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The Impossible Man

Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius

de Patchen Barss ...

**A New Yorker Best Book of 2024A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024A Financial Times Best Book of 2024A Kirkus Best Book of 2024A Daily Telegraph Best Book of 2024A "beautifully composed and revealing" (Financial Times) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose—"a stunning achievement" (Kai Bird, American Prometheus).**When he was six yea... ... Leer más

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**A New Yorker Best Book of 2024A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024A Financial Times Best Book of 2024A Kirkus Best Book of 2024A Daily Telegraph Best Book of 2024A "beautifully composed and revealing" (Financial Times) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose—"a stunning achievement" (Kai Bird, American Prometheus).**When he was six yea...
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The Great Math War

How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics

de Jason Socrates Bardi ...

A stirring account of the mathematicians who went looking for the bedrock philosophical foundations of their field and witnessed a house of cards collapse instead“A fascinating romp through one of the most consequential conflicts of the early 20th century.”—Johnjoe McFadden, author of Life on the EdgeAs the nineteenth century ended, mathematicians were celebrating a century of triumphs that ... Leer más

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A stirring account of the mathematicians who went looking for the bedrock philosophical foundations of their field and witnessed a house of cards collapse instead“A fascinating romp through one of the most consequential conflicts of the early 20th century.”—Johnjoe McFadden, author of Life on the EdgeAs the nineteenth century ended, mathematicians were celebrating a century of triumphs that
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Unequal

The Math of When Things Do and Don't Add Up

de Eugenia Cheng ...

Why the familiar equal sign is a gateway into math’s—and humanity’s—most profound questions  "Eugenia Cheng has opened up my mind to the wondrous world of pure mathematics in a way that I never thought was possible." ―Willow Smith, singer and actress  A New Scientist Best Book of the Year **Math is famous for its equations: 1 + 1 = 2, a^2 + b^2 = c^2, or y = mx + b. It can seem like that’s all ... Leer más

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Why the familiar equal sign is a gateway into math’s—and humanity’s—most profound questions  "Eugenia Cheng has opened up my mind to the wondrous world of pure mathematics in a way that I never thought was possible." ―Willow Smith, singer and actress  A New Scientist Best Book of the Year **Math is famous for its equations: 1 + 1 = 2, a^2 + b^2 = c^2, or y = mx + b. It can seem like that’s all
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Unraveling Topological Crochet

de Shiying Dong, Eve Torrence ...

Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
“Models in this book look magical. And as you cannot learn magic just from watching it being performed, so it is with topological crochet. In this book the magic of topological crochet is carefully revealed to the reader step by step. Follow it by making your own models and you will be rewarded with a deep understanding of topology and your own collection of beautiful crochet sculptures.”—Daina ... Leer más

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“Models in this book look magical. And as you cannot learn magic just from watching it being performed, so it is with topological crochet. In this book the magic of topological crochet is carefully revealed to the reader step by step. Follow it by making your own models and you will be rewarded with a deep understanding of topology and your own collection of beautiful crochet sculptures.”—Daina
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The Little Book of Aliens

de Adam Frank ...

“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.” —Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our search for extraterrestrial life and the field of astrobiology, questions we stand ready to answer ... Leer más

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“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.” —Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our search for extraterrestrial life and the field of astrobiology, questions we stand ready to answer
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The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

de Eugenia Cheng ...

**How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth world “Advanced mathematics could make a meaningful contribution to creating a better society. . . this book is proof it can.” —*Guardian ***In a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In* The Art of Logic in an Illogical World*, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to ... Leer más

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**How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth world “Advanced mathematics could make a meaningful contribution to creating a better society. . . this book is proof it can.” —*Guardian ***In a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In* The Art of Logic in an Illogical World*, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to
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The Kingdom of Infinite Number

A Field Guide

de Bryan Bunch ...

