Mathematics Books
Oxford University Press Edexcel Further Maths Core Pure Year 2 Student
Book SynopsisThis Student Book provides full support for the Further Pure 2 paper in the Edexcel AS and A Level exams. The explanations throughout are clear and concise, with an emphasis on visual presentation, worked examples and learning by doing. Dedicated exercises in every chapter provide practice for the new exam-style problem-solving questions.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Statistics For Dummies
Book SynopsisStatistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293521) was previously published as Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470911082). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book Is Organized 3 Part 1: Vital Statistics about Statistics 3 Part 2: Number-Crunching Basics 4 Part 3: Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 4 Part 4: Guesstimating and Hypothesizing with Confidence 4 Part 5: Statistical Studies and the Hunt for a Meaningful Relationship 5 Part 6: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part 1: Vital Statistics About Statistics 7 Chapter 1: Statistics in a Nutshell 9 Thriving in a Statistical World 10 Designing Appropriate Studies 11 Surveys 11 Experiments 12 Collecting Quality Data 13 Selecting a good sample 13 Avoiding bias in your data 14 Creating Effective Summaries 14 Descriptive statistics 15 Charts and graphs 15 Determining Distributions 16 Performing Proper Analyses 17 Margin of error and confidence intervals 18 Hypothesis tests 19 Correlation, regression, and two-way tables 20 Drawing Credible Conclusions 21 Reeling in overstated results 21 Questioning claims of cause and effect 21 Becoming a Sleuth, Not a Skeptic 22 Chapter 2: The Statistics of Everyday Life 23 Statistics and the Media: More Questions than Answers? 24 Probing popcorn problems 24 Venturing into viruses 24 Comprehending crashes 25 Mulling malpractice 26 Belaboring the loss of land 26 Scrutinizing schools 27 Studying sports 28 Banking on business news 28 Touring the travel news 29 Surveying sexual stats 29 Breaking down weather reports 30 Musing about movies 30 Highlighting horoscopes 31 Using Statistics at Work 31 Delivering babies — and information 31 Posing for pictures 32 Poking through pizza data 32 Statistics in the office 33 Chapter 3: Taking Control: So Many Numbers, So Little Time 35 Detecting Errors, Exaggerations, and Just Plain Lies 36 Checking the math 36 Uncovering misleading statistics 37 Looking for lies in all the right places 44 Feeling the Impact of Misleading Statistics 44 Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade 47 Statistics: More than Just Numbers 47 Grabbing Some Basic Statistical Jargon 49 Data 50 Data set 51 Variable 51 Population 51 Sample, random, or otherwise 52 Statistic 54 Parameter 54 Bias 55 Mean (Average) 55 Median 56 Standard deviation 56 Percentile 57 Standard score 57 Distribution and normal distribution 58 Central Limit Theorem 59 z-values 60 Experiments 60 Surveys (Polls) 62 Margin of error 62 Confidence interval 63 Hypothesis testing 64 p-values 65 Statistical significance 66 Correlation versus causation 67 Part 2: Number-Crunching Basics 69 Chapter 5: Means, Medians, and More 71 Summing Up Data with Descriptive Statistics 71 Crunching Categorical Data: Tables and Percents 72 Measuring the Center with Mean and Median 75 Averaging out to the mean 75 Splitting your data down the median 77 Comparing means and medians: Histograms 78 Accounting for Variation 80 Reporting the standard deviation 81 Being out of range 84 Examining the Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7) 85 Measuring Relative Standing with Percentiles 87 Calculating percentiles 88 Interpreting percentiles 89 Gathering a five-number summary 93 Exploring interquartile range 94 Chapter 6: Getting the Picture: Graphing Categorical Data 95 Take Another Little Piece of My Pie Chart 96 Tallying personal expenses 96 Bringing in a lotto revenue 97 Ordering takeout 98 Projecting age trends 99 Raising the Bar on Bar Graphs 101 Tracking transportation expenses 101 Making a lotto profit 103 Tipping the scales on a bar graph 104 Pondering pet peeves 105 Chapter 7: Going by the Numbers: Graphing Numerical Data 107 Handling Histograms 108 Making a histogram 108 Interpreting a histogram 111 Putting numbers with pictures 115 Detecting misleading histograms 117 Examining Boxplots 120 Making a boxplot 120 Interpreting a boxplot 121 Tackling Time Charts 127 Interpreting time charts 127 Understanding variability: Time charts versus histograms 128 Spotting misleading time charts 128 Part 3: Distributions And The Central Limit Theorem 133 Chapter 8: Random Variables and the Binomial Distribution 135 Defining a Random Variable 136 Discrete versus continuous 136 Probability distributions 137 The mean and variance of a discrete random variable 138 Identifying a Binomial 139 Checking binomial conditions step by step 140 No fixed number of trials 140 More than success or failure 141 Trials are not independent 141 Probability of success (p) changes 141 Finding Binomial Probabilities Using a Formula 142 Finding Probabilities Using the Binomial Table 144 Finding probabilities for specific values of X 145 Finding probabilities for X greater-than, less-than, or between two values 146 Checking Out the Mean and Standard Deviation of the Binomial 146 CHAPTER 9: The Normal Distribution 149 Exploring the Basics of the Normal Distribution 150 Meeting the Standard Normal (Z-) Distribution 152 Checking out Z 153 Standardizing from X to Z 153 Finding probabilities for Z with the Z-table 155 Finding