Mathematical foundations Books
Cambridge University Press The Combination of Observations
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1931, this book is the second edition of a 1917 original. The text provides an account of the method of least squares, aiming to obtain the best interpretation of the results of experiment without consideration of the way in which these results are obtained.Table of Contents1. Errors of observation; 2. The law of error; 3. The case of one unknown; 4. Observations of a different weight; 5. The general problem of the adjustment of indirect observations involving several unknown quantities; 6. Evaluation of the most probable values of the unknowns, their weights and probable errors; 7. The adjustment of conditioned observations; 8. The rejection of observations; 9. Alternatives to the normal law of errors; 10. Correlation; 11. Harmonic analysis; 12. The periodogram; Appendices; Index.
£27.99
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Aleks 360 18 Weeks for Basic College Math with
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£126.06
Pearson Education (US) Student Solutions Manual for Finite Mathematics
Book Synopsis Larry Goldstein has received several distinguished teaching awards, given more than fifty Conference and Colloquium talks & addresses, and written more than fifty books in math and computer programming. He received his PhD at Princeton and his BA and MA at the University of Pennsylvania. He also teaches part time at Drexel University. David Schneider, who is known widely for his tutorial software, holds a BA degree from Oberlin College and a PhD from MIT. He is currently an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland. He has authored eight widely used math texts, fourteen highly acclaimed computer books, and three widely used mathematical software packages. He has also produced instructional videotapes at both the University of Maryland and the BBC. Table of Contents 1. Linear Equations and Straight Lines 2. Matrices 3. Linear Programming, A Geometric Approach 4. The Simplex Method 5. Sets and Counting 6. Probability 7. Probability and Statistics 8. Markov Processes 9. The Theory of Games 10. The Mathematics of Finance 11. Logic Appendix A. Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve Appendix B. The TI-83/84 Plus Graphing Calculators Appendix C. Spreadsheet Fundamentals Appendix D. Wolfram Alpha Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises Index
£68.00
Holiday House Inc Fractions Decimals and Percents
Book SynopsisStep right up! Come take part in the county fair, where you’ll see fractions, decimals, and percents everywhere. Gobble up a fraction of pie, boost your batting average in the arcade, and take a percent off the price of a toy. Learning about equivalent parts equals a whole lot of fun in this straightforward introduction to a challenging concept.
£8.54
Capstone Press From 1 to 100 Wonder Readers Fluent Level
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£6.99
Capstone Press You Can Count Wonder Readers Early Level
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£6.64
Capstone Press A Zoo Full of Birds Wonder Readers Emergent Level
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£6.99
Capstone Press A Zoo Full of Birds Wonder Readers Emergent Level
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£6.99
Capstone Press Counting at the Parade Wonder Readers Emergent
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£6.64
Capstone Press Subtracting Wonder Readers Emergent Level
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£6.64
Capstone Press The Right Place Wonder Readers Fluent Level
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£6.64
Capstone Press Counting Crayons Wonder Readers Emergent Level
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£6.64
Springer Reading Writing and Proving
Book Synopsis-Preface.-1. The How, When, and Why of Mathematics.- 2. Logically Speaking.- 3.Introducing the Contrapositive and Converse.- 4. Set Notation and Quantifiers.- 5. Proof Techniques.- 6. Sets.- 7. Operations on Sets.- 8. More on Operations on Sets.- 9. The Power Set and the Cartesian Product.- 10. Relations.- 11. Partitions.- 12. Order in the Reals.- 13. Consequences of the Completeness of (Bbb R).- 14. Functions, Domain, and Range.-15. Functions, One-to-One, and Onto.- 16. Inverses.- 17. Images and Inverse Images.- 18. Mathematical Induction.- 19. Sequences.- 20. Convergence of Sequences of Real Numbers.- 21. Equivalent Sets.- 22. Finite Sets and an Infinite Set.- 23. Countable and Uncountable Sets.- 24. The Cantor-Schröder-Bernstein Theorem.- 25. Metric Spaces.- 26. Getting to Know Open and Closed Sets.- 27. Modular Arithmetic.- 28. Fermat's Little Theorem.- 29. Projects.- Appendix.- References.- Index.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition:“The book is written in an informal way, which could please the beginners and not offend the more experienced reader. A reader can find a lot of problems for independent study as well as a lot of illustrations encouraging him/her to draw pictures as an important part of the process of mathematical thinking.”—European Mathematical Society, September 2011"Several areas like sets, functions, sequences and convergence are dealt with and several exercises and projects are provided for deepening the understanding. …It is the impression of the author of this review that the book can be particularly strongly recommended for teacher students to enable them to catch and transfer the “essence” of mathematical thinking to their pupils. But also everybody else interested in mathematics will enjoy this very well written book.