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Algebra Demystified (Demystified) by Rhon Huettenmueller Publisher Comments Unlike most books on algebra, this guide lets readers master algebra one simple step at a time--at their own speed. "Algebra Demystified" is loaded with diagrams to reinforce mathematical concepts, along with exercise sets, chapter ending quizzes, and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution by Keith Devlin Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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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 Humongous Book of Calculus Problems: For People Who Don't Speak Math by W Michael Kelley Publisher Comments Now students have nothing to fear … Math textbooks can be as baffling as the subject they’re teaching. Not anymore. The best-selling author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Calculus has taken what appears to be a typical calculus workbook,... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Algebra and Trigonometry With Modeling and Visualization by Gary K. Rockswold Publisher Comments Gary Rockswold teaches algebra in context, answering the question, “Why am I learning this?” By experiencing math through applications, students see how it fits into their lives, and they become motivated to succeed. Rockswold’s focus... (read more) List Price $196.95 Your price: $39.00 Used - Hardcover
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Computational Imaging and Vision #34: The Theory of the Moira(c) Phenomenon: Volume II Aperiodic Layers by Isaac Amidror Publisher Comments This book presents for the first time the theory of the moiré phenomenon between aperiodic or random layers. The book provides a full general purpose and application-independent exposition of the subject. Throughout the whole text the book favours a... (read more) List Price $140.25 Your price: $42.00 Used - Hardcover
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Philosophy of Mathematics and Deductive Structure in Euclid's Elements by Ian Mueller Publisher Comments A survey of Euclid's Elements, this text provides an understanding of the classical Greek conception of mathematics and its similarities to modern views as well as its differences. It focuses on philosophical, foundational, and logical questions —... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Surreal Numbers by D E Knuth Publisher Comments Nearly 30 years ago, John Horton Conway introduced a new way to construct numbers. Donald E. Knuth, in appreciation of this revolutionary system, took a week off from work on The Art of Computer Programming to write an introduction to Conway's method... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $13.95 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 $24.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Algebra To Go by Andrew (edt) Kaplan Publisher Comments - Numeration, number theory, and estimation - Linear and non-linear equations - Geometry and data analysis - Student Almanac with problem-solving strategies, writing in mathematics, test-taking tips, and computer skills- Yellow Pages with glossaries of... (read more) List Price $27.60 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Pure and Applied Mathematics #249: The Shape of Space, Second Edition by Jeffrey R Weeks Publisher Comments Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces. Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes... (read more) List Price $42.25 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Computability & Logic 4TH Edition by George Boolos Publisher Comments Now in its fourth edition, this book has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background, and because it covers not only the staple topics of an intermediate logic course such as Godel's Incompleteness Theorems,... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Concrete Approach to Mathematical Modelling by Mike Mesterton-Gibbons Publisher Comments WILEY-INTERSCIENCE PAPERBACK SERIES The Wiley-Interscience Paperback Series consists of selected books that have been made more accessible to consumers in an effort to increase global appeal and general circulation. With these new unabridged softcover... (read more) List Price $137.25 Your price: $50.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Prisoner's Dilemma : John Von Neumann, Game Theory and the Puzzle of the Bomb (92 Edition) by William Poundstone Publisher Comments John von Neumann invented the digital computer, played a key role in the development of the atom bomb, constructed a branch of mathematics known as game theory, and became a defender of a movement to bomb the Russians before they could bomb us. Now comes... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Ken Binmore Publisher Comments Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Solve Word Problems in Algebra, 2nd Edition (How to Solve Word Problems) by Mildred Johnson Publisher Comments Word problems?? No problem!! Be prepared when you get to the word-problem section of your test with Schaum's How to Solve Word Problems in Algebra! With this easy-to-use pocket guide, solving word problems in algebra become almost fun. This anxiety... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics by And Clapham Oxford University Press Publisher Comments This invaluable resource will guide general readers, as well as students, through the often bewildering maze of equations and theorems encountered within the mathematical universe. Nearly 1,000 entries have been added for this new edition covering... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Algebra (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Larry C. Grove Publisher Comments This graduate-level text is intended for initial courses in algebra that proceed at a faster pace than undergraduate-level courses. Exercises appear throughout the text, clarifying concepts as they arise; additional exercises, varying widely in... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Geometrical Methods in the Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations by V I Arnold Publisher Comments Since the first edition of this book, geometrical methods in the theory of ordinary differential equations have become very popular and some progress has been made partly with the help of computers. Much of this progress is represented in this revised... (read more) List Price $109.00 Your price: $55.00 Used - Hardcover
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