Probabilities for a Normal Distribution 156 Finding X When You Know the Percent 158 Figuring out a percentile for a normal distribution 159 Translating tricky wording in percentile problems 161 Normal Approximation to the Binomial 162 CHAPTER 10: The t-Distribution 165 Basics of the t-Distribution 165 Comparing the t- and Z-distributions 165 Discovering the effect of variability on t-distributions 167 Using the t-Table 167 Finding probabilities with the t-table 168 Figuring percentiles for the t-distribution 168 Picking out t*-values for confidence intervals 169 Studying Behavior Using the t-Table 170 Chapter 11: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 171 Defining a Sampling Distribution 172 The Mean of a Sampling Distribution 174 Measuring Standard Error 174 Sample size and standard error 175 Population standard deviation and standard error 176 Looking at the Shape of a Sampling Distribution 178 Case 1: The distribution of X is normal 178 Case 2: The distribution of X is not normal—enter the Central Limit Theorem 178 Finding Probabilities for the Sample Mean 181 The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion 183 Finding Probabilities for the Sample Proportion 185 Part 4: Guesstimating And Hypothesizing With Confidence 187 Chapter 12: Leaving Room for a Margin of Error 189 Seeing the Importance of That Plus or Minus 190 Finding the Margin of Error: A General Formula 191 Measuring sample variability 191 Calculating margin of error for a sample proportion 193 Reporting results 194 Calculating margin of error for a sample mean 195 Being confident you’re right 197 Determining the Impact of Sample Size 197 Sample size and margin of error 198 Bigger isn’t always (that much) better! 198 Keeping margin of error in perspective 199 Chapter 13: Confidence Intervals: Making Your Best Guesstimate 201 Not All Estimates Are Created Equal 202 Linking a Statistic to a Parameter 203 Getting with the Jargon 203 Interpreting Results with Confidence 204 Zooming In on Width 205 Choosing a Confidence Level 206 Factoring In the Sample Size 208 Counting On Population Variability 209 Calculating a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean 210 Case 1: Population standard deviation is known 210 Case 2: Population standard deviation is unknown and/or n is small 212 Figuring Out What Sample Size You Need 213 Determining the Confidence Interval for One Population Proportion 214 Creating a Confidence Interval for the Difference of Two Means 216 Case 1: Population standard deviations are known 216 Case 2: Population standard deviations are unknown and/or sample sizes are small 218 Estimating the Difference of Two Proportions 219 Spotting Misleading Confidence Intervals 221 Chapter 14: Claims, Tests, and Conclusions 223 Setting Up the Hypotheses 224 Defining the null 224 What’s the alternative? 225 Gathering Good Evidence (Data) 226 Compiling the Evidence: The Test Statistic 226 Gathering sample statistics 227 Measuring variability using standard errors 227 Understanding standard scores 228 Calculating and interpreting the test statistic 228 Weighing the Evidence and Making Decisions: p-Values 229 Connecting test statistics and p-values 229 Defining a p-value 230 Calculating a p-value 230 Making Conclusions 231 Setting boundaries for rejecting Ho 232 Testing varicose veins 233 Assessing the Chance of a Wrong Decision 233 Making a false alarm: Type-1 errors 234 Missing out on a detection: Type-2 errors 234 Chapter 15: Commonly Used Hypothesis Tests: Formulas and Examples 237 Testing One Population Mean 238 Handling Small Samples and Unknown Standard Deviations: The t-Test 240 Putting the t-test to work 241 Relating t to Z 241 Handling negative t-values 242 Examining the not-equal-to alternative 242 Testing One Population Proportion 243 Comparing Two (Independent) Population Averages 245 Testing for an Average Difference (The Paired t-Test) 247 Comparing Two Population Proportions 251 Part 5: Statistical Studies And The Hunt For A Meaningful Relationship 255 Chapter 16: Polls, Polls, and More Polls 257 Recognizing the Impact of Polls 258 Getting to the source 258 Surveying what’s hot 260 Impacting lives 260 Behind the Scenes: The Ins and Outs of Surveys 262 Planning and designing a survey 263 Selecting the sample 266 Carrying out a survey 268 Interpreting results and finding problems 271 Chapter 17: Experiments: Medical Breakthroughs or Misleading Results? 275 Boiling Down the Basics of Studies 276 Looking at the lingo of studies 276 Observing observational studies 277 Examining experiments 278 Designing a Good Experiment 278 Designing the experiment to make comparisons 279 Selecting the sample size 281 Choosing the subjects 283 Making random assignments 283 Controlling for confounding variables 284 Respecting ethical issues 286 Collecting good data 287 Analyzing the data properly 289 Making appropriate conclusions 290 Making Informed Decisions 292 Chapter 18: Looking for Links: Correlation and Regression 293 Picturing a Relationship with a Scatterplot 294 Making a scatterplot 295 Interpreting a scatterplot 296 Quantifying Linear Relationships Using the Correlation 297 Calculating the correlation 297 Interpreting the correlation 298 Examining properties of the correlation 300 Working with Linear Regression 301 Figuring out which variable is X and which is Y 301 Checking the conditions 302 Calculating the regression line 302 Interpreting the regression line 304 Putting it all together with an example: The regression line for the crickets 306 Making Proper Predictions 306 Explaining the Relationship: Correlation versus Cause and Effect 308 Chapter 19: Two-Way