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Genome

The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

by Matt Ridley ...

"Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

"Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped.
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The Golden Ratio

The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number

by Mario Livio ...

Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago
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The Prime Number Conspiracy

The Biggest Ideas in Math from Quanta

Edited by Thomas Lin ...

**Explore the mysteries and latest breakthroughs of the mathematical universe with the Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine Quanta—beloved by Bill Gates!Featuring a foreword by James Gleick, New York Times-bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New Science**These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating ... Read more

$27.19 CAD

**Explore the mysteries and latest breakthroughs of the mathematical universe with the Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine Quanta—beloved by Bill Gates!Featuring a foreword by James Gleick, New York Times-bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New Science**These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating
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This Idea Is Brilliant

Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know

by John Brockman ...

Series Book 23 - Edge Question Series
Brilliant but overlooked ideas you must know, as revealed by today’s most innovative mindsWhat scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of the acclaimed science salon Edge.org (“The world’s smartest website”—The Guardian), presented to 205 of the world’s most influential thinkers from across the intellectual spectrum—award-winning ... Read more

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Brilliant but overlooked ideas you must know, as revealed by today’s most innovative mindsWhat scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of the acclaimed science salon Edge.org (“The world’s smartest website”—The Guardian), presented to 205 of the world’s most influential thinkers from across the intellectual spectrum—award-winning
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Math-ish

Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics

by Jo Boaler ...

From Stanford professor, author of Limitless Mind, youcubed.org founder, and leading expert in the field of mathematics education Jo Boaler comes a groundbreaking guide to finding joy and understanding by adopting a diverse approach to learning math.“Every once in a while, someone revolutionizes an approach to a difficult subject and changes it forever. That is what Jo Boaler has done for math. ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

From Stanford professor, author of Limitless Mind, youcubed.org founder, and leading expert in the field of mathematics education Jo Boaler comes a groundbreaking guide to finding joy and understanding by adopting a diverse approach to learning math.“Every once in a while, someone revolutionizes an approach to a difficult subject and changes it forever. That is what Jo Boaler has done for math.
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The Equation that Couldn't Be Solved

How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

by Mario Livio ...

What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not emerge from the study of symmetry at all, but from an equation that couldn't be solved.For thousands ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not emerge from the study of symmetry at all, but from an equation that couldn't be solved.For thousands
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Know This

Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments

by John Brockman ...

Series Book 22 - Edge Question Series
Today's most visionary thinkers reveal the cutting-edge scientific ideas and breakthroughs you must understand.Scientific developments radically change and enlighten our understanding of the world -- whether it's advances in technology and medical research or the latest revelations of neuroscience, psychology, physics, economics, anthropology, climatology, or genetics. And yet amid the flood of ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Today's most visionary thinkers reveal the cutting-edge scientific ideas and breakthroughs you must understand.Scientific developments radically change and enlighten our understanding of the world -- whether it's advances in technology and medical research or the latest revelations of neuroscience, psychology, physics, economics, anthropology, climatology, or genetics. And yet amid the flood of
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A PhD Is Not Enough!

A Guide to Survival in Science

by Peter J. Feibelman ...

Everything you ever need to know about making it as a scientist.Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find.In A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!, physicist Peter J. Feibelman lays out a rational path to a ... Read more

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Everything you ever need to know about making it as a scientist.Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find.In A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!, physicist Peter J. Feibelman lays out a rational path to a
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Endless Forms

The Secret World of Wasps

by Seirian Sumner ...

“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being InterestedIn this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects’ secret world, their ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being InterestedIn this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects’ secret world, their
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Luck

Understanding Luck and Improving the Odds

by Barrie Dolnick, Anthony H. Davidson ...

Have you ever noticed that you talk about luck every day of your life? Luck is your silent companion, sometimes bringing awesome parking spaces, a chance meeting with a new love interest, or a small windfall. Most of the time you probably don’t even pay attention to luck. Chances are, you only really think about luck when you buy a lottery ticket or participate in a contest.Luck is so much more ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Have you ever noticed that you talk about luck every day of your life? Luck is your silent companion, sometimes bringing awesome parking spaces, a chance meeting with a new love interest, or a small windfall. Most of the time you probably don’t even pay attention to luck. Chances are, you only really think about luck when you buy a lottery ticket or participate in a contest.Luck is so much more
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Pi, Imperatively

by Ken Ramsey ...

