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Probability Theory: A Concise CourseThis book, a concise introduction to modern probability theory and certain of its ramifications, deals with a subject indispensable to natural scientists and mathematicians alike. Here the readers, with some knowledge of mathematics, will find an excellent treatment of the elements of probability together...
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Regular PolytopesPolytopes are geometrical figures bounded by portions of lines, planes, or hyperplanes. In plane (two dimensional) geometry, they are known as polygons and comprise such figures as triangles, squares, pentagons, etc. In solid (three dimensional) geometry they are known as polyhedra and include such...
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Gravitational Curvature: An Introduction to Einstein's TheoryThis classic text and reference monograph applies modern differential geometry to general relativity. A brief mathematical introduction to gravitational curvature, it emphasizes the subject's geometric essence and stresses the global aspects of cosmology. 1979 edition.Author: Theodore FrankelPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 07/19/2011Pages: 172Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize:...
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Space Mathematics: Math Problems Based on Space ScienceCreated by NASA for high school students interested in space science, this collection of worked problems covers a broad range of subjects, including mathematical aspects of NASA missions, computation and measurement, algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry, matrix algebra, conic...
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Fibonacci NumbersFibonacci numbers date back to an 800-year-old problem concerning the number of offspring born in a single year to a pair of rabbits. This book offers the solution and explores the occurrence of Fibonacci numbers in number theory, continued fractions, and geometry. A discussion...
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Theory of Elastic StabilityThe best available guide to the elastic stability of large structures, this book introduces the principles and theory of structural stability. It was co-authored by the father of modern engineering mechanics, Stephen Timoshenko, and James Gere, who updated the materials and worked closely with...
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Mathematics for Quantum Mechanics: An Introductory Survey of Operators, Eigenvalues, and Linear Vector SpacesAdvanced undergraduates and graduate students studying quantum mechanics will find this text a valuable guide to mathematical methods. Emphasizing the unity of a variety of different techniques, it is enduringly relevant to many physical systems outside the domain of quantum theory.Concise in its presentation,...
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Advanced Calculus: An Introduction to Classical AnalysisA course in analysis dealing essentially with functions of a real variable, this text for upper-level undergraduate students introduces the basic concepts in their simplest setting and proceeds with numerous examples, theorems stated in a practical manner, and coherently expressed proofs. 1955 edition.Author: Louis...
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Pearls in Graph Theory: A Comprehensive IntroductionInnovative introductory text . . . clear exposition of unusual and more advanced topics . . . Develops material to substantial level. -- American Mathematical MonthlyRefreshingly different . . . an ideal training ground for the mathematical process of investigation, generalization, and conjecture leading...
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Theory of HeatThough James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) is best remembered for his epochal achievements in electricity and magnetism, he was wide-ranging in his scientific investigations, and he came to brilliant conclusions in virtually all of them. As James R. Newman put it, Maxwell combined a profound...
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Entertaining Mathematical PuzzlesPlaying with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime -- as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve...
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Recipes for Messy Play, Revised Edition: 40 Fun Sensory Experiences for Young LearnersMessy play is one of the great joys of early childhood. Not only is it tons of fun, it offers so many opportunities to learn. Through engaging in messy play, young children: learn about their senses build literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills experiment with...
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Mega-Fun Card-Game Math: 25 Games & Activities That Help Kids Practice Multiplication, Fractions, Decimals & More--All with Just a Deck of CardHelp students meet the math standards with 25 skill-building card games and activities! Games motivate kids to play again and again, helping them develop automaticity in computation. Covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, averages, coordinate geometry, and more. Includes easy step-by-step directions and reproducible...
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Essential Cell BiologyThis text features lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Fifth Edition maintains its focus on the latest cell biology research. For the first time...
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and ProblemsWhether discussing hexaflexagons or number theory, Klein bottles or the essence of "nothing," Martin Gardner has single-handedly created the field of "recreational mathematics." The Colossal Book of Mathematics collects together Gardner's most popular pieces from his legendary "Mathematical Games" column, which ran in Scientific...
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Firefly Planisphere: Latitude 42 Degrees NorthA work of art [that] no amateur astronomer should be without. -- Astronomy Forum The Firefly Planisphere is a valuable tool for beginner and advanced stargazers. The previous edition, published in 2013, had star maps up to 2022. This sixth edition updates the maps...
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The Trilobite Book: A Visual JourneyDistant relatives of modern lobsters, horseshoe crabs, and spiders, trilobites swam the planet's prehistoric seas for 300 million years, from the Lower Cambrian to the end of the Permian eras--and they did so very capably. Trilobite fossils have been unearthed on every continent, with...
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How to Lie with MapsAn instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make--consciously or unconsciously--mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. The principles Mark Monmonier outlined back then...
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Chemistry: A Very Short IntroductionMost people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms...
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Cognitive Neuroscience: A Very Short IntroductionUp to the 1960s, psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism, which focused on stimuli and responses, and regarded consideration of what may happen in the mind as unapproachable scientifically. This began to change with the devising of methods to try to tap...
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