Tables and Independence 311 Organizing a Two-Way Table 312 Setting up the cells 313 Figuring the totals 314 Interpreting Two-Way Tables 315 Singling out variables with marginal distributions 315 Examining all groups — a joint distribution 317 Comparing groups with conditional distributions 321 Checking Independence and Describing Dependence 324 Checking for independence 324 Describing a dependent relationship 327 Cautiously Interpreting Results 329 Checking for legitimate cause and effect 329 Projecting from sample to population 330 Making prudent predictions 331 Resisting the urge to jump to conclusions 332 Part 6: The Part Of Tens 333 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for the Statistically Savvy Sleuth 335 Pinpoint Misleading Graphs 335 Pie charts 336 Bar graphs 336 Time charts 337 Histograms 339 Uncover Biased Data 339 Search for a Margin of Error 340 Identify Non-Random Samples 341 Sniff Out Missing Sample Sizes 342 Detect Misinterpreted Correlations 343 Reveal Confounding Variables 344 Inspect the Numbers 344 Report Selective Reporting 345 Expose the Anecdote 346 Chapter 21: Ten Surefire Exam Score Boosters 349 Know What You Don’t Know, and then Do Something about It 350 Avoid “Yeah-Yeah” Traps 351 Yeah-yeah trap #1 352 Yeah-yeah trap #2 352 Make Friends with Formulas 354 Make an “If-Then-How” Chart 355 Figure Out What the Question Is Asking 357 Label What You’re Given 358 Draw a Picture 360 Make the Connection and Solve the Problem 361 Do the Math — Twice 362 Analyze Your Answers 363 Appendix: Tables For Reference 365 Index 375
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Pearson Education Limited Edexcel Maths in Context Project Book eBook
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John Wiley & Sons Become a Great Data Storyteller
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Little, Brown Book Group Lying Numbers
Book SynopsisA readily understandable exploration of how figures are badly reported or deliberately misrepresented everywhere from political arguments and briefings to business presentations and shopping offers.Praise for Hugh Barker''s Million Dollar Maths:''Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.'' Professor Ian Stewart - author of Significant Figures''A lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.'' William Poundstone - author of How to Predict the UnpredictablePoliticians, economists, scientists, journalists . . . all of them have been known to bend the truth and to twist the facts from time to time. But surely the numbers and statistics they rely on are cold, hard objective facts that tell the real story? Of course the truth is much murkier than that. FTrade ReviewPraise for Hugh Barker's Million Dollar Maths:Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.Praise for Hugh Barker's Million Dollar Maths: A lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) A-Level Maths Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook
Book SynopsisPreparing for the A-Level Maths exams takes a lot of solid practice, which is precisely what you'll find in this superb Exam Practice Workbook. It covers every topic on the Edexcel Maths A-Level course so students can be sure they're prepared for the big day! Packed with exam-style questions, practice papers, useful tips, mark schemes and step-by-step solutions, this book is the perfect companion for students as they revise for their exams. We've sign-posted Problem-Solving and Modelling questions so they can be sure they're focussing their efforts on the right areas, and there's also a new section of more challenging Problem Solving questions — perfect prep for anything the exams might throw at them! Don't miss our matching A-Level Maths Edexcel Complete Revision & Practice book (9781782948087) for notes and examples on every topic.
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) Head Start to ALevel Maths with Online Edition
Book SynopsisLooking to hit the ground running for A-Level Maths? Well, this magnificent CGP book has ''head start'' written all over it (literally!). It''s suitable for every exam board, and covers key GCSE topics you''ll need with brilliant study notes, examples, practice questions and a handy ''Diagnostic Test'' to check how much you remember. As if this book couldn''t get any better - we've included a free Online Edition to take on the road.
£8.03
Pearson Education Limited Maths Progress Second Edition Core Textbook 2
Book SynopsisMaths Progress (Second Edition) develops reasoning, fluency and problem-solving to boost students’ confidence at Key Stage 3 and give them the best preparation for progressing to GCSE study.
£20.04
Pearson Education Limited Edexcel GCSE 91 Mathematics Foundation Student
Book SynopsisOur brand-new resources are written specifically to tackle the demands of the GCSE (9-1) Maths. The Foundation Student Book is now endorsed for use with the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Mathematics specification.
£32.09
Wooden Books Symmetry: The Ordering Principle
Book SynopsisWhy on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? In this exquisite book, the smallest and most concise ever produced, designer David Wade introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how, despite opinions over exactly what it is, symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.Trade Review"Small books, Big ideas" THE TIMES. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely Mind-Expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Music to the Eye" NEW YORK TIMES. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Engaging and Accessible" SEATTLE TIMES.
