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How Many Socks Make A Pair?
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Rob Eastaway |
"With plenty of ideas you'll want to test out for yourself, this engaging and refreshing look at mathematics is for everyone. If you already like maths, you'll discover plenty of new surprises. And i… |
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Concepts of modern mathematics
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Ian Stewart |
ix, 315 p. : 18 cm |
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The magical maze
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Ian Stewart |
Approaches mathematics using an assortment of puzzles and problems and the metaphorical structure of a maze. |
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Nature's numbers
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Ian Stewart |
Fascinating book explores the Phi (Golden Ratio) as found throughout nature. |
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Rubik's Cubic Compendium
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David Singmaster |
This is a collection of articles/essay's on the subject of the Rubik's Cube. Featuring articles by the creator of the puzzle, and various other people. |
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Outnumbered
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David J. T. Sumpter |
Algorithms are running our society, and we don't know what they are up to.
Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze … |
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The joy of mathematics
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Alfred S. Posamentier |
319 pages : 23 cm |
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The math behind..
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Beveridge, Colin (Maths coach) |
"A compilation of everyday events analyzed for their probability of occurring. The odds are determined using mathematical equations and science. An entertaining illustrated reference to the role of m… |
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Mathematics minus fear
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Lawrence Potter |
Puzzles and humorous examples show how math is connected to the everyday world and explain how skills in this field can help with winning Monopoly, gambling in Vegas, and solving Sudoko puzzles. |
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Things to make and do in the fourth dimension
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Matt Parker |
A mathematician and comedian offers games, puzzles, and hands-on activities to help those with a fear of math understand and enjoy the logical tools and abstract concepts of the subject normally only… |
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Alex Through the Looking-glass
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Alex Bellos |
From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, Bellos takes readers on a journey of mathematical discovery. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively per… |
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100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts
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John D. Barrow |
At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinity--after all, math is… |
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The Mathematical Tourist
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Ivars Peterson |
Ivars Peterson conducts the reader through the world of modern mathematics. |
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Mathematics
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Anne Rooney |
In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics. People have always sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathema… |
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The art of the infinite
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Ellen Kaplan,Kaplan, Robert,Robert Kaplan |
It takes infinity in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. It shows us some of the ways that Man grappled with all and reveals mathematics as one of the most … |
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Kepler's Conjecture
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George G. Szpiro |
The fascinating story of a problem that perplexed mathematicians for nearly 400 years In 1611, Johannes Kepler proposed that the best way to pack spheres as densely as possible was to pile them up i… |
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Poincare's Prize
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George G. Szpiro |
In the tradition of Fermat’s Enigma and Prime Obsession, George Szpiro brings to life the giants of mathematics who struggled to prove a theorem for a century and the mysterious man from St. Petersbu… |
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