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  • The Half-Life of Facts

    Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date

    av Samuel Arbesman ...
    New insights from the science of scienceFacts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing.Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this ... Les mer

    100,96 kr

  • A Mind For Numbers

    How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

    av Barbara Oakley PhD ...
    The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Les mer

    143,89 kr

  • The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

    Learning to Learn

    av Richard W. Hamming ...
    A groundbreaking treatise by one of the great mathematicians of our age, who outlines a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived.What inspires and spurs on a great idea? Can we train ourselves to think in a way that will enable world-changing understandings and insights to emerge?Richard Hamming said we can. He first inspired a generation of engineers, scientists, and researchers in ... Les mer

    100,89 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Fermat’s Last Theorem

    av Simon Singh ...
    ‘I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.’It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community. For over 350 years, proving Fermat’s Last Theorem was the most notorious unsolved mathematical problem, a puzzle whose basics most children could grasp but whose solution ... Les mer

    135,15 kr

  • Infinite Powers

    How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

    av Steven Strogatz ...
    From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing popular science explanation of calculus—how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better.Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket.Though many of us were ... Les mer

    123,73 kr

  • Our Mathematical Universe

    My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

    av Max Tegmark ...
    Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present, and future, and through the physics, astronomy, and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp ... Les mer

    128,46 kr

  • Quantum Computing for Everyone

    av Chris Bernhardt ...
    FOR NON-EXPERTS: Get an accessible introduction to quantum computing as a mathematician explains quantum algorithms, quantum entanglement, and more.Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science!Quantum computing incorporates some of the most stunning ideas from 20th-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. Here,Chris Bernhardt offers ... Les mer

    150,89 kr

  • Storytelling with Data

    A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

    av Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic ...
    Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it!Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for ... Les mer

    339,69 kr

  • The Music of the Primes

    Why an unsolved problem in mathematics matters (Text Only)

    av Marcus du Sautoy ...
    (This ebook contains a limited number of illustrations.)The ebook of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician.Prime numbers are the very atoms of arithmetic. They also embody one of the most tantalising enigmas in the pursuit of human knowledge. How can one predict when the next prime number will occur? Is there a formula which could ... Les mer

    135,15 kr

  • Nonparametric Statistical Methods

    av Myles Hollander, Douglas A. Wolfe, Eric Chicken ...
    Serie Bok 751 - Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
    Praise for the Second Edition“This book should be an essential part of the personal library of every practicing statistician.”*—*TechnometricsThoroughly revised and updated, the new edition of Nonparametric Statistical Methods includes additional modern topics and procedures, more practical data sets, and new problems from real-life situations. The book continues to emphasize the importance of ... Les mer

    1 189,79 kr

  • Everything Is Predictable

    How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World

    av Tom Chivers ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting' Oliver Burkeman'A remarkable book about a remarkable theorem' Will Storr'Witty, lively and best of all, extremely nerdy. I learned a lot and so will you' Tim HarfordThomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the p... ... Les mer

    133,25 kr

  • Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension

    av Matt Parker ...
    'Maths at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan EllenbergMatt Parker, author of the No.1 bestseller Humble Pi, takes us on a riotous journey through the possibilities of numbersMathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exotic and fascinating ideas in mathematics. ... Les mer

    192,76 kr

  • Hidden Figures

    The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race

    av Margot Lee Shetterly ...
    The Top 10 Sunday Times BestsellerNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted ScreenplaySet amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program.Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating ... Les mer

    173,85 kr

  • Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

    av Robert D. Edwards, John Magee, W.H.C. Bassetti ...
    Technical Analysis of Stock Trends helps investors make smart, profitable trading decisions by providing proven long- and short-term stock trend analysis.It gets right to the heart of effective technical trading concepts, explaining technical theory such as The Dow Theory, reversal patterns, consolidation formations, trends and channels, technical analysis of commodity charts, and advances in ... Les mer

    514,23 kr

  • Alex's Adventures in Numberland

    Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics

    av Alex Bellos ...
    A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of mathsSunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize'Original and highly entertaining' Sunday Times'A page turner about humanity's strange, never easy and, above all, never dull relationship with numbers' New Scientist'Will leave you hooked on n... ... Les mer

    145,99 kr

  • Algorithms to Live By

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    av Brian Christian, Griffiths ...
    A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives.In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set ... Les mer

    122,03 kr

  • Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them

    A Journey to the Edge of Physics

    av Antonio Padilla ...
    What are the mysterious numbers that unlock the secrets of the universe?In Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them, leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics. These include Graham's number, which is so large that if you thought about it in the wrong way, your head would collapse into a ... Les mer

    167,04 kr

  • Escape from Model Land

    How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It

    av Erica Thompson ...
    'A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used' John KayHow do mathematical models shape our world - and how can we harness their power for good?Models are at the centre of everything we do. Whether we use them or are simply affected by them, they act as metaphors that help us better understand the increasingly complex problems facing us in the modern world. ... Les mer

    152,30 kr

  • Dialogues Around Models And Uncertainty: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

    av Pauline Barrieu ...
    This book helps develop a better understanding of how researchers from different scientific backgrounds view models and uncertainty. It provides key steps in fostering and encouraging interdisciplinary research, which is vital in addressing several big issues that society faces today, such as climate change, longevity, financial and actuarial risk management. To make progress in these areas, ... Les mer

    745,99 kr

  • Medical Statistics And Computer Experiments (2nd Edition)

    av Ji-qian Fang ...
    This volume consists of three parts: Part I comprises 11 chapters on the basic concepts of statistics, Part II consists of 10 chapters on multivariate statistics and Part III contains 12 chapters on design and analysis for medical research. The book is written using basic concepts and commonly used methods of design and analysis in medical statistics, incorporating the operation of statistical ... Les mer

    666,59 kr

  • Population Dynamics: Algebraic And Probabilistic Approach

    av Utkir A Rozikov ...
    A population is a summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. The main mathematical problem for a given population is to carefully examine the evolution (time dependent dynamics) of the population. The mathematical methods used in the study of this problem are based on probability theory, ... Les mer

    936,39 kr

  • Extreme Financial Risks And Asset Allocation

    av Christian Walter, Olivier A Le Courtois ...
    Serie Bok 5 - Series In Quantitative Finance
    Each financial crisis calls for — by its novelty and the mechanisms it shares with preceding crises — appropriate means to analyze financial risks. In Extreme Financial Risks and Asset Allocation, the authors present in an accessible and timely manner the concepts, methods, and techniques that are essential for an understanding of these risks in an environment where asset prices are subject to ... Les mer

    396,79 kr

  • Partitions: Optimality And Clustering - Vol Ii: Multi-parameter

    av Frank Kwang-ming Hwang, Uriel R Rothblum, Hong-bin Chen ...
    Serie Bok 20 - Series On Applied Mathematics
    The need for optimal partition arises from many real-world problems involving the distribution of limited resources to many users. The “clustering” problem, which has recently received a lot of attention, is a special case of optimal partitioning. This book is the first attempt to collect all theoretical developments of optimal partitions, many of them derived by the authors, in an accessible ... Les mer

    317,49 kr

  • Limits Of Mathematical Modeling In The Social Sciences, The: The Significance Of Godel's Incompleteness Phenomenon

    av Francisco Antonio Doria ...
    Current mathematical models are notoriously unreliable in describing the time evolution of unexpected social phenomena, from financial crashes to revolution. Can such events be forecast? Can we compute probabilities about them? Can we model them? This book investigates and attempts to answer these questions through Gödel's two incompleteness theorems, and in doing so demonstrates how influential ... Les mer

    745,99 kr