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HarperCollins Publishers Bridging GCSE and Alevel Maths Student Book
Book SynopsisEnsure students are fully prepared for A-Level Maths with this revised second edition, fully updated to bridge the GCSE Maths 9-1 and A-level 2017 specifications.Written by an experienced A-level author who is a practising A-level teacher, this fully updated edition is an ideal resource to be used in the classroom or for independent study.Similar in structure to Collins Maths revision guides, the Bridging GCSE and A-level Maths Student Book is split into an explanation section and a practice section. Identify and understand the transition from GCSE to AS and A-level Maths with What you should already know' objectives and What you will learn' objectives at the start of each topic Get a head start on your AS/A-level Maths with introductions to key pure maths topics for all exam boards (AQA, OCR, MEI and Edexcel) Boost your understanding with worked examples which include extra guidance in the form of Handy hint', Checkpoint', A-level Alert!' and Common error' boxes Reinforce and build onTrade ReviewThe transition between GCSE and AS/A-level mathematics is considerable. This essential textbook will help students navigate their way through all the key concepts and applications to enable students to achieve real success in post-16 mathematics. Chris CurtisHead of MathematicsFrome Community College
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Oxford University Press To Mock a Mockingbird and Other Logic Puzzles
Book SynopsisIn this entertaining and challenging collection of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan-author of Forever Undecided-continues to delight and astonish us with his gift for making available, in the thoroughly pleasurable form of puzzles, some of the most important mathematical thinking of our time.Table of ContentsPART I - LOGIC PUZZLES; PART II - KNIGHTS, KNAVES, AND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH; PART III - TO MOCK A MOCKINGBIRD; PART IV - SINGING BIRDS; PART V - THE MASTER FOREST; PART VI - THE GRAND QUESTION
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Schofield & Sims Ltd Number Book 2
Book SynopsisAimed at the Key Stage 1 Level, this workbook features many mathematical exercises providing practice in basic computational skills, including money. It focuses on addition of three numbers, counting on and back, recognition of 2p and 5p and picture problems.
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Floris Books Drawing Geometry
Book SynopsisTeaches professionals how to draw two-dimensional geometric shapes in simple step-by-step instructions.Trade Review'The author has produced a reference work for those wishing to construct regular polyhedra and an interesting collection of photographs of plants.'-- Science Group of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain Newsletter 'Simply an excellent guide book... it subtly leads into a meditative state followed by the catharsis of achieving perfection. Beyond that it encourages the intelligent eye to go exploring for these shapes in nature...a splendid inspiration.'-- Francis Cameron, Pentacle Magazine'A simple and beautiful book...The beauty of the proportions is palpable, especially when illustrated alongside the flowers whose designs reflect the same principles. The instructions and illustrations are equally clear.'-- Scientific and Medical Network Review, Winter 2007
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Cambridge University Press A Level Further Mathematics for OCR A Pure Core
Book SynopsisNew 2017 Cambridge A Level Maths and Further Maths resources to help students with learning and revision. Written for the OCR A Level Further Mathematics specification for first teaching from 2017, this print Student Book and Cambridge Elevate edition covers the Pure Core content for second year of A Level. It balances accessible exposition with a wealth of worked examples, exercises and opportunities to test and consolidate learning, providing a clear and structured pathway for progressing through the course. It is underpinned by a strong pedagogical approach, with emphasis on skills development and the synoptic nature of the course. Available online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Elevate app. Includes answers to aid independent study.
£36.34
Hodder Education AQA Level 3 Certificate in Mathematical Studies
Book SynopsisMaths but not as you know it; a fresh take that develops problem-solving skills with new and innovative resources that place contemporary contexts at the centre of learning to maximise student potential.- Supports a wide ability range with challenges for all levels.- Provides assessment practice and guidance with practice questions and worked examples to help each student to reach their potential by boosting the skills they need to understand the demands of the new AQA Level 3 Certificate in Mathematical Studies specification.- Saves you time with a variety of new ideas for use in the classroom and at home.- Places mathematical problems into real life contexts helping your students to apply their knowledge across subjects.- Supports the non-specialist or less-confident teacher.
£30.93
Hodder Education MEI Further Maths: Further Pure Maths with
Book SynopsisDevelop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications with new and updated editions from our bestselling series.- Build connections between topics using real-world contexts that develop mathematical modelling skills, thus providing your students with a fuller and more coherent understanding of mathematical concepts.- Develop fluency in problem-solving, proof and modelling with plenty of questions and well-structured exercises.- Overcome misconceptions and develop mathematical insight with annotated worked examples.- Enhance understanding and map your progress with graduated exercises that support you at every stage of your learning.
£25.98
Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) ALevel Maths for OCR Year 1 AS Student Book with
Book SynopsisAchieve the best grades in 2025 or 2026 with this unbeatable course book from CGP!This in-depth CGP Student Book for AS-Level Maths (and Year 1 of the full A-Level) is a superb guide to the OCR courses. It's packed with clear study notes, step-by-step examples and helpful tips, plus plenty of essential practice questions (with fully worked answers included). Every Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics topic is covered, including all the modelling and problem-solving requirements. To top it all off, there's also a free Online Edition (accessed using the unique code printed inside the front cover) that lets you read the entire book on a PC, Mac or tablet. For complete A-Level coverage, a Year 2 OCR Student Book for A-Level Maths (9781782947226) is also available from CGP.
