mathematical principle it...
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet Publisher Comments Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by the owner himself. Daniel Tammet is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life...
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God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History
by Stephen Hawking Publisher Comments Pulled together for the first time, and paired with commentary from the world’s most respected scholars, God Created the Integers presents history’s extraordinary moments in math, culled from 2,500 years of history and 21 distinguished...
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Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
by Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adam Synopsis Guesstimation is a book that unlocks the power of approximation; it's popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten. The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life. More and more leading businesses today use estimation questions...
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Divine Proportion
by H E Huntley Publisher Comments Engaging introduction to that curious feature of mathematics which provides framework for so many structures in biology, chemistry, and the arts. Discussion ranges from theories of biological growth to intervals and tones in music, Pythagorean numerology,...
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
by Charles Seife
From Powells.com 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...
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Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks
by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer Publisher Comments These simple math secrets and tricks will forever change how you look at the world of numbers. Secrets of Mental Math will have you thinking like a math genius in no time. Get ready to amaze your friends (and yourself) with incredible calculations you...
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Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics (Modern Library Chronicles)
by David Berlinski Publisher Comments In Infinite Ascent, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of The Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus, and Newton's Gift, tells the story of mathematics, bringing to life with wit, elegance, and deep insight a 2,500-year-long intellectual...
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How Round Is Your Circle? Where Engineering and Mathematics Meet
by John Bryant and Chris Sangwin Publisher Comments How do you draw a straight line? How do you determine if a circle is really round? These may sound like simple or even trivial mathematical problems, but to an engineer the answers can mean the difference between success and failure. How Round Is Your...
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Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics
by Michael Guillen Publisher Comments 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...
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A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash
by Sylvia Nasar
Publisher Comments How could you, a mathematician, believe that extraterrestrials were sending you messages?" the visitor from Harvard asked the West Virginian with the movie-star looks and Olympian manner. "Because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the...
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
by Mario Livio Publisher Comments 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...
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Fundamentals of Mathematics 9TH Edition
by Van Dyke Publisher Comments The FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS, 9th Edition offers a comprehensive review of all basic mathematics concepts and prepares students for further coursework. The clear exposition and the consistency of presentation make learning arithmetic accessible for...
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Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry
by Ian Stewart Publisher Comments At the Heart of Relativity Theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth, world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of...
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