—Burkhard Alpers (Aalen), zbMATH“The book is primarily concerned with an exposition of those parts of mathematics in which students need a more thorough grounding before they can work successfully in upper-division undergraduate courses. … a mathematically-conventional but pedagogically-innovative take on transition courses.” —Allen Stenger, The Mathematical Association of America, September, 2011Table of Contents-Preface. -1. The How, When, and Why of Mathematics.- 2. Logically Speaking.- 3.Introducing the Contrapositive and Converse.- 4. Set Notation and Quantifiers.- 5. Proof Techniques.- 6. Sets.- 7. Operations on Sets.- 8. More on Operations on Sets.- 9. The Power Set and the Cartesian Product.- 10. Relations.- 11. Partitions.- 12. Order in the Reals.- 13. Consequences of the Completeness of (\Bbb R).- 14. Functions, Domain, and Range.- 15. Functions, One-to-One, and Onto.- 16. Inverses.- 17. Images and Inverse Images.- 18. Mathematical Induction.- 19. Sequences.- 20. Convergence of Sequences of Real Numbers.- 21. Equivalent Sets.- 22. Finite Sets and an Infinite Set.- 23. Countable and Uncountable Sets.- 24. The Cantor-Schröder-Bernstein Theorem.- 25. Metric Spaces.- 26. Getting to Know Open and Closed Sets.- 27. Modular Arithmetic.- 28. Fermat’s Little Theorem.- 29. Projects.- Appendix.- References.- Index.
£64.55
Cognella, Inc When Are We Ever Going To Use This Stuff?: College Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Major
Book SynopsisWhen Are We Ever Going to Use This Stuff? College Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Major is a college level mathematics textbook designed with liberal arts majors in mind. This text uses practical, entertaining topics presented in a readable, student-centered style to teach mathematics concepts and skills for the non-STEM major.While emphasizing practical application over symbolic manipulation, students learn where, when, why, and how the math they learn will help them in their lives. Specific topics include consumer math, apportionment, statistics, probability, set theory, geometry, right triangle trigonometry, and voting techniques, with the history of mathematics as a consistent motivational thread throughout. Concepts are taught within familiar contexts with a focus on the development of problem-solving skills.The eighth edition features a few new historical topics and additional readings in each chapter, updated examples to make the material more relevant, and "From a Different Point of View" sections throughout to emphasize alternative perspectives. To help students and teachers cope with the emerging national trend of reducing or eliminating prerequisite courses, a significant number of review passages have been woven throughout the material.Trade ReviewStudent reviews for the book and Active Learning components:"We actually learn how to apply this math, when this math will be applied, and why it is used in real life. Therefore, instead of just memorizing formulas we actually know what each variable in a formula means and why it is arranged a certain way.""The book is written in an easy to understand language and is filled with helpful examples. As someone who is not very good at math, having so many opportunities to practice examples really helped me understand the material." "This is the best textbook I've ever used. I appreciated the easy and informal language used to explain things in a way that was very easy to understand. Teaches you about concepts related to life.""The instructional videos were an awesome way to learn. As a visual learner, I enjoyed the ability to go back and re-watch the videos if I felt like I wasn't grasping the concept of a particular item well enough.""The textbook is clearly written and helpful, the online exercises reinforce what's learned, and it's presented in a way that makes it accessible and applicable to the 'real world.' I learned something from EVERY exercise in this class.""The study tools definitely made a difference for me. I am a hands-on learner, so I was initially worried about taking online classes but the videos, PowerPoints, and games gave better understanding to me after I read the book." "The videos were great. The book helped reinforce all the information and the games were really fun and a great learning tool.""I really liked the Check Yourself games! Those were extremely helpful and fun in practicing different math problems.""The interactive games actually make the math easy to learn.""The book was amazing in that all the material was so easy to understand. It's as if they took a survey of all the things people wished were different about their previous math books and applied them to this book.""The video lessons were clearly explained and made the material accessible. Having review games available before each quiz provided a good way to review relevant information and let me know what sort of things to expect on the quizzes.""Math is a tough subject for me, and I found all of the learning material to be extremely useful in my learning process.
£96.30
Centre for the Study of Language & Information Mathematical Reasoning with Diagrams
Book SynopsisMathematicians at every level use diagrams to prove theorems. "Mathematical Reasoning with Diagrams" investigates the possibilities of mechanizing this sort of diagrammatic reasoning in a formal computer proof system, even offering a semi-automatic formal proof system - called Diamond - which allows users to prove arithmetical theorems using diagrams.
£49.40
School Zone School Zone Time, Money & Fractions Grades 1-2
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£7.37
School Zone Counting 110
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£7.72
Mark Twain Media Common Core Math Workouts, Grade 8
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£9.49