£26.59
Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) ALevel Maths AQA Complete Revision Practice with
Book SynopsisAchieve the best grades in 2025 and 2026 with this all-in-one book from CGP - including study notes, examples and practice questions!This superb all-in-one Complete Revision & Practice Guide has everything students need to tackle the A-Level Maths exams. It covers every topic for the AQA course, with crystal-clear revision notes and worked examples to help explain any concepts that might trip students up. It includes brand new 'Spot the Mistakes' pages, allowing students to find mistakes in mock answers, as well as sections on Modelling, Problem-Solving and Calculator-Use.It also has exam-style practice questions to test their understanding, with step-by-step video solutions for some of the trickier exam questions.For even more realistic exam practice, make sure to check out our matching AQA Exam Practice Workbook (9781782947417).Redeem the code inside the book for a free Online Edition to read on your PC, Mac or tablet. When the book arrives, just use the uniq
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Elmwood Education Limited Essential Maths 7C Answers
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Peak Study Resources Ltd Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL: Study &
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Basic Books Love and Math
Book Synopsis"Fascinating...Frenkel deftly takes the reader from the beginnings of this mathematical symphony to the far reaches of our current understanding." -NatureTrade Review"I don't know if I've ever used the words love and math together, but this book changed that. In the tradition of his heroes Andre Weil and C. N. Yang, Edward Frenkel writes of the objective beauty of numbers. Like musical notes, they exist apart from the mind, daring us to fathom their depths and assemble them in arcane narratives that tell the story of us. Reading this book, one is compelled to drop everything and give math another try; to partake of the ultimate mystery." --Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files A New York Times Science Bestseller "Powerful, passionate and inspiring." --New York Times "[Frenkel's] winsome new memoir... is three things: a Platonic love letter to mathematics; an attempt to give the layman some idea of its most magnificent drama-in-progress; and an autobiographical account, by turns inspiring and droll, of how the author himself came to be a leading player in that drama." --New York Review of Books "With every page, I found my mind's eye conjuring up a fictional image of the book's author, writing by candlelight in the depths of the Siberian winter like Omar Sharif's Doctor Zhivago in the David Lean movie adaptation of Pasternak's famous novel. Love and Math is Edward Frenkel's Lara poems... As is true for all the great Russian novels, you will find in Frenkel's tale that one person's individual story of love and overcoming adversity provides both a penetrating lens on society and a revealing mirror into the human mind." --Keith Devlin, Huffington Post "Love and Math = fast-paced adventure story + intimate memoir + insider's account of the quest to decode a Rosetta Stone at the heart of modern math. It all adds up to a thrilling intellectual ride--and a tale of surprising passion." --Steven Strogatz, Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, and author of The Joy of x "Through his fascinating autobiography, mathematician Edward Frenkel is opening for us a window into the ambitious Langlands Program--a sweeping network that interconnects many branches of mathematics and physics. A breathtaking view of modern mathematics." --Mario Livio, astrophysicist, and author of The Golden Ratio and Brilliant Blunders "This very readable, passionately written, account of some of the most exciting ideas in modern mathematics is highly recommended to all who are curious lovers of beauty." --David Gross, Nobel Laureate in Physics "Edward Frenkel mounts a passionate case against math's reputation as an arcane and boring field [and] argues for math's beauty and relevance." --Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker "Part ode, part autobiography, Love and Math is an admirable attempt to lay bare the beauty of numbers for all to see." --Scientific American "The words love and math aren't usually uttered in the same breath. But mathematician Edward Frenkel is on a mission to change that...[in his] book, 'Love and Math' [in which] the tenured professor at the University of California at Berkeley argues that the boring way that math is traditionally taught in schools has led to a widespread ignorance that may have even been responsible for the recession... [the] book tells his personal story and goes on to describe his research in the Langlands program, as well as recent mathematical discoveries that aren't regularly taught in classrooms." --Wall Street Journal "Edward Frenkel's riveting new book made this former math phobe fall for a subject I thought I hated. He worships math with a passion so contagious, you'll be swept away--by both the subject and Frenkel's remarkable journey. When the USSR tried to block him from university based on his Jewish surname, he literally scaled twenty-foot fences to steal into classes. Before age 21, a letter from Harvard invited him to teach, launching a career that includes writing and starring in an erotic film paying homage to Yukio Mishima, Rites of Love and Math. Frenkel's charisma is undeniable. A YouTube video of one Berkeley lecture has over 250,000 views. Not since G.H. Hardy's Mathematician's Apology has one of the field's finest minds clarified the metaphysical beauty of this misunderstood field of inquiry. Math underpins our culture's economy, medical and technological advances, and thought itself. Frenkel's call for math literacy might have staved off our recent economic crisis. This book is not just a love song for a subject and a battle cry for educational reform, it's literary pleasure at its freshest." --Mary Karr, bestselling author of The Liars' Club, Cherry, and Lit "Edward Frenkel's book Love and Math is, quite simply, a love story, one man's declaration of his love for, and romantic description of, the mistress that destiny assigned him. If I had to sum up the book in one word, that word would be passion. The romantic prose, at times poetic, the broad sweep of deep and profound human ideas, and the eternal nature of fundamental questions that continually re-emerge under new disguises, cannot help but bring to mind the great Russian novels of Dostoyevsky, Pasternak, Sholokhov, and all the rest." --Huffington Post "An eye-opening, awe-inspiring, surprisingly accessible testimonial about the journey