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Fatal Defect: Chasing Killer Computer Bugs
An airplane crashes, killing eighty-seven passengers. A cancer patient receives a fatal dose of radiation from a machine designed to be foolproof. The ATMs at a New York bank debit customers twice their actual withdrawals, resulting in a loss of millions ... [... more]
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The Jungles of Randomness: A Mathematical Safari
We use the word random as though we understood what it meant, but, of course, its superficial meaning only betrays our deep ignorance of what is really going on. Random is mostly used to label anything we can't predict, from the roll of a die to our ... [... more]
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Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art
A visual journey to the intersection of math and imagination, guided by an award-winning author Mathematics is right brain work, art left brain, right? Not so. This intriguing book shows how intertwined the disciplines are. Portraying the work of many ... [... more]
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Math Trek 2: A Mathematical Space Odyssey
Take a wild and Wonderful Voyage Through the Universe of Mathematics! Just imagine how much fun it would be to explore the fourth dimension! Play baseball on an asteroid! Ride an alien bike with square wheels! Let Math Trek 2 take you on an intergalactic ... [... more]
$12.95
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Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone
There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in–and find out all the exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life. Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-strip roller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math ... [... more]
$12.95
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The Jungles of Randomness: A Mathematical Safari
Praise for The Jungles of Randomness "Ivars Peterson is, in short, the math teacher everyone wishes they had in high school." —Publishers Weekly "When many people think about mathematicians, they imagine solitary scholars whiling ... [... more]
$14.95
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Math Trek: Adventures in the Mathzone
There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in–and find out all the exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life. Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M?obius-strip roller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math ... [... more]
$22.75
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Mathematical Tourist: New and Updated Snapshots of ...
In the first edition of The Mathematical Tourist, renowned science journalist Ivars Peterson took readers on an unforgettable tour through the sometimes bizarre, but always fascinating, landscape of modern mathematics. Now the journey continues in a new, ... [... more]
$14.95
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Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar System
Exploring the outer reaches of chaos To those with an understanding of the history of astronomy, the title of this book is inherently contradictory. Chaos is a recent term used to describe systems where slight alterations lead very quickly to ... [... more]
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Islands of Truth: A Mathematical Mystery Cruise
modern mathematical research for the lay reader Well, not quite. I think this book is the sequel-in-spirit to The Mathematical Tourist, and the prequel-in-spirit to Jungles of Randomness (if I have the publication order right). This and Tourist are about ... [... more]
$14.95
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The Mathematical Tourist: New and Updated Snapshots of ...
In the first edition of The Mathematical Tourist, renowned science journalist Ivars Peterson took readers on an unforgettable tour through the sometimes bizarre, but always fascinating, landscape of modern mathematics. Now the journey continues in a new, ... [... more]
$20.00
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Mathematical Treks: From Surreal Numbers to Magic ...
Science News publishes a weekly column devoted to 'cool stuff' from the world of mathematics. There have been over 250 articles under the title 'Ivars Peterson's Math Treks'. New developments and their applications, old puzzles revisited, famous problems ... [... more]
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