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  • I Used to Know That: Maths

    by Chris Waring ...
    Series Book 19 - I Used to Know That
    If memories of learning algebra bring you out in a cold sweat and thoughts of quadratic equations cause you feelings of fear and dread, I Used to Know That: Maths can help. A light-hearted and informative reminder of the things that we learnt in school but have since become relegated to the backs of our minds, this book will help you to brush up on your mental arithmetic, including percentages, ... Read more

    $9.93 NZD

  • Birds

    by Jim Flegg ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for keen birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts to identify the most commonly seen species in Britain and Europe.Authoritative text and beautiful photographs show the distinguishing features of each bird, including notes on appearance, colour and ... Read more

    $5.99 NZD

  • The Number Mysteries

    A Mathematical Odyssey through Everyday Life

    From the author of The Music of the Primes and Finding Moonshine comes a short, lively book on five mathematical problems that just refuse be solved – and on how many everyday problems can be solved by maths.Every time we download a song from i-tunes, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our mobile phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. Maths may fail to provide answers ... Read more

    $12.99 NZD

  • The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers

    by David Wells ...
    Why was the number of Hardy's taxi significant? Why does Graham's number need its own notation? How many grains of sand would fill the universe? What is the connection between the Golden Ratio and sunflowers? Why is 999 more than a distress call? All these questions and a host more are answered in this fascinating book, which has now been newly revised, with nearly 200 extra entries and some 250 ... Read more

    $18.99 NZD

  • Statistics 101

    From Data Analysis and Predictive Modeling to Measuring Distribution and Determining Probability, Your Essential Guide to Statistics

    by David Borman ...
    Series series Adams 101 Series
    A comprehensive guide to statistics—with information on collecting, measuring, analyzing, and presenting statistical data—continuing the popular 101 series.Data is everywhere. In the age of the internet and social media, we’re responsible for consuming, evaluating, and analyzing data on a daily basis. From understanding the percentage probability that it will rain later today, to evaluating your ... Read more

    $13.69 NZD

  • The Maths Handbook

    Everyday Maths Made Simple

    by Richard Elwes ...
    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, then The Maths Handbook is your ideal companion.Covering all the basics including fractions, equations, primes, squares and square roots, geometry and fractals, Dr Richard Elwes will lead you gently towards a greater understanding of this ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD

  • Huge Numbers

    A Story of Counting Ambitiously

    by Richard Elwes ...
    'Fascinating and immensely readable' Ian Stewart'A charming tour through the realm of the very, very, very numerous, from the ancient world through to the distant future' Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be WrongWhat if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if that number were the biggest you had a symbol for? In ancient Egypt, those ... Read more

    $16.99 NZD

  • Algebra I For Dummies

    Algebra I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293576) was previously published as Algebra I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470559642). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.Factor fearlessly, conquer the quadratic formula, and solve linear equationsThere's no doubt that algebra can ... Read more

    $31.99 NZD

  • The Music of the Primes

    Why an unsolved problem in mathematics matters (Text Only)

    (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 ... Read more

    $16.99 NZD

  • Butterflies

    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly seen butterflies and moths in Britain and northern Europe.Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each butterfly and moth to ... Read more

    $5.99 NZD

  • Is Plastic Money Real? How Credit Cards Work - Math Book Nonfiction 9th Grade | Children's Money & Saving Reference

    Credit cards are very common these days. Instead of paying with paper bills and coins, buyers present plastic money. The amounts purchased are charged exactly as the price tags. How credit cards work should only be introduced after the basic skills of counting and making change has been established. Learn something new everyday. Make it a habit to read. Good luck! ... Read more

    $5.58 NZD

  • Metric In Measure Spaces

    by James J Yeh ...
    Measure and metric are two fundamental concepts in measuring the size of a mathematical object. Yet there has been no systematic investigation of this relation. The book closes this gap. ... Read more