of one man and the beauty of mathematics." --Barnes & Noble "Frenkel pares the technical details to a minimum as he reflects on the platonic transcendence of mathematical concepts and marvels at their mysterious utility in explaining physical phenomena. Not merely dry formulas in textbooks, the math Frenkel celebrates fosters freedom and, yes, even distills the essence of love. A breathtaking personal and intellectual odyssey." --Booklist "Fascinating... By using analogies, [Frenkel] describes concepts such as symmetries, dimensions, and Riemann surfaces in a way that will enable nonmathematicians to understand them. Whether or not readers develop a love for math, they will get a glimpse of the love that Frenkel has for the subject. Recommended for all readers, math whizzes or not, inclined to be interested in the subject." --Library Journal "Frenkel reveals the joy of pure intellectual discovery in this autobiographical story of determination, passion, and the Langlands program... Frenkel's gusto will draw readers into his own quest, pursuing the deepest realities of mathematics as if it were 'a giant jigsaw puzzle, in which no one knows what the final image is going to look like.'" --Publishers Weekly "A fascinating peek into the author's life and work." --Kirkus Reviews "If you're not a mathematician this book might make you want to become one. And if you are a mathematician you will feel better about your profession." --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan and Antifragile "Frenkel writes that math 'directs the flow of the universe.' It's as elegant as music and as much a part of our intellectual heritage as literature. He strives to awaken our wonder by taking us on [a] tour of his research, in which he reveals a 'hidden' world few of us encountered in school... Frenkel aims to make it understandable, even beautiful." --New York Times Book Review "Love and Math is a book by a very brilliant Russian-born mathematician, Edward Frenkel, who tells his life story while he's telling you some of the fundamentals of mathematics in language that interested laypeople can understand." --New York Times, Sunday Review, Moshe Safdie "Two fascinating narratives are interwoven in Love and Math, one mathematical, the other personal... Frenkel deftly takes the reader ... to the far reaches of our current understanding. He seeks to lay bare the beauty of mathematics for everyone. As he writes, 'There is nothing in this world that is so deep and exquisite and yet so readily available to all.'" --Nature "Reasoning that some of us are unwilling to engage with maths because we cannot see it, Professor Frenkel relates it tirelessly to things we can. A colourful paean to numbers." --The Guardian (UK)Table of ContentsA Guide for the Reader 1. A Mysterious Beast 2. The Essence of Symmetry 3. The Fifth Problem 4. Kerosinka 5. Threads of Solution 6. Apprentice Mathematician 7. The Grand Unified Theory 8. Magic Numbers 9. Rosetta Stone 10. Being in the Loop 11. Conquering the Summit 12. Tree of Knowledge 13. Harvard Calling 14. Tying the Sheaves of Wisdom 15. A Delicate Dance 16. Quantum Duality 17. Uncovering Hidden Connections 18. Searching for the Formula of Love
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Harvard University Press Measurement
Book SynopsisLockhart’s Mathematician’s Lament outlined how we introduce math to students in the wrong way. Measurement explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living.Trade ReviewA love song and a philosophical manifesto about the pleasures and frustrations, but mainly the pleasures, of doing math.In place of the usual boxed and high-lighted formulas and tricks, Measurement offers questions to be pondered. Lockhart invites readers to trade tutorial fake problems about actual objects, which lead students to abhor school mathematics, for real problems about fantastical objects, which lead mathematicians to love math. * Science *A conversational book about mathematics as an art that invites the reader to join in the fun. Sounding every bit the teacher whose love for his subject is infectious, he guides us through exercises in geometry and calculus—giving information and hints along the way while always encouraging us to ask, and answer, ‘Why?’ Lockhart does not try to make math seem easy; instead he wants his readers to understand that the difficulty brings rewards. * Scientific American *This invitation to tackle mathematical questions is infused with the joys of the rarefied reality of maths. Paul Lockhart largely avoids complex formulae and the wilder shores of jargon, opting instead for simple geometric drawings, lucid instructions and honest warnings about the hurdles. Covering size, shape, space and time, Lockhart, a maths teacher, gets through scores of problems, from showing that a cone in a hemisphere occupies half the volume to determining the size of the largest circle that can sit at the bottom of a parabola. Elegant, amusing and challenging. * Nature *This book forced me to use mental muscles I haven’t exercised in a long time, but it felt fantastic! Paul Lockhart is a mathematics evangelist; his passion for his subject is evident on every page, in every line. Looking at the subject of Measurement, he takes the reader on a journey that covers geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and on through differential calculus. He has a conversational tone and self-deprecating humor that sets the reader at ease. He understands that many people have been turned off of mathematics. His attitude is playful and joyous… Math is usually taught in such a compartmentalized way that it loses any meaning or coherence, and certainly any sense of wonder or beauty, but Measurement restores the connection. Paul Lockhart feels that math is the most beautiful, abstract and pure art form, and that it is actually fun! By the end of the book, you come to agree with him. * Sacramento Book Review *There are many books available these days on what mathematicians do, and this is one of the best… Lockhart’s approach is fresh and effective. * Choice *Lockhart presents math as an art and argues that just as there is no systematic way to create beautiful and meaningful art, there is also no method for producing beautiful and meaningful mathematical arguments. Doing mathematics, according to Lockhart, is to make a discovery (by, say, physical objects like string or rubber bands) and then to explain it in the simplest and most elegant way possible. Using illustrations of various shapes and mathematical formulas, he leads readers through several problems step by step, encouraging them to collaborate with others in working through the problem. Measuring, for example, is relative because it involves comparing the object being measured to another object. Measurement is only one of the many rivers in the ‘vast, ever-expanding jungle’ of mathematics, which for Lockhart satisfies our need to find patterns as well as our curiosity… His playful and ingenious approach not only takes the fear out of math but also elegantly illustrates that universe and the joy he finds in it. * Publishers Weekly *No matter what mathematical education you had, or didn’t have, you will be delighted by this enticing book if you take up Paul Lockhart’s invitation to engage in the mathematical sensibility that radiates from its pages, and try your own hand—not only at answering, but even more fruitfully, at formulating questions as you explore the world of mathematics.