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1) The math book: from pythagoras to the 57th dimension, 250 milestones in the history of mathematics
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The Neumann Prize-winning, illustrated exploration of mathematics-from its timeless mysteries to its history of mind-boggling discoveries.
Beginning millions of years ago with ancient "ant odometers" and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, The Math Book covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers,...
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The book that Daniel Tammet, bestselling author and mathematical savant, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes, everyday examples, and ruminations on history, literature, and more, Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way numbers, fractions, and equations underpin all our lives. His idiosyncratic worldview gives us new perspectives on...
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"Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new mathematical idea, and varying the tricks in turn...
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"In Sam Solves, beginning readers follow along as Sam solves math word problems by acting them out using everyday objects and by drawing pictures. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a key math concept. A supplementary quiz asks readers to solve a two-part word problem using both objects and drawings, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary....
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Mathletics is a remarkably entertaining book that shows readers how to use simple mathematics to analyze a range of statistical and probability-related questions in professional baseball, basketball, and football, and in sports gambling. How does professional baseball evaluate hitters? Is a singles hitter like Wade Boggs more valuable than a power hitter like David Ortiz? Should NFL teams pass or run more often on first downs? Could professional basketball...
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"Math can be fun, fantastic, and even magical. Fun, hands-on activities bring STEAM learning to life. Simple, step-by-step instructions paired with colorful photos makes learning fun. Follow along with five magical math tricks. Then, learn how mathematicians make magic just like you!"--
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MATH MAGIC revised edition is for all of us who need and want to improve our understanding of math. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun.
Scott Flansburg's heartfelt belief is that there are no “mathematical illiterates,” just people who have not learned how to make math work for them. But millions of otherwise successful adults are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don't know how to figure...
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"The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples--from ice cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares--this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly magical properties behind those formulas and equations that once left your head spinning. You'll learn the key ideas of classic areas of mathematics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry,...
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Get the Summary of Oliver Theobald's Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners" by Oliver Theobald provides an introduction to the expansive field of data science, which includes big data, AI, data mining, and machine learning. The book traces the evolution of data analysis from classical statistics, which could be managed manually, to the...
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La mayor parte de las matemáticas se presenta en este libro, desde los conceptos básicos y elementales hasta las áreas más complejas y avanzadas.Las matemáticas se abordan tanto desde un punto de vista teórico, exponiendo teoremas y definiciones de cada tipo particular, como a nivel práctico, llegando a resolver más de 1.000 ejercicios.El acercamiento a las matemáticas está dado por el conocimiento progresivo, exponiendo los distintos capítulos...
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"John Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters" "John Willard Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, American Mathematical Society" John Milnor is Professor of Mathematics and Co-Director of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences at SUNY, Stony Brook. He is the author of Topology from the Differential Viewpoint, Singular Points of Complex Hypersurfaces, Morse Theory,...
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Este libro sienta las bases de las matemáticas, empezando por la lógica y las operaciones elementales y pasando por temas como la trigonometría, los números complejos, las notaciones matriciales y vectoriales, al tiempo que aborda la geometría plana, sólida y analítica, así como los rudimentos del cálculo combinatorio y numérico. Estos temas son necesarios para la comprensión del análisis matemático y de todos los desarrollos modernos,...
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La mayor parte de las matemáticas se presenta en este libro, desde los conceptos básicos y elementales hasta las áreas más complejas y avanzadas.Las matemáticas se abordan tanto desde un punto de vista teórico, exponiendo teoremas y definiciones de cada tipo particular, como a nivel práctico, llegando a resolver más de 1.000 ejercicios.El acercamiento a las matemáticas está dado por el conocimiento progresivo, exponiendo los distintos capítulos...
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Michael Huber is associate professor of mathematics at Muhlenberg College.
Fun math puzzles based on the Twelve Labors of Hercules
How might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have used mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors? From conquering the Nemean Lion and cleaning out the Augean Stables, to capturing the Erymanthean Boar and entering the Underworld to defeat the three-headed dog Cerberus, Hercules and his legend...
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La plupart des mathématiques sont présentées dans ce livre, en partant des concepts de base et élémentaires pour explorer les domaines les plus complexes et avancés.Les mathématiques sont abordées à la fois d'un point de vue théorique, en exposant des théorèmes et des définitions de chaque type particulier, et sur le plan pratique, en résolvant plus de 1 000 exercices.L'approche des mathématiques est donnée par des connaissances progressives,...
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Mircea Pitici holds a PhD mathematics education from Cornell University, where he teaches math and writing. He has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010.
The year's most memorable writing on mathematics
This anthology brings together the year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in mathematics, The Best Writing on Mathematics makes available to a wide...
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Esta excelente obra es un valioso estudio histórico sobre el origen y desarrollo de las matemáticas desde los tiempos más remotos, cuando las antiguas civilizaciones comenzaron a desarrollar los números y sus propiedades, hasta el vertiginoso dominio de la informática y el ciberespacio de nuestros días. No es un tratado exclusivo para matemáticos y científicos, sino una amena y cautivadora narración de los hechos más importantes en la historia...
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This book lays the foundations of mathematics, starting with logic and elementary operations and moving on to topics such as trigonometry, complex numbers, matrix and vector notations, while addressing plane, solid and analytic geometry, as well as the rudiments of combinatorial and numerical calculus. Such topics are necessary for the understanding of mathematical analysis and all modern developments, while providing a useful extension of knowledge...
19) EZ Math Workbook
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I HATE MATH.....There I said it! I bet thousands of students and parents have said it. When I was really having problems with Algebra in the 9th grade, my Grandmother ( who was a teacher) told me "math isn't hard if you understand it".
When I started my career in teaching math in Jacksonville Florida I soon learned that all the math books we had were lacking really good easy to understand instructions on explaining specific areas. Most of...
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