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  • A PhD Is Not Enough!

    A Guide to Survival in Science

    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

    $10.99 USD

  • 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

    $14.99 USD

  • The Prime Number Conspiracy

    The Biggest Ideas in Math from Quanta

    Edited by Thomas Lin ...
    The Pulitzer Prize–winning magazine’s stories of mathematical explorations show that inspiration strikes haphazardly, revealing surprising solutions and exciting discoveries—with a foreword by James GleickThese stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating the productive tension between conjecture and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Luck

    Understanding Luck and Improving the Odds

    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 USD

  • 100 Questions (and Answers) About Research Methods

    Series series SAGE 100 Questions and Answers
    "How do I create a good research hypothesis?""How do I know when my literature review is finished?""What is the difference between a sample and a population?""What is power and why is it important?"In an increasingly data-driven world, it is more important than ever for students as well as professionals to better understand the process of research. This invaluable guide answers the essential ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • 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

    $17.99 USD

  • What Is Mathematics? The Greatest Detective Story Never Told

    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

    $8.99 USD

  • Writing Math Research Papers

    A Guide for Students and Instructors

    by Robert Gerver ...
    Mathematics research papers provide a forum for all mathematics enthusiasts to exercise their mathematical experience, expertise and excitement. The research paper process epitomizes the differentiation of instruction, as each student chooses their own topic and extends it as far as their desire takes them. The features and benefits of the research paper process offer a natural alignment with all ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Lecture Notes On Mathematical Olympiad Courses: For Junior Section (In 2 Volumes) - Volume 2

    by Jiagu Xu ...
    Series Book 6 - Mathematical Olympiad Series
    Olympiad mathematics is not a collection of techniques of solving mathematical problems but a system for advancing mathematical education. This book is based on the lecture notes of the mathematical Olympiad training courses conducted by the author in Singapore. Its scope and depth not only covers and exceeds the usual syllabus, but introduces a variety concepts and methods in modern mathematics ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Credit Risk Management

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

    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

    $152.99 USD

  • Building Support for Scholarly Practices in Mathematics Methods

    Series series The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Professional Book Series
    Building Support for Scholarly Practices in Mathematics Methods is the product of collaborations among over 40 mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) who teach mathematics methods courses for prospective PreK‐12 teachers in many different institutional contexts and structures. Each chapter unpacks ways in which MTEs use theoretical perspectives to inform their construction of goals, activities ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Principles of Data Wrangling

    Practical Techniques for Data Preparation

    A key task that any aspiring data-driven organization needs to learn is data wrangling, the process of converting raw data into something truly useful. This practical guide provides business analysts with an overview of various data wrangling techniques and tools, and puts the practice of data wrangling into context by asking, "What are you trying to do and why?"Wrangling data consumes roughly 50 ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • THE MATHEMATICS BEHIND THE MUSIC VOLUME - 2

    MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATION IN MUSIC

    The relation to music and Mathematics is quite a thick topic to discuss because, in a very general sense, music is mathematics. It is a difference and consistency of changes in melody and rhythm that generates sound in a way that we enjoy and appreciate it. Many different applications have been used to describe these changes from logarithmic fluctuation in sound wave frequency to the difference ... Read more

    $7.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Differential Geometry Of Submanifolds And Its Related Topics - Proceedings Of The International Workshop In Honor Of S Maeda's 60th Birthday

    This volume is a compilation of papers presented at the conference on differential geometry, in particular, minimal surfaces, real hypersurfaces of a non-flat complex space form, submanifolds of symmetric spaces and curve theory. It also contains new results or brief surveys in these areas. This volume provides fundamental knowledge to readers (such as differential geometers) who are interested in ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Spectral Geometry Of The Laplacian: Spectral Analysis And Differential Geometry Of The Laplacian

