Witty compelling and just plain fun to read . . . -Evelyn Lamb Scientific American The Freakonomics of math-a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of... Lees meer.

A collection of practical lessons that demonstrates how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies tackle problems from unusual angles and extract information from the data. The definitive guide to mathematical problem solving from one of the grea... Lees meer.

Part-history of the cosmos part-intellectual adventure this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions... Lees meer.

Do you want to learn about the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind. In this book best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira will inspire you with his humorous and engaging exploration of infinity.Written in clear simple language and aimed at a l... Lees meer.

Vladimir Arnold 1937-2010 was one of the great mathematical minds of the late 20th century. He did significant work in many areas of the field. On another level he was keeping with a strong tradition in Russian mathematics to write for and to directly teach younger s... Lees meer.

Describes the acceleration deceleration and inertial movement fluid dynamics and the motions of the earth moon planets and comets. This title deals with the fundamental three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity. It is suitable for scientists scholars... Lees meer.

FootAlllooked at in a very different way Pat Nevin former Chelsea and Everton star and footAllmedia analyst FootAll- the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy the modern game is filled wi... Lees meer.

Andrew Warwick shows how Britain educated many leading mathematical physicists during the 19th and early 20th century. Their knowledge transformed our understanding of everything from the flight of a boomerang to the structure of the universe. When Isaac Newton publi... Lees meer.

Tough Test Questions. Missed Lectures. Not Enough Time. Textbook too Pricey. Fortunately there s Schaum s. This all-in-one-package includes more than 2 400 fully solved problems examples and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus you wil... Lees meer.

Research in maths is much more than solving puzzles but most people will agree that solving puzzles is not just fun. it helps focus the mind and increases one s armory of techniques for doing maths. This book makes this connection explicit by isolating important mathe... Lees meer.

Statistics is the science that focuses on drawing conclusions from data by modeling and analyzing the data using probabilistic models. In An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics the authors describe key concepts from statistics and give a mathematical basis for im... Lees meer.

Dunham writes for nonspecialists and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist Artfully Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe... he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach and he writes so tha... Lees meer.

The third edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook is suitable for teaching all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences. As well as lucid descriptions of all the topics and many worked examples it contains over 800 exe... Lees meer.

How do mathematical models shape our world - and how can we harness their power for good. A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used John KayHow do mathematical models shape our world - and how can we harness their power... Lees meer.

The Institute for Theoretical Physics at Utrecht University quickly responded to this new challenge and created an international master s programme in Theoret ical Physics which started running in the summer of 2000. Ultracold Quantum Fields provides a self-contained... Lees meer.