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“michael frame”

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  • Fractal Worlds

    Grown, Built, and Imagined

    by Michael Frame ...
    A mathematician and a poet explore fractals as they appear in nature, art, medicine, and technology in this "instant classic" introduction (David Peak, Utah State University)." Fractal Worlds portrays math as math lovers know it: a beautiful garden, a place of curiosity and delight, a tribute to human creativity and the wonders of nature." —Steven Strogatz, author of Sync <stro... ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Geometry of Grief

    Reflections on Mathematics, Loss, and Life

    by Michael Frame ...
    " With poignancy and audacity, Frame builds an unexpected bridge between mathematical beauty and human sorrow, illuminating both." —Francis Su, author of Mathematics for Human FlourishingWe all know the euphoria of intellectual epiphany—the thrill of sudden understanding. But coupled with that excitement is a sense of loss: a moment of epiphany can never be repeated. In Geometry of Grief *, ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mathematical Models in the Biosciences I

    by Michael Frame ...
    An award-winning professor’s introduction to essential concepts of calculus and mathematical modeling for students in the biosciencesThis is the first of a two-part series exploring essential concepts of calculus in the context of biological systems. Michael Frame covers essential ideas and theories of basic calculus and probability while providing examples of how they apply to subjects like ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Benoit Mandelbrot: A Life In Many Dimensions

    by Michael Frame, Nathan Cohen ...
    Series Book 1 - Fractals And Dynamics In Mathematics, Science, And The Arts: Theory And Applications
    This is a collection of articles, many written by people who worked with Mandelbrot, memorializing the remarkable breadth and depth of his work in science and the arts. Contributors include mathematicians, physicists, biologists, economists, and engineers, as expected; and also artists, musicians, teachers, an historian, an architect, a filmmaker, and a comic. Some articles are quite technical, ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Mathematical Models in the Biosciences II

    by Michael Frame ...
    Volume Two of an award-winning professor’s introduction to essential concepts of calculus and mathematical modeling for students in the biosciencesThis is the second of a two-part series exploring essential concepts of calculus in the context of biological systems. Building on the essential ideas and theories of basic calculus taught in Mathematical Models in the Biosciences I, this book focuses ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Kitchen Science Fractals: A Lab Manual For Fractal Geometry

    by Michael Frame, Nial Neger ...
    This book provides a collection of 44 simple computer and physical laboratory experiments, including some for an artist's studio and some for a kitchen, that illustrate the concepts of fractal geometry. In addition to standard topics — iterated function systems (IFS), fractal dimension computation, the Mandelbrot set — we explore data analysis by driven IFS, construction of four-dimensional ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

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    Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 5 (Unabridged)

    by Giorgio Vasari ...
    Narrated by John Welch, Michael Frame, Leticia Miller ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 30 min

    In the fifth volume of his groundbreaking work, "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects," Giorgio Vasari delves into the lives and works of some of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. From the enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci to the masterful Michelangelo, Vasari's vivid prose and meticulous research bring to life the personalities, struggles, and triumphs of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions

    by Allen B. Downey ...
    "A delightful exposition of commonly-encountered statistical fallacies and paradoxes and why they matter." —Samuel H. Preston, coauthor of Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population ProcessesAn essential guide to the ways data can improve decision making.Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Allen ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The ABC of Relativity

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    The Nobel Prize winner offers "an ideal introduction to the theories of special and general relativity" in clear, comprehensible language ( Nature ).A renowned mathematician and philosopher , and as well as recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bertrand Russell was acclaimed for his ability to address complex subjects in accessible ways. In this classic reference book, Russell delve... ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sing Like Fish

    How Sound Rules Life Under Water

    by Amorina Kingdon ...
    A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

    The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

    by Andrew Thompson ...
    Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar• ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rabbit Factor Trilogy

    by Antti Tuomainen ...
    Translated by David Hackston ...
    Series Book 0 - The Rabbit Factor Trilogy
    Get ALL THREE books in the hilarious, award-winning, internationally bestselling Rabbit Factor trilogy in one GREAT VALUE set!An insurance mathematician's carefully ordered life is upended when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park … with criminals, desperate schemes, dangerous enemies, impossibly high stakes and the bewildering chaos of family life. A darkly funny, tense ... Read more

    $23.99 USD