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 Some Basic Mathematical Models 1.2 Solutions of Some Differential Equations 1.3 Classification of Differential Equations 2 First-Order Differential Equations 2.1 Linear Differential Equations; Method of Integrating Factors 2.2 Separable Differential Equations 2.3 Modeling with First-Order Linear Differential Equations 2.4 Differences Between Linear and Nonlinear Differential Equations 2.5 Autonomous Differential Equations and Population Dynamics 2.6 Exact Differential Equations and Integrating Factors 2.7 Numerical Approximations: Euler’s Method 2.8 The Existence and Uniqueness Theorem 2.9 First-Order Difference Equations 3 Second-Order Linear Differential Equations 3.1 Homogeneous Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients 3.2 Solutions of Linear Homogeneous Equations; the Wronskian 3.3 Complex Roots of the Characteristic Equation 3.4 Repeated Roots; Reduction of Order 3.5 Nonhomogeneous Equations; Method of Undetermined Coefficients 3.6 Variation of Parameters 3.7 Mechanical and Electrical Vibrations 3.8 Forced Periodic Vibrations 3.9 Central Gravitational Forces and Kepler’s Laws 4 Higher-Order Linear Differential Equations 4.1 General Theory of n𝗍𝗁 Order Linear Differential Equations 4.2 Homogeneous Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients 4.3 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients 4.4 The Method of Variation of Parameters 5 Series Solutions of First-Order and Second-Order Linear Equations 5.1 Review of Power Series 5.2 Series Solution of First Order Equations 5.3 Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part I 5.4 Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part II 5.5 Euler Equations; Regular Singular Points 5.6 Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point, Part I 5.7 Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point, Part II 5.8 Bessel’s Equation 6 Systems of First-Order Linear Equations 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Matrices 6.3 Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations; Linear Independence, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors 6.4 Basic Theory of Systems of First-Order Linear Equations 6.5 Homogeneous Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients 6.6 Complex-Valued Eigenvalues 6.7 Fundamental Matrices 6.8 Repeated Eigenvalues 6.9 Nonhomogeneous Linear Systems 7 The Laplace Transform 7.1 Definition of the Laplace Transform 7.2 Solution of Initial Value Problems 7.3 Step Functions 7.4 Differential Equations with Discontinuous Forcing Functions 7.5 Impulse Functions 7.6 The Convolution Integral 8 Numerical Methods of Solving First Order Equations 8.1 The Euler or Tangent Line Method 8.2 Improvements on the Euler Method 8.3 The Runge-Kutta Method 8.4 Multistep Methods 8.5 Systems of First-Order Equations 8.6 More on Errors; Stability 9 Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stability 9.1 The Phase Plane: Linear Systems 9.2 Autonomous Systems and Stability 9.3 Locally Linear Systems 9.4 Competing Species 9.5 Predator – Prey Equations 9.6 Lyapunov’s Second Method 9.7 Periodic Solutions and Limit Cycles 9.8 Chaos and Strange Attractors: The Lorenz Equations 10 Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series 10.1 Two-Point Boundary Value Problems 10.2 Fourier Series 10.3 The Fourier Convergence Theorem 10.4 Even and Odd Functions 10.5 Separation of Variables; Heat Conduction in a Rod 10.6 Other Heat Conduction Problems 10.7 The Wave Equation: Vibrations of an Elastic String 10.8 Laplace’s Equation A APPENDIX 537 B APPENDIX 541 11 Boundary Value Problems and Sturm-Liouville Theory 11.1 The Occurrence of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems 11.2 Sturm-Liouville Boundary Value Problems 11.3 Nonhomogeneous Boundary Value Problems 11.4 Singular Sturm-Liouville Problems 11.5 Further Remarks on the Method of Separation of Variables: A Bessel Series Expansion 11.6 Series of Orthogonal Functions: Mean Convergence Web Appendix Special Functions: On Legendre Polynomials and Functions ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS INDEX
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Cartoon Guide to Algebra
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Cengage Learning, Inc Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: MECHANICS. 1. Physics and Measurement. 2. Motion in One Dimension. 3. Vectors. 4. Motion in Two Dimensions. 5. The Laws of Motion. 6. Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws. 7. Energy of a System. 8. Conservation of Energy. 9. Linear Momentum and Collisions. 10. Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis. 11. Angular Momentum. 12. Static Equilibrium and Elasticity. 13. Universal Gravitation. 14. Fluid Mechanics. Part II: OSCILLATIONS AND MECHANICAL WAVES. 15. Oscillatory Motion. 16. Wave Motion. 17. Superposition and Standing Waves. Part III: THERMODYNAMICS. 18. Temperature. 19. Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics. 20. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. 21. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. 22. Electric Fields. 23. Continuous Charge Distributions and Gauss's Law. 24. Electric Potential. 25. Capacitance and Dielectrics. 26. Current and Resistance. 27. Direct Current Circuits. 28. Magnetic Fields. 29. Sources of the Magnetic Field. 30. Faraday's Law. 31. Inductance. 32. Alternating Current Circuits. 33. Electromagnetic Waves. Part V: LIGHT AND OPTICS. 34. The Nature of Light and the Laws of Geometric Optics. 35. Image Formation. 36. Interference of Light Waves. 37. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization. Part VI: MODERN PHYSICS. 38. Relativity. 39. Introduction to Quantum Physics. 40. Quantum Mechanics. 41. Atomic Physics. 42. Molecules and Solids. 43. Nuclear Physics. 44. Particle Physics and Cosmology. APPENDICES. A. Tables. B. Mathematics Review. C. Periodic Table of the Elements. D. SI Units. Answers to Quick Quizzes and Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.
