Mathematics : Reference

Writings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the history of m......

If you use statistics and need a useful, up-to-date reliable sourcebook that provides simple definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-relat......

MATHEMATICS / ALGEBRA This book is written for a very broad audience. There are no particular prerequisites for reading this book. We hope students of...

Can geometry be exciting? It can for those who can appreciate the beauty of numbers and their relationships. This book contains a meticulous geometric inves......

Part of the joy of mathematics is that it is everywhere-in soap bubbles, electricity, da Vinci's masterpieces, even in an ocean wave. Written by the well-kno......

A treasure trove of stories that make mathematical ideas come to life. Explores math concepts and topics such as real numbers, exponents, dimensions, the gol......

MATHEMATICAL FOOTPRINTS takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times, and will play in the future, and uncovers mathemati......

From nutritional labels and box office statistics to terabytes and megapixels, the 21st century world is awash in numbers. How can the average Joe or Jane ma......

Pappas has come up with yet another way to make math part of your life. MATH -A-DAY is not a calendar and not a reference book, but a compendium of...

This volume is designed for the student desiring a greater understanding of the abacus and its calculative functions. The text provides thorough explanations......

Though the Japanese Abacus may appear mysterious or even primitive to those raised in the age of pocket calculators and desktop computers, this intriguing to......

Delves into the world of ideas, explores the spell mathematics casts on our lives, and helps you discover mathematics where you least expect it. Be spellboun......

Fraction, decimal, and percent skills come easy with plenty of practice!If your student needs extra help with fractions, decimals, and percents, this invalua......

What would you like to do with your life? What career would allow you to fulfill your dreams of success? If you like mathematics-and the prospect of a highly......

Filled with “a thousand fascinating facts and shrewd observations (Martin Gardner, Los Angeles Times), this “beguiling and lucid book” (San......

This is the perfect introduction for those who have a lingering fear of maths. If you think that maths is difficult, confusing, dull or just plain scary, the......

Mechanical Symmetry ... something new about moments of inertia. Simetría Mecánica ... algo nuevo sobre momentos de inercia. Mechanical Symmetry, a new con......

Ingeniero de Caminos (Civil engineer MSc equiv.) from the University of Santander in Spain. He has spent part of his last twenty years of activity doing appl......

From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to apprecia......

Über die Bogenform der Brücke Ponte Santa Trinità, welche in der italienischen Stadt Florenz erbaut wurde, gibt es schon seit Jahrhunderten viele verschieden......