Pi is the controlling constant for circles, globes, orbits, the inverse square power distribution and many of the other fundamental aspects of our universe. This ebook is an effort to put forward the idea that a better understanding of pi is required. The entire knowledge base of our understanding of science could be greatly changed with additional efforts in the study of pi. ... Read more

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Pi is the controlling constant for circles, globes, orbits, the inverse square power distribution and many of the other fundamental aspects of our universe. This ebook is an effort to put forward the idea that a better understanding of pi is required. The entire knowledge base of our understanding of science could be greatly changed with additional efforts in the study of pi.
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Generalizations Of Finite Metrics And Cuts

by Elena Deza, Michel-marie Deza, Mathieu Dutour Sikiric ...

This book introduces oriented version of metrics and cuts and their multidimensional analogues, as well as partial metrics and weighted metrics. It is a follow-up of Geometry of Cuts and Metrics by Deza and Laurent which presents rich theory of classical binary and symmetric objects — metrics and cuts.Many research publications on this subject are devoted to different special aspects of the theory ... Read more

$56.09 CAD

This book introduces oriented version of metrics and cuts and their multidimensional analogues, as well as partial metrics and weighted metrics. It is a follow-up of Geometry of Cuts and Metrics by Deza and Laurent which presents rich theory of classical binary and symmetric objects — metrics and cuts.Many research publications on this subject are devoted to different special aspects of the theory
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Constructing Dynamic Triangles Together

Gerry Stahl's eLibrary, #6

by Gerry Stahl ...

Series Book 6 - Gerry Stahl's eLibrary
Rational thinking as exemplified in mathematical cognition is of undeniable importance in the modern world. This book documents how a group of three eighth-grade girls developed specific practices typical of such thinking through involvement in an online educational experience. The presentation begins by discussing the methodological approach adopted in analyzing the development of mathematical ... Read more

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Rational thinking as exemplified in mathematical cognition is of undeniable importance in the modern world. This book documents how a group of three eighth-grade girls developed specific practices typical of such thinking through involvement in an online educational experience. The presentation begins by discussing the methodological approach adopted in analyzing the development of mathematical
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Credit Risk Management

Basic Concepts: Financial Risk Components, Rating Analysis, Models, Economic and Regulatory Capital

by Dr Tony Van Gestel, Dr Bart Baesens ...

Credit Risk Management: Basic Concepts is the first book of a series of three with the objective of providing an overview of all aspects, steps, and issues that should be considered when undertaking credit risk management, including the Basel II Capital Accord, which all major banks must comply with in 2008. The introduction of the recently suggested Basel II Capital Accord has raised many issues ... Read more

$140.79 CAD

Credit Risk Management: Basic Concepts is the first book of a series of three with the objective of providing an overview of all aspects, steps, and issues that should be considered when undertaking credit risk management, including the Basel II Capital Accord, which all major banks must comply with in 2008. The introduction of the recently suggested Basel II Capital Accord has raised many issues
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Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

by Bertrand Russell ...

"This book is intended essentially as an “Introduction,” and does not aim at giving an exhaustive discussion of the problems with which it deals. It seemed desirable to set forth certain results, hitherto only available to those who have mastered logical symbolism, in a form offering the minimum of difficulty to the beginner. The utmost endeavour has been made to avoid dogmatism on such questions ... Read more

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"This book is intended essentially as an “Introduction,” and does not aim at giving an exhaustive discussion of the problems with which it deals. It seemed desirable to set forth certain results, hitherto only available to those who have mastered logical symbolism, in a form offering the minimum of difficulty to the beginner. The utmost endeavour has been made to avoid dogmatism on such questions
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The Birth of Ontological Mathematics: The Origin of the Ultimate Intellectual Revolution

by Jack Tanner ...

Ontological mathematics is the rational and logical explanation of everything. Where did it come from? If you wish to develop a profound understanding of ontological mathematics, the science that will shape the future of the human race, you need to know the context in which it evolved, and how it diverged from scientific materialism. Ontological mathematics is the subject that accomplished what ... Read more

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Ontological mathematics is the rational and logical explanation of everything. Where did it come from? If you wish to develop a profound understanding of ontological mathematics, the science that will shape the future of the human race, you need to know the context in which it evolved, and how it diverged from scientific materialism. Ontological mathematics is the subject that accomplished what
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What Is Mathematics? The Greatest Detective Story Never Told

by Dr. Thomas Stark ...

