Princeton Review Cracking the TAAS: Exit-Level Math (Princeton Review: Cracking the TAAS)
by Elizabeth Miller
Praise for Five Golden Rules "Casti is one of the great science writers of the 1990s...If you'd like to have fun while giving your brain a first-class workout, then check this book out."-Keay Davidson in the San Francisco Examiner. "Five Golden Rules is caviar for the inquiring reader...There is joy here in watching the unfolding of these intricate and beautiful techniques. Casti's gift is to be able to let the nonmathematical reader share in his understanding of the beauty of a good theory." -C...
For thousands of years, algebra consisted solely of expanding the list of problem-solving algorithms-a list of procedures similar in concept to the quadratic formula. But much of contemporary algebra focuses on identifying and describing the logical structures upon which mathematics is built. It is now clear that identifying and exploiting these structures is just as important for mathematical and scientific progress as the development of new algorithms. Algebra, Revised Edition describes the hi...
Unified Field Theories (Science Networks. Historical Studies, #13)
by Vladimir P Vizgin
Despite the rapidly expanding ambit of physical research and the continual appearance of new branches of physics, the main thrust in its development was and is the attempt at a theoretical synthesis of the entire body of physical knowledge. The main triumphs in physical science were, as a rule, associ ated with the various phases of this synthesis. The most radical expression of this tendency is the program of construction of a unified physical theory. After Maxwellian electrodynamics had unifi...
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This unique compilation includes more than 225 problems from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, ranging from "appetisers" (warm-up problems) through "main courses" (more challenging problems) and "desserts" (suitable for students with more experience in solving problems). The problems are conveniently grouped by topic or theme for easy selection.
In 2006, an eccentric Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. The Poincare conjecture is an extremely complex topological problem that had eluded the best minds for over a century. In 2000, the Clay Institute in Boston named it one of seven great unsolved mathematical problems, and promised a million dollars to anyone who could find a solution. Perelman was awarded the prize this year - and declined the money. Journalist Masha Gessen...
Vorlesungen Uber Die Neuere Geometrie (Grundlehren Der Mathematischen Wissenschaften (Springer Hardcover), #23)
by Moritz Pasch
Most popular books about science, and even about mathematics, tiptoe around equations as if they were something to be hidden from the reader's tender eyes. Dana Mackenzie starts from the opposite premise: He celebrates equations. No history of art would be complete without pictures. Why, then, should a history of mathematics--the universal language of science--keep the masterpieces of the subject hidden behind a veil? The Universe in Zero Words tells the history of twenty-four great and beautifu...
This is a charming and insightful contribution to an understanding of the "Science Wars" between postmodernist humanism and science, driving toward a resolution of the mutual misunderstanding that has driven the controversy. It traces the root of postmodern theory to a debate on the foundations of mathematics, early in the 20th century then compares developments in mathematics to what took place in the arts and humanities, discussing issues as diverse as literary theory, arts, and artificial int...
Der Berliner Mathematiker Karl Weierstraß (1815-1897) lieferte grundlegende Beiträge zu den mathematischen Fachgebieten der Funktionentheorie, Algebra und Variationsrechnung. Er gilt weltweit als Begründer der mathematisch strengen Beweisführung in der Analysis. Mit seinem Namen verbunden ist zum Beispiel die berühmte Epsilon-Delta-Definition des Begriffs der Stetigkeit reeller Funktionen. Weierstraß’ Vorlesungszyklus zur Analysis in Berlin wurde weithin gerühmt und er lehrte teilweise vor 250 H...
The Scientific Papers of Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor 4 Volume Paperback Set
by G I Taylor
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886-1975) was a physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest physical scientists of the twentieth century. Across these four volumes, published between the years 1958 and 1971, Batchelor has collected together almost 200 of Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor's papers. The papers of the first three volumes are grouped approximately by subject, with Volume IV collating a number of miscellaneous papers...
Nova Stereometria Dolorium Vinariorum / New Solid Geometry of Wine Barrels (Sciences Et Savoirs, #4)
In addition to mathematicians, this book is intended for a more general audience, for teachers and for researchers, for students in almost all topics, in particular in art, humanities, psychology, design and literature It is a truly interdisciplinary volume, and serves as a source for ideas and suggestions in several fields
Finite Mathematics and Calculus with Applications to Business
by Paul G. Hoel
A customized study program that includes full-length practice tests, detailed answer explanations, diagnostic test to guide your study schedule, score-raising strategies and tips, an in-depth review covering the colonial period to the 21st century, and chapter quizzes to reinforce learning.