Transform how you see the world with this insightful handbook to individual numbers and the properties, patterns, and relationships that make them unique."Here is the guide to numbers that we have all been waiting for. It's the perfect bedside reader, chock full of lots of interesting math you can absorb one number at a time." —Colin C. Adams, Mark Hopkins Professor of Mathematics, Williams ... Leer más

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Transform how you see the world with this insightful handbook to individual numbers and the properties, patterns, and relationships that make them unique."Here is the guide to numbers that we have all been waiting for. It's the perfect bedside reader, chock full of lots of interesting math you can absorb one number at a time." —Colin C. Adams, Mark Hopkins Professor of Mathematics, Williams
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Minute Six

How High-Performance Teams Navigate the Unknown

de Kevin Fong ...

No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T... ... Leer más

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No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T...
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Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

de Carl Joseph West ...

There is no real reason why the theory of statistical methods should remain in obscurity. The necessary mathematics is largely elementary arithmetic and except in a few cases there is no need for higher mathematics. This book presupposes a reasonable familiarity with elementary mathematics only. ... Leer más

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There is no real reason why the theory of statistical methods should remain in obscurity. The necessary mathematics is largely elementary arithmetic and except in a few cases there is no need for higher mathematics. This book presupposes a reasonable familiarity with elementary mathematics only.
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Endless Forms

The Secret World of Wasps

de Seirian Sumner ...

“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being InterestedIn this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects’ secret world, their ... Leer más

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“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being InterestedIn this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects’ secret world, their
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統計學圖鑑：未來10年的最熱技能，保持領先，必學「極簡統計」！

統計学図鑑

de 栗原伸一, 丸山敦史 ...

Traducido por 李貞慧 ...

*此書為固定版面格式，建議使用平板或電腦閱讀*◎開創學習統計學的「最小阻力之路」：鎖定「學校或公司需要統計分析，自己卻不知從何著手」、「雖讀過基本入門書籍，實際分析時卻不知該選哪種手法」讀者群，提供「極簡運用法」。◎11大章節，從基礎到運用層層遞進：從【機率分配】→【信賴區間估計】→【假設檢定】→【變異數分析與多重比較】→【貝氏統計學與大數據】……共11大章節，從基礎到應用，創造學習統計學的最短路徑。◎圖鑑式內頁，將抽象觀念畫作具象解析：透過大量的圖表和插圖，將難以理解的觀念化作具象圖解，配合補充專欄全面性架構基礎知識，紮穩飛越前的地基。前些日子，紐約時報送給即將畢業的大學生一篇報導，標題如下：「今天我只對即將畢業的你們說一句話，那就是『統計』。」Google首席經濟分析師提及「今後十年最有吸引力的工作將是Statistician（統計專家）。」馬雲說：「中國極端缺... ... Leer más

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*此書為固定版面格式，建議使用平板或電腦閱讀*◎開創學習統計學的「最小阻力之路」：鎖定「學校或公司需要統計分析，自己卻不知從何著手」、「雖讀過基本入門書籍，實際分析時卻不知該選哪種手法」讀者群，提供「極簡運用法」。◎11大章節，從基礎到運用層層遞進：從【機率分配】→【信賴區間估計】→【假設檢定】→【變異數分析與多重比較】→【貝氏統計學與大數據】……共11大章節，從基礎到應用，創造學習統計學的最短路徑。◎圖鑑式內頁，將抽象觀念畫作具象解析：透過大量的圖表和插圖，將難以理解的觀念化作具象圖解，配合補充專欄全面性架構基礎知識，紮穩飛越前的地基。前些日子，紐約時報送給即將畢業的大學生一篇報導，標題如下：「今天我只對即將畢業的你們說一句話，那就是『統計』。」Google首席經濟分析師提及「今後十年最有吸引力的工作將是Statistician（統計專家）。」馬雲說：「中國極端缺...
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A Mind For Numbers

How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

de Barbara Oakley PhD ...

The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Leer más

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The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand
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Contemporary Brainteasers

de Terry Stickels ...

