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ISBN: 9781780871608 - Chaotic Fishponds and Mirror Universes Chaotic Fishponds and Mirror Universes
Dr Richard Elwes

ISBN10: 1780871600  ISBN13: 9781780871608
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 25 Apr 2013
A beguiling investigation into the remarkable maths behind our everyday lives. What can we learn from fish in a pond? How do social networks connect the world? How can artificial intelligences learn? Why would life be different in a mirror universe? More

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ISBN: 9780141975658 - The Signal and the Noise Bestseller The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver

ISBN10: 0141975652  ISBN13: 9780141975658
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 18 Apr 2013
Reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, the author takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting... More

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ISBN: 9780691158211 - Digital Dice Digital Dice
Paul J Nahin

ISBN10: 0691158215  ISBN13: 9780691158211
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 05 Apr 2013
Some probability problems are so difficult that they stump the smartest mathematicians. But even the hardest of these problems can often be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation, in which a random-number generator simulates a... More

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ISBN: 9781454903949 - Math Puzzles Math Puzzles
Steve Ryan

ISBN10: 1454903945  ISBN13: 9781454903949
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co Inc Sterling
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 04 Apr 2013
Features squares, mazes and logics problems. In this title, intriguing and varied maths and number puzzles may mystify solvers and make the hours spent travelling speed by. All that's necessary are some basic addition, subtraction, multiplication... More

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ISBN: 9781454903871 - Sudoku Sudoku
Michael Rios

ISBN10: 1454903872  ISBN13: 9781454903871
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co Inc Sterling
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 04 Apr 2013
Features easy sudoku that one can do whilst sipping on their coffee. This book is packed with puzzles that are suitable for when you wind down and relax. It slips easily into a handbag or pocket. This title features easy sudoku that one can do... More

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ISBN: 9781846681998 - The Great Mathematical Problems Bestseller The Great Mathematical Problems
Ian Stewart

ISBN10: 1846681995  ISBN13: 9781846681998
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Mar 2013
There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem - they are enigmas which define mathematics. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to... More

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ISBN: 9780691158181 - Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics
Robert B Banks

ISBN10: 0691158185  ISBN13: 9780691158181
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 05 Mar 2013
Paperback ressiue, for the Princeton Puzzler's Series, 2013. Although we seldom think of it, our lives are played out in a world of numbers. Such common activities as throwing baseballs, skipping rope, growing flowers, playing football... More

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ISBN: 9781848878433 - The Joy of X Bestseller The Joy of X
Steven Strogatz

ISBN10: 1848878435  ISBN13: 9781848878433
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Mar 2013
Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularizers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths' most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life. Maths is everywhere... More

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ISBN: 9780486490694 - Loopy Logic Problems and Other Puzzles Loopy Logic Problems and Other Puzzles
Ivan Moscovich

ISBN10: 0486490696  ISBN13: 9780486490694
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Feb 2013

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ISBN: 9781466567917 - Project Origami Project Origami
Thomas Hull

ISBN10: 1466567910  ISBN13: 9781466567917
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc A K Peters
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 11 Feb 2013
Project Origami: Activities for Exploring Mathematics, Second Edition presents a flexible, discovery-based approach to learning origami-math topics. It helps readers see how origami intersects a variety of mathematical topics, from the more... More