A Mathematician Reads The Newspaper -by- John Allen Paulos (1995). ISBN 0465043623. The best-selling author of 'Innumeracy' leads us through the pages of the daily newspaper to reveal the hidden mathematical angles of countless articles; he takes stories that may not seem to involve mathematics at all and demonstrates how mathematical naivete can put readers at a distinct disadvantage; he investigates the numbers that make the news in economics and politics, affirmative action, technological risk, health issues, spin-doctoring, sports, recipes, celebrity features, and more. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 212 pages. (BasicBooks/HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1995) In very good condition. Weight 400 grams.
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Another Fine Math You've Got Me Into... (Martin Gardner Presents) -by- Ian Stewart (1992). ISBN 0716723417. Mathematics. Brain-teasing and entertaining puzzles and games which provide a fresh understanding of some significant mathematical ideas, presented with curious characters and dozens of jokes and puns. Used second hand paperback book. 269 pages. (W H Freeman & Co, New York, 1992) In fine condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Boxes Squares And Other Things A Teacher's Guide For A Unit In Informal Geometry -by- Marion I Walter (NCTM 75th Anniversary Limited Edition, 5th printing, 1994). First printed in 1970, the material in this book has stood the test of time and still relevant to the mathematical teachers of today. Used second hand paperback book. 88 pages. (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Virginia, 5th printing, 1994) In fine condition.
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Corporate Finance Demystified A Self-Teaching Guide -by- Troy A Adair, Jr (2006). ISBN 9780071459105/0071459103. Corporate Finance explained; this book covers all key concepts of corporate finance with clear discussion of all the complex issues; loaded with formulas and illustrations to enhance understanding and lots of quizzes, test questions and a final exam. It first explains the basic principles of corporate finance, including accounting statement, cash flows, and ratio analysis; then gets into the specifics of such topics as the time value of money, interest rate conversion, payment composition, and amortisation schedules; valuing bonds, stocks, and options as well as measuring risk and return are also covered. Used second hand paperback book. 274 pages. (McGraw-Hill. 2006) In very good condition. Weight 460 grams.
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Dissections: Plane And Fancy -by- Greg N Frederickson (1997). ISBN 0521571979. Geometry. Mathematical Puzzles. Geometric dissections are the mathematical art of cutting figures into pieces that can be rearranged to form other figures, using as few pieces as possible; this book shows you many ingenious ways to solve these problems and the beautiful constructions you can create, and explains solution methods carefully: new and old types of slides, strips, steps, tessellations, and exploration of star and polygon structures; only a basic knowledge of high school geometry is needed. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 310 pages. (Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. 1997) In fine condition. Weight 800 grams.
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Dyslexia And Mathematics -edited- T R Miles & E Miles (Reprint 2002). ISBN 0415049873. Dyslexia is seen primarily as a limitation in the ability to deal with symbolic material, therefore special teaching techniques are needed; this book contains a wealth of material on individual cases and on children of different ages; all the contributors have had experience of teaching dyslexic children at various levels. Used second hand paperback book. 130 pages. (Routledge, London. Reprint 2002)In fine condition. Weight 200 grams.
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Five Equations That Changed The World: The Power And Poetry Of Mathematics -by- Michael Guillen (1995). ISBN 1567314058. The stories of Newton, Bernoulli, Faraday, Clausius, and Einstein are vividly brought to life by the author, revealing the political conflicts, social upheaval, religious sanctions, family tragedies, and personal ambitions that contributed to each man's indelible place in history. Used second hand hardback book in dust jacket. 278 pages. (MJF Books, New York. 1995) Some scuffs on dust jacket. Else in very good condition. Weight 400 grams.
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In Polya's Footsteps: Miscellaneous Problems And Essays: Dolciani Mathematical Expositions Number 19 (In Polya's Footsteps) -by- Ross Honsberger (1997). ISBN 00883853264. Mathematics Problem Solving. A book of miscellaneous mathematical delights; half a dozen essays are sprinkled among some hundred problems, most of which are the easier problems posed in various olympiads covering combinatorics, geometry, number theory, algebra, and probability along with 25 exercises and their detailed solutions. Used second hand paperback book. 316 pages. (The Mathematical Association of America. 1997) In fine condition. Weight 440 grams.
