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Get the Summary of Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Infinite Powers" delves into the historical evolution of mathematics, tracing its origins from ancient civilizations' practical needs to the sophisticated realms of calculus and infinity. The book highlights how ancient counting systems and geometry laid the groundwork for later mathematical breakthroughs, including the development...
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Written by three gifted-and funny-teachers, How to Ace Calculus provides humorous and readable explanations of the key topics of calculus without the technical details and fine print that would be found in a more formal text. Capturing the tone of students exchanging ideas among themselves, this unique guide also explains how calculus is taught, how to get the best teachers, what to study, and what is likely to be on exams-all the tricks of the trade...
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La matemática moderna se construye sobre las teorías desarrolladas en el siglo pasado por las escuelas francesas, en particular, por la escuela formada por los matemáticos reunidos bajo el seudónimo de Nicolas Bourbaki. Entre tantas grandes ideas, hay una que es fundamental, y es la de función entre conjuntos. Este libro está dedicado a entender dicho concepto.En el primer capítulo se estudia la definición de función entre conjuntos tomando...
4) Mathfatuated
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Mathfatuated includes unique poems representing math topics associated with the lovable subject, making it the perfect gift for the math lover.
Creating a poetry book about math can be a unique way of exploring mathematical concepts that may seem boringly challenging to some. Poetry can give a fresh perspective and bring an imaginative approach to learning about math. It can also help people remember mathematical concepts better. Moreover, it can...
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Mathematics has always been my 'weakness'. By weakness today I mean that I am in love with it. But I literally felt weak in my head also, when I was first introduced to – Calculus!Practice, practice, and more practice…there is no other way out. But often I felt if only I had a sort of handbook, a type of 'dictionary' (you know what I mean…) that would lay down the important features of the topic in a precise way, one after the other.I searched...
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William Dunham is a Research Associate in Mathematics at Bryn Mawr College. He is the author of Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics, The Mathematical Universe, and Euler: The Master of Us All, and is a co-editor (along with Jerry Alexanderson and Don Albers) of The G.H. Hardy Reader. He received the Mathematical Association of America's George Polya, Trevor Evans, and Lester R. Ford awards, as well as its Beckenbach Prize for...
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65 x 39 = 2535
108 x 312 = 33696
27 x 84 = 2268
Can you work out these calculations in your head? Many of us would say "No way!" For anyone who reads this book and learns the tricks it contains, it won't be difficult anymore.
This book aims to stimulate enthusiasm for math through rapid calculation, thereby creating a solid mathematical foundation for further learning. The goal is to express profound mathematical ideas in simple language,...
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"American Association for the Advancement of Science's Books for General Audiences and Young Adults" "One of American Association for the Advancement of Science's Books for General Audiences and Young Adults 2014" Oscar E. Fernandez is assistant professor of mathematics at Wellesley College. He is the author of The Calculus of Happiness (Princeton).
A fun look at calculus in our everyday lives
Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories...
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Colin Adams is professor of mathematics at Williams College and the author of many books, including How to Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide. He is also the humor columnist for Mathematical Intelligencer.
A novel that uses calculus to help you survive a zombie apocalypse
How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular...
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John A. Adam is professor of mathematics at Old Dominion University. He is the author of A Mathematical Nature Walk and Mathematics in Nature, and coauthor of Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin (all Princeton).
What mathematical modeling uncovers about life in the city
X and the City, a book of diverse and accessible math-based topics, uses basic modeling to explore a wide range of entertaining questions...
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"Professional, Scholarly Cover/Jacket Award, New York Book Show" Paul J. Nahin is the author of many bestselling popular math books, including Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt, In Praise of Simple Physics, and An Imaginary Tale (all Princeton). He is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire.
In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that...
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Avner Ash is professor of mathematics at Boston College. Robert Gross is associate professor of mathematics at Boston College. They are the coauthors of Fearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers (Princeton).
A look at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in mathematics today
Elliptic Tales describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics-the...
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"Winner of the 2015 Louis J. Battan Author's Award, American Meteorological Society" Ian Roulstone is professor of mathematics at the University of Surrey. John Norbury is a fellow in applied mathematics at Lincoln College, University of Oxford. They are the coeditors of Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics.
An accessible book that examines the mathematics of weather prediction
Invisible in the Storm is the first book to recount the history, personalities,...
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