    $61.47 NZD

  • Prime Wave

    Prime Numbers

    Series series Prime Numbers
    A PRIME NUMBER SERIES PREDICTIVE EQUATION. This new (@ 2016) equation defines the Prime Number Series to infinity proving they are not random and explains exactly why the apparently unusual PRIME DISTRIBUTION gaps exist as they do. The author proves that each Prime generates two waves, which intertwine, a little like a strand of DNA and demonstrates that each Prime forms infinitely long strings. ... Read more

    $10.21 NZD

  • Lecture Notes On Generalized Heegaard Splittings

    This book is part of the series of three books arise from lectures organized by Hitoshi Murakami at RIMS, Kyoto University in the summer of 2001. The lecture series was aimed at a broad audience that included many graduate students. Its purpose lay in familiarizing the audience with the basics of 3-manifold theory and introducing some topics of current research. The first portion of the lecture ... Read more

    $30.73 NZD

  • GRADE 10 (MPM2D) SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TESTS AND EXAMS

    INCLUDING MR W'S EASY TO FOLLOW STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS

    Series series MR W'S MATH STUDY GUIDES
    WHO IS MR.W?Dennis Irwin Weichman (MR. W) holds a Bachelors degree and Masters degree in mathematics from the University of Western Ontario. His series of Math Study Guides capture his teaching methodology best practices from 30 years as a high school teacher and 20 years as a private math tutor.It all started with the idea of simplifying the process of teaching math using a step by step approach. ... Read more

    $19.79 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Math Review

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    This guide includes the essentials covered in all the basic areas of math. It contains information on set theories, real numbers, integers, fractions and much more. ... Read more

    $6.51 NZD

  • Teaching and Learning Mathematics the Best Ways: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Students.

    Are you a mathematics student, who passionately love or hate the study of Mathematics? Are you a teacher of mathematics or a parent whose students or children have been engulfed in fears of mathematical problems , and have declared mathematics to be a difficult subject or that it is a boy's subject? Well, then this book is for you.The book provides explanations on How to Teach and Learn ... Read more

    $7.44 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La matemáticas en 100 preguntas

    Todos los conceptos esenciales para comprender las diferentes ramas de las Matemáticas: El origen de las matemáticas, el álgebra clásica y abstracta, los números reales y complejos, la teoría de funciones y el cálculo infinitesimal, la geometría, la estadística, probabilidad y combinatoria, la lógica y teoría de conjuntos, las matemáticas recreativas y los mitos de las matemáticas.Una guía para ... Read more

    $17.99 NZD

  • A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units

    by Donald Fenna ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Système International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units. This new reference work will prove ... Read more

    $5.98 NZD

  • How to Read Historical Mathematics

    Techniques for deciphering texts by early mathematiciansWritings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the history of mathematics provide some guidance, but what has been lacking is a guide tailored to the needs of readers approaching these writings for the first time. How to Read Historical Mathematics ... Read more

    $69.33 NZD

  • Handbook of Exact Solutions to Mathematical Equations

    Series series Advances in Applied Mathematics
    This reference book describes the exact solutions of the following types of mathematical equations:● Algebraic and Transcendental Equations● Ordinary Differential Equations● Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations● First-Order Partial Differential Equations● Linear Equations and Problems of Mathematical Physics● Nonlinear Equations of Mathematical Physics● Systems of Partial Differential ... Read more

    $135.14 NZD

  • How it All Works

    All scientific laws and phenomena illustrated & demonstrated

    In this beautiful and unique combination of art and science, this stunningly detailed book examines how the rules of science govern the the world around us, from the rooms in our houses to the planet, the solar system and the universe itself!The Universe is inconceivably complex. Its component parts though follow a set of unbreakable laws that have somehow been coded into their very fabric since ... Read more

    $35.59 NZD

  • … Ma davvero ho risolto l’Ultimo Teorema di Fermat ?

    Ho voluto ragionare attingendo al modus operandi di Pitagora, ma con quella conoscenza della matematica che poteva avere Fermat nel XVII secolo.La soluzione, data nel 1995, da quel genio della matematica che risponde al nome di Andrew Wiles, argomentata in centotrenta pagine di una matematica davvero a pochi comprensibile, non mi sembra compatibile con le affermazioni di Fermat. ... Read more

    $5.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus