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  • An Introduction to Information Theory

    Symbols, Signals and Noise

    by John R. Pierce ...
    Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
    "Uncommonly good...the most satisfying discussion to be found." — Scientific American.Behind the familiar surfaces of the telephone, radio, and television lies a sophisticated and intriguing body of knowledge known as information theory. This is the theory that has permitted the rapid development of all sorts of communication, from color television to the clear transmission of photographs from the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Lost Sci-Fi Books 596 thru 600

    Five remarkable stories. Five completely different visions of what may be waiting beyond the familiar world.

    by Henry Kuttner, George O. Smith, Joseph Wesley, John R. Pierce, Alan Nelson ...
    Narrated by Scott Miller ...
    Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi 5 Book Box Sets

    Unabridged

    2 hours 33 min

    Lost Sci-Fi Books 596 thru 600 brings together classic tales of unexpected fortune, manufactured happiness, dangerous journeys through time, unusual alien encounters, and human behavior pushed into unfamiliar territory.In The Cosmic Jackpot, George O. Smith turns an extraordinary opportunity into a fast-moving adventure where winning may create more trouble than anyone imagined. John R. Pierce’s ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Good Life, The

    The Woman Who Escaped Herself

    by John R. Pierce ...
    Narrated by Scott Miller ...
    Series Audiobook 608 - Lost Sci-Fi

    Unabridged

    30 min

    Some people spend their lives dreaming of being somewhere else. Sylvia Haskins is certain that fulfillment exists beyond the limits of her marriage, her home, and the small college town where she lives. When an unexpected opportunity allows her to break free from the routines she despises, she embraces a new existence filled with endless possibilities.At first, the world seems larger than she ever ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    An Introduction to Information Theory

    Symbols, Signals and Noise

    by John R. Pierce ...
    Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 12 min

    Behind the familiar surfaces of the telephone, radio, and television lies a sophisticated and intriguing body of knowledge known as information theory. This is the theory that has permitted the rapid development of all sorts of communication, from color television to the clear transmission of photographs from the vicinity of Jupiter. Even more revolutionary progress is expected in the future ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Cibola Burn

    by James S. A. Corey ...
    Narrated by Jefferson Mays ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - The Expanse

    Unabridged

    20 hours 7 min

    **With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade.The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Cibola Burn sees the crew of the Rocinante on a new frontier, as the rush to colonize the new planets threatens to outrun law and order and give way to war and chaos. Now a Prime Original series.**Enter a new ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Algebraic Equations

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    An essential outline of basic algebraic equations, formulas, properties and operations. This guide includes: properties of real numbers, operations of complex numbers and much more! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Logician and the Engineer

    How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age

    by Paul J. Nahin ...
    Boolean algebra, also called Boolean logic, is at the heart of the electronic circuitry in everything we use--from our computers and cars, to our kitchen gadgets and home appliances. How did a system of mathematics established in the Victorian era become the basis for such incredible technological achievements a century later? In The Logician and the Engineer, best-selling popular math writer Paul ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Advanced Calculus Demystified

    by David Bachman ...
    Series series Demystified
    Your INTEGRAL tool for mastering ADVANCED CALCULUSInterested in going further in calculus but don't where to begin? No problem! With Advanced Calculus Demystified, there's no limit to how much you will learn.Beginning with an overview of functions of multiple variables and their graphs, this book covers the fundamentals, without spending too much time on rigorous proofs. Then you will move through ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Indra's Pearls

    The Vision of Felix Klein

    by David Mumford, Caroline Series, David Wright ...
    Felix Klein, one of the great nineteenth-century geometers, discovered in mathematics an idea prefigured in Buddhist mythology: the heaven of Indra contained a net of pearls, each of which was reflected in its neighbour, so that the whole Universe was mirrored in each pearl. Klein studied infinitely repeated reflections and was led to forms with multiple coexisting symmetries. For a century, these ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Single Digits

    In Praise of Small Numbers

    by Marc Chamberland ...
    The remarkable properties of the numbers one through nineIn Single Digits, Marc Chamberland takes readers on a fascinating exploration of small numbers, from one to nine, looking at their history, applications, and connections to various areas of mathematics, including number theory, geometry, chaos theory, numerical analysis, and mathematical physics. For instance, why do eight perfect card ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Spacetecture

    by Daniela Bertol ...
    SPACETECTURE is part of a trilogy of books and interactive content exploring space and its transformation in the information age. The emphasis is on computing design applications, but the concept of space is also explored from an interdisciplinary approach ranging from geometry to psychology of perception. The content is presented in a rigorous theoretical framework and offers software independent ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Delicate Art of Brute Force

    How to Compute It When You Can't Solve It

    by Paul J. Nahin ...
    Using everyday computational power to tackle complex—and seemingly unsolvable—math problemsConfronted by a math problem of seemingly impenetrable difficulty, what can you do? In The Delicate Art of Brute Force, Paul Nahin shows how even if you can’t solve such a problem, you can still get an answer. The computational power of your own computer—the desktop in your home office, the laptop on your ... Read more

    $20.19 USD