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Numbers And Shapes Revisited: More Problems For Young Mathematicians -by- Judita Cofman (1995) (Oxford Science Publications). ISBN 0198534604. Mathematics Problem Solving. By focussing attention on the links between patterns of numbers and shapes and on connections between algebraic relations and geometric and combinatorial configuration, this book aims to motivate deeper study of the concepts related to elementary mathematics, emphasise the importance of the interrelations between mathematical phenomena, and foster the interplay of ideas involved in problem solving. Used second hand paperback book. 308 pages. (Oxford University Press, 1995) Rear cover creased in top corner, else in fine condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Numerology Or, What Pythagoras Wrought -by- Underwood Dudley (1997). ISBN 0883855240. Mathematics. Numerology is the delusion that numbers have power over events, and is a descendent of number mysticism, which originated with Pythagoras, and is the belief that the contemplation of numbers can give mystical and non-rational insights into their nature and the nature of the universe; this book provides an outline of the history of number mysticism and numerology and gives many examples; it includes the Elliott Wave theorists, who explain the movements of the stock market with Fibonacci numbers, the biorhythmists, who explain our good and bad days using properties of 23, 28, and 33, the Bible numberists, who find 7s, 11s, 13s, or perfect squares in the Bible, the Pyramidologists, who see all of human history in numbers derived from measurements of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, the number-of-the-beasters, who view with alarm those who bear the number 666, the eminent scholar who asserts that Shakespeare wrote his sonnets keeping triangular numbers in mind (need we go on?). The message of this book is that numbers indeed have power, not over events, but over human minds. Used second hand paperback book. 316 pages. (W H Freeman & Co, New York, 1992) In fine condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Probability And Statistics (Schaum's Easy Outlines) -by- Murray R Spiegel, John Schiller & R Alu Srinivasan (2012). ISBN 9780071777513. Master these concepts instantly: descriptive statistics, estimation theory, continuous random variables, curve fitting, chi-square distribution, random numbers; with quick study tips, at-a-glance tables, easy instructions, memory joggers and rapid-absorption teaching techniques. Used second hand paperback book. 152 pages. (McGraw Hill, New York, 2012) Very good condition.
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Spline Models For Observational Data (CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series In Applied Mathematics No. 59) -by- Grace Wahba (1990). ISBN 0898712440. Statistics. This book provides a rather complete unified treatment of smoothing splines, starting with the classical polynomial smoothing spline, and including the periodic smoothing spline on a circle, both scalar and vector-valued splines on the sphere, and thin plane splines in the plane and in higher dimensional Euclidean spaces; in addition, it treats two special kinds of smoothing splines called partial splines and additive splines; the splines discussed here have numerous practical applications in data fitting of economical, medical, meteorological, and radiation data; Wahba provides applications to the solution of Fredholm integral equations of the first kind, fluid flow problems in porous media, and certain inverse problems. Used second hand paperback book. 170 pages. BKCB0059. (SIAM Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 1990) In fine condition. Weight 300 grams.
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Symmetry And Its Discontents Essays On The History Of Inductive Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction, and Decision Theory) -by- S L Zabell -general editor- Brian Skyrms (2005). ISBN 052144912X. Statistics. The essays fall into three broad categories; the first deals with the use of symmetry arguments in inductive probability, in particular their use of deriving rules of succession (Carnap's 'continuum of inductive methods'); the second group deals with four outstanding individuals who made lasting contributions to probability and statistics in very different ways: Frank Ramsay, R A Fisher, Alan Turing, and Abraham de Moivre; the last group deals with the problem of 'predicting the unpredictable': making predictions when the range of possible outcomes is unknown in advance. Used second hand paperback book. 284 pages. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005) Very good condition. Weight 400 grams.
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The Fifty-Nine Icosahedra -by- H S M Coxeter, P Du Val, H T Flather & J F Petrie. Third Edition 1999. ISBN 1899618325. Geometry. This paper enumerates & describes the polyhedra that can be derived from the five Platonic solids by stellation, i.e. by extending or 'producing' the faces until they meet again, always preserving the rotational symmetry of the original solid. Illustrated with black & white photographs and line drawings. Used second hand paperback book. 72 pages. (Tarquin Publications, Diss, Norfolk, UK. 3rd Edition 1999) In very good condition. Weight 200 grams.
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