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Painless Algebra (Painless) by Lynette Long Publisher Comments For students who are intimidated by all forms of math, here is a set of easy steps that lead to an understanding of elementary algebra. The author defines all terms, points out potential pitfalls in algebraic calculation, and makes problem solving a fun... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter Publisher Comments Douglas Hofstadters 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 life... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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In Code: A Mathematical Journey by Sarah Flannery Publisher Comments In January 1999, Sarah Flannery, a sports-loving teenager from Blarney in County Cork, Ireland, was awarded Ireland's Young Scientist of the Year for her extraordinary research and discoveries in Internet cryptography. The following day, her story began... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 3rd Edition by Eric Connally Publisher Comments With its combination of concepts and skill-building, as well as the focus on functions, the new third edition better prepares readers for calculus. In order to make this complex subject more engaging, the authors incorporate the rule of four, superior... (read more) List Price $214.95 Your price: $41.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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... (read more) List Price $3.25 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Introduction to the Practice of Statistics W/CD-ROM by David S Moore Publisher Comments The new Sixth Edition brings the acclaimed IPS approach to a new generation, with a number of enhancements in the text and with breakthrough media tools for instructors and students. It demonstrates how statistical techniques are used to solve real... (read more) List Price $142.50 Your price: $40.00 Used - Hardcover
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de Gruyter Studies in Mathematics #40: Differential Equations with Impulse Effects: Multivalued Right-Hand Sides with Discontinuities by Nikolai A Perestyuk Book News Annotation The equations discussed in this volume are used to investigate evolution, optimal control, and other situations that display uncertainty, ambiguity, and incompleteness of information. For researchers, teachers, and advanced students, this volume... (read more) List Price $178.95 Your price: $90.00 Used - Hardcover
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Geometry for Dummies (For Dummies) by Mark Ryan Publisher Comments Learning geometry doesn’t have to hurt. With a little bit of friendly guidance, it can even be fun! Geometry For Dummies, 2nd Edition, helps you make friends with lines, angles, theorems and postulates. It eases you into all the principles and... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook for Dummies (For Dummies) by Mark Zegarelli Publisher Comments Get the confidence and the math skills you need to get started with algebra! Are you about to jump into algebra? This easy-to-follow, hands-on workbook helps you brush up on your general math skills and practice the types of problems you'll encounter in... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics by Philip J. Davis and Reuben Hersh Publisher Comments In November 1619, René Descartes, a twenty-three year old Frenchman, dreamed of a world unified by mathematics, a world in which all intellectual matters could be dealt with rationally by logical computation. Descartes' Dream has now become a new spirit... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Riemannian Geometry During the Second Half of the Twentieth Century by Marcel Berger Book News Annotation Surveys the main developments in Riemannian geometry over the last 50 years, focusing on curvature and topology, the construction and classification of space forms, distinguished metrics (especially Einstein metrics), eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of... (read more) Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mathematical Ideas: 10th Edition by Charles D. Miller Publisher Comments One of the biggest issues college math instructors face is capturing and keeping student interest. Over the years, John Hornsby has refined a creative solution--bringing the best of Hollywood into his mathematics classroom. Mathematical Ideas applies... (read more) List Price $173.25 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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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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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... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 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. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between objects. Combining a rich historical narrative with his own personal journey as a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Statistics Essentials for Dummies by Deborah Rumsey Publisher Comments Just the essential concepts you need to get ahead in statistics This practical guide sticks to the point with discrete explanations of essential concepts taught in a typical first semester statistics course. From graphs and confidence intervals to... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Algebra I (Cliffs Quick Review) - Study Notes by Jerry Bobrow Publisher Comments 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 brushing up on pre-Algebra concepts or on your way... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics by Robert Donnelly Publisher Comments Not a numbers person? No problem! This new edition is aimed at high school and college students who need to take statistics to fulfill a degree requirement and follows a standard statistics curriculum. Readers will find information on frequency... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mirror Symmetry & Tropical Geometry by Ricardo Castano Bernard Publisher Comments Some papers from the conference are being published in other volumes. The six here cover closed-form expressions for Hodge numbers of complete intersection Calabi-Yau threefolds in toric varieties, anchored Lagrangian submanifolds and their Floer theory,... (read more) List Price $69.00 Your price: $35.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Notes on Lie Algebras by Hans Samelson Publisher Comments This revised edition of Notes on Lie Algebras covers structuring, classification, and representations of semisimple Lie algebras, a classical field that has become increasingly important to mathematicians and physicists. The text's purpose is to... (read more) List Price $61.25 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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