Series series Dover Math Games & Puzzles
How many cards do I have to deal before I know for certain that you have a straight?If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages?How many days are in five million seconds?If you think these are good questions, this is the book for you! Over two hundred entertaining puzzles involving mathematical and mechanical calculations include challenges to ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

How many cards do I have to deal before I know for certain that you have a straight?If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages?How many days are in five million seconds?If you think these are good questions, this is the book for you! Over two hundred entertaining puzzles involving mathematical and mechanical calculations include challenges to
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The Waltz of Reason

The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy

de Karl Sigmund ...

**"A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts" (Publishers Weekly)Winner of the Neumann Prize**“Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here,” Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees.In The Waltz of Reason, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our understanding of space, chance, logic, ... Leer más

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**"A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts" (Publishers Weekly)Winner of the Neumann Prize**“Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here,” Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees.In The Waltz of Reason, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our understanding of space, chance, logic,
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Meta Math!

The Quest for Omega

de Gregory Chaitin ...

Gregory Chaitin, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.Chaitin’s revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the universe and the very nature of ... Leer más

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Gregory Chaitin, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.Chaitin’s revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the universe and the very nature of
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Wonders in Motion

The Story of Dynamics

de David Acheson ...

What makes an aeroplane fly? Why aren't rollercoasters circular? And how long would it take to fall right through the Earth? This wide-ranging popular introduction to the science of motion tells the story of how dynamics developed, from Galileo's time to the present day. Including such exciting discoveries as the motion of the planets, the dynamics of spinning objects, wave motion, elasticity, and ... Leer más

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What makes an aeroplane fly? Why aren't rollercoasters circular? And how long would it take to fall right through the Earth? This wide-ranging popular introduction to the science of motion tells the story of how dynamics developed, from Galileo's time to the present day. Including such exciting discoveries as the motion of the planets, the dynamics of spinning objects, wave motion, elasticity, and
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How to Solve It

A New Aspect of Mathematical Method

de G. Polya ...

Series series Princeton Science Library
A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight.In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have ... Leer más

$15.89 USD

A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight.In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have
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The Language of Mathematics

The Stories behind the Symbols

de Raúl Rojas ...

Traducido por Eduardo Aparicio ...

A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating historiesGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language. The Language of Mathematics is a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated collection of short, colorful histories of the most commonly used symbols in mathematics, providing readers with an engaging introduction to the origins, evolution, ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating historiesGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language. The Language of Mathematics is a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated collection of short, colorful histories of the most commonly used symbols in mathematics, providing readers with an engaging introduction to the origins, evolution,
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Love Triangle

How Trigonometry Shapes the World

de Matt Parker ...

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible**Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it.In Love ... Leer más

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible**Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it.In Love
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The God Game

de Mike Hockney ...

What is the "answer to everything"? Pythagoras provided a glimpse of the answer 2,500 years ago when he declared, "All things are numbers". Mathematics is literally everything. Unlike science, mathematics offers certainty and absolute knowledge. Mathematics unifies science, religion and metaphysics and is the true Grand Unified Theory of Everything. No experiment can ever contradict a mathematical ... Leer más

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What is the "answer to everything"? Pythagoras provided a glimpse of the answer 2,500 years ago when he declared, "All things are numbers". Mathematics is literally everything. Unlike science, mathematics offers certainty and absolute knowledge. Mathematics unifies science, religion and metaphysics and is the true Grand Unified Theory of Everything. No experiment can ever contradict a mathematical
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Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

Stripping the Dread from the Data

de Charles Wheelan ...

The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues ... Leer más

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The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues
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Superintelligence

Paths, Dangers, Strategies

de Nick Bostrom ...

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of ... Leer más

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The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of
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The Golden Ratio

The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number

de Mario Livio ...

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 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

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 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago
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Why String Theory?

de Joseph Conlon ...

Series series Discovering Physics
Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers.During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental ... Leer más

$45.99 USD

Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers.During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental
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