So, you know what mathematics is, right? Well, if you do, you’re a smarter person than Nobel laureates Albert Einstein and Eugene Wigner, who were baffled by what mathematics is and how it relates to science and the world. Wigner wrote a famous paper entitled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.” No scientist has ever explained why mathematics is so uncannily ... Read more

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So, you know what mathematics is, right? Well, if you do, you’re a smarter person than Nobel laureates Albert Einstein and Eugene Wigner, who were baffled by what mathematics is and how it relates to science and the world. Wigner wrote a famous paper entitled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.” No scientist has ever explained why mathematics is so uncannily
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Estadística básica para investigadores y administradores (principiantes y avanzados)

by Efraín Fernando Herrera Colmenares ...

En un mundo tan complejo, los profesionistas de cualquier área del conocimiento no toman decisiones sin usar números. Hoy, requieren más que el simple conocimiento de la aritmética para comprender lo que sucede en su entorno, por eso la estadística se utiliza cada día más.; actualmente es tan necesaria como usar la computadora o el teléfono inteligente, sin embargo, en México es precario su uso ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

En un mundo tan complejo, los profesionistas de cualquier área del conocimiento no toman decisiones sin usar números. Hoy, requieren más que el simple conocimiento de la aritmética para comprender lo que sucede en su entorno, por eso la estadística se utiliza cada día más.; actualmente es tan necesaria como usar la computadora o el teléfono inteligente, sin embargo, en México es precario su uso
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Experimentation in Mathematics

Computational Paths to Discovery

by Jonathan M. Borwein, David H. Bailey, Roland Girgensohn ...

New mathematical insights and rigorous results are often gained through extensive experimentation using numerical examples or graphical images and analyzing them. Today computer experiments are an integral part of doing mathematics. This allows for a more systematic approach to conducting and replicating experiments. The authors address the role of ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

New mathematical insights and rigorous results are often gained through extensive experimentation using numerical examples or graphical images and analyzing them. Today computer experiments are an integral part of doing mathematics. This allows for a more systematic approach to conducting and replicating experiments. The authors address the role of
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Prime Panorama

Collection of 1 Million Primes

by Rishit Logar ...

Prime Panorama offers an immersive journey into the realm of prime numbers - featuring a comprehensive collection of 1 million prime numbers meticulously compiled for research purposes.From the foundational principles of prime numbers to their intricate patterns and applications, this book dives into the fascinating world of mathematics with clarity and depth. Whether you're intrigued by the ... Read more

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Prime Panorama offers an immersive journey into the realm of prime numbers - featuring a comprehensive collection of 1 million prime numbers meticulously compiled for research purposes.From the foundational principles of prime numbers to their intricate patterns and applications, this book dives into the fascinating world of mathematics with clarity and depth. Whether you're intrigued by the
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Art And Practice Of Mathematics, The: Interviews At The Institute For Mathematical Sciences, National University Of Singapore, 2010-2020

by Yu Kiang Leong ...

This book constitutes the second volume of interviews with prominent mathematicians and mathematical scientists who visited the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore. First published in the Institute's newsletter Imprints during the period 2010-2020, they offer glimpses of an esoteric universe as viewed and experienced by some of the leading and creative ... Read more

$112.19 CAD

This book constitutes the second volume of interviews with prominent mathematicians and mathematical scientists who visited the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore. First published in the Institute's newsletter Imprints during the period 2010-2020, they offer glimpses of an esoteric universe as viewed and experienced by some of the leading and creative
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Liberated Time

by Val Parker ...

This unique book contains the keys toward understanding the entire universe. Science is a collection of the understanding of the ways of nature, and it simply reflects the current state of our understanding of such. The book reflects my commonsense view of nature, as well as my attempt to bring into order the chaos of the current quilt of stitched-together theories. It starts with the searching ... Read more

$5.39 CAD

This unique book contains the keys toward understanding the entire universe. Science is a collection of the understanding of the ways of nature, and it simply reflects the current state of our understanding of such. The book reflects my commonsense view of nature, as well as my attempt to bring into order the chaos of the current quilt of stitched-together theories. It starts with the searching
... Read more
THE SUM OF THE N-TERMS OF ARITHMETIC SERIES

SUMA DE LOS N-TÉRMINOS DE UNA SUCESION ARITMETICA

by Miguel Angel Garcia ...

This is a research about the Sum of the n-terms of Arithmetic Series. With this investigation, there is no need of knowing neither the first, nor the last term of the series, nor the difference between two terms. Written in both Spanish/English languages, I first offer the English version. ... Read more

$1.92 CAD

This is a research about the Sum of the n-terms of Arithmetic Series. With this investigation, there is no need of knowing neither the first, nor the last term of the series, nor the difference between two terms. Written in both Spanish/English languages, I first offer the English version.
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Dedicated to Research

by Sagarika Datta ...

No Available information at this time. Author will provide once available. ... Read more

$5.39 CAD

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