    The totality of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian of a compact Riemannian manifold is called the spectrum. We describe how the spectrum determines a Riemannian manifold. The continuity of the eigenvalue of the Laplacian, Cheeger and Yau's estimate of the first eigenvalue, the Lichnerowicz-Obata's theorem on the first eigenvalue, the Cheng's estimates of the kth eigenvalues, and Payne-Pólya ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Encyclopedia of Knot Theory

    "Knot theory is a fascinating mathematical subject, with multiple links to theoretical physics. This enyclopedia is filled with valuable information on a rich and fascinating subject."– Ed Witten, Recipient of the Fields Medal"I spent a pleasant afternoon perusing the Encyclopedia of Knot Theory. It’s a comprehensive compilation of clear introductions to both classical and very modern developments ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • A Brief History of Mathematics for Curious Minds

    This book offers a short and accessible account of the history of mathematics, written for the intelligent layman to gain a better appreciation of its beauty, relevance, and place in history. It traces the development of the subject throughout the centuries, starting with the so-called Lebombo bone, the oldest known mathematical object that was estimated to be at least 43,000 years old, and ending ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Survey Research, Volume I

    The Basics of Survey Research

    Survey research is a powerful tool used in business, health care, government, and other fields that seek to understand how and why individuals behave the way they do. Properly conducted, surveys can provide accurate insights into areas such as attitudes, opinions, motivations, and values that serve as the drivers of individual behavior.This two-volume set is intended to introduce fundamentals of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Hangzhou Lectures on Eigenfunctions of the Laplacian (AM-188)

    Series Book 188 - Annals of Mathematics Studies
    Based on lectures given at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and Johns Hopkins University, this book introduces eigenfunctions on Riemannian manifolds. Christopher Sogge gives a proof of the sharp Weyl formula for the distribution of eigenvalues of Laplace-Beltrami operators, as well as an improved version of the Weyl formula, the Duistermaat-Guillemin theorem under natural assumptions on ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Writing Math Research Papers - 5th Ed.

    A Guide for High School Students and Instructors

    by Robert Gerver ...
    Mathematics research papers provide a forum for all mathematics enthusiasts to exercise their mathematical experience, expertise and excitement. The research paper process epitomizes the differentiation of instruction, as each student chooses their own topic and extends it as far as their motivation and desire takes them. The features and benefits of the research paper process offer a natural ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Mathematics Enthusiast

    Volume 12 #1-3

    Edited by Bharath Sriraman ...
    Series Book 1 - The Mathematics Enthusiast - Journal
    The Mathematics Enthusiast (TME) is an eclectic internationally circulated peer reviewed journal which focuses on mathematics content, mathematics education research, innovation, interdisciplinary issues and pedagogy. The journal exists as an independent entity. It is published on a print‐on‐demand basis by Information Age Publishing and the electronic version is hosted by the Department of ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Contextualized Mathematics

    Teaching and Learning Math with Contextualized Mathematics

    Whether you are an educator, student, researcher, or administrator, it has become even more critical now more than ever to understand what contextualized math curriculum is and how it can be applied inside an online or face-to-face math classroom. What is contextualized mathematics? What are the foundational research underpinnings of contextualized math curriculum? What have we learned about ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chaos, Information, and the Future of Physics

    The Seaman-Rössler Dialogue with Information Perspectives by Burgin and Seaman

    Series Book 15 - World Scientific Series in Information Studies
    The main part of the book consists of the dialogue between physicist Otto Rössler, and artist and AI researcher Bill Seaman with the commentaries disclosing information perspective by information scientist Mark Burgin and Bill Seaman. In this dialogue, Rössler and Seaman discuss concepts surrounding Rössler's major research over his lifetime. Additionally, each research topic is linked to the set ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • Representing 3-manifolds By Filling Dehn Surfaces

    Series Book 58 - Series On Knots And Everything
    This book provides an introduction to the beautiful and deep subject of filling Dehn surfaces in the study of topological 3-manifolds. This book presents, for the first time in English and with all the details, the results from the PhD thesis of the first author, together with some more recent results in the subject. It also presents some key ideas on how these techniques could be used on other ... Read more

    $47.99 USD