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Cambridge University Press Filtering and System Identification A Least
Book SynopsisThis 2007 book discusses the design of reliable numerical methods to retrieve missing information in models of complex systems.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Linear algebra; 3. Discrete-time signals and systems; 4. Random variables and signals; 5. Kalman filtering; 6. Estimation of spectra and frequency response functions; 7. Output-error parametric model estimation; 8. Prediction-error parametric model estimation; 9. Subspace model identification; 10. The system identification cycle; Notation and symbols; List of abbreviations; References; Index.
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Faber & Faber A Beautiful Mind
Book SynopsisA Beautiful Mind is Sylvia Nasar''s award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love.At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. A Beautiful Mind has inspired the Oscar-winning film directed by Ron Howard and featuring Russell Crowe in the lead role of John Nash.
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Macmillan Learning Mathematical Structures for Computer Science
Book SynopsisJudith Gersting''s text has long been acclaimed for its clear presentation of essential concepts and it''s exceptional range of applications relevant to computer science majors. The seventh edition contains over 200 new examples and exercises, updated to demonstrate the role that mathematics and computer science plays in a wide range of disciplines.
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Atlantic Books The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from
Book SynopsisAward-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularisers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths' most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life.Maths is everywhere, often where we don't even realise. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the unitiated - connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even every day life. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - with clarity, wit and insight. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.Trade ReviewThe format works brilliantly because The Joy of X's bite-size chapters can be read, chewed over and digested independently... Strogatz exhibits a journalistic eye for startling facts and memorable illustrations... the perfect maths lesson: lucid, illuminating and short * Daily Telegraph *For those who feel insecure with symbols and formulae, the books is delightfully wordy... [it] offer[s] gloriously simple proof of Pythagoras' Theorem * Daily Express *
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HarperCollins Publishers GCSE 91 Maths Higher AllinOne Complete Revision
Book SynopsisExam Board: Edexcel, AQA, OCR & WJEC EduqasLevel: GCSE 9-1Subject: Maths HigherSuitable for the 2025 examsComplete revision and practice to fully prepare for the GCSE grade 9-1 examsRevision that Sticks! Collins GCSE 9-1 Maths Higher Complete All-in-One Revision and Practice uses a revision method that really works: repeated practice throughout.A revision guide, workbook and practice paper in one book!With clear and concise revision for every topic, plus seven practice opportunities, Collins offers the best revision at the best price.Includes:quick tests as you goend-of-topic practice questionstopic review questions later in the bookmixed practice questions at the end of the bookmore topic-by-topic practice in the workbooka complete exam-style paperfree Q&A flashcards to download onlinefree ebook version
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Penguin Books Ltd God Created the Integers The Mathematical
Book SynopsisGOD CREATED THE INTEGERS is Stephen Hawking''s personal choice of the greatest mathematical works in history. He allows the reader to peer into the mind of genius by providing us with excerpts from original mathematical proofs and results. He also helps us understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of our presentday technologies. The book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Each chapter begins with a biography of the featured mathematician, clearly explaining the significance of the result, followed by the full proof of the work, reproduced from the original publication, many in new translations.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Numbers Game
Book SynopsisDiscover football''s astonishing hidden rules in The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally*Fully updated with a new World Cup chapter* Football has always been a numbers game: 4-4-2, the big number 9 and 3 points for a win. But what if up until now we''ve been focusing on the wrong numbers? What if the numbers that really matter, the ones that hold the key to winning matches, are actually 2.66, 53.4, 50/50, and 0 > 1? What if managers only make a 15% difference? What if Chelsea should have bought Darren Bent?In this incisive, myth-busting book, Chris Anderson, former goalkeeper turned football statistics guru, and David Sally, former baseball pitcher turned behavioural economist, show that every shred of knowledge we can gather can help us to love football and understand it even more. You''ll discover why stopping a goal is more valuable than scoring one, why corners should be taken short, and why it is better to improve yTrade ReviewDoes the impossible of making the beautiful game even more beautiful -- Malcolm GladwellA must-read . . . Chris Anderson and David Sally have the ability to see football in a way few have before them. Be warned: The Numbers Game will change the way you think about your favourite team or player, and change the way you watch the beautiful game. -- Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland A's, the subject of MoneyballA fascinating and stylish investigation into a rapidly developing way of understanding football -- Jonathan Wilson, author of Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football TacticsWhether you are a traditionalist or a numbers nut you can enjoy this book. It's thorough, accessible, and devoid of the absolute truths so many on both sides of the debate peddle. -- Gabriele Marcotti, football broadcaster and authorIt is the book that could change the game forever * Times *You need to like football. Millions of people do. And they should rush to read this book immediately. The game they love will take on new depth, colour and subtlety -- Ed Smith * The Times *
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MIT Press Ltd Bayesian Statistics for Experimental Scientists A
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the Bayesian approach to statistical inference that demonstrates its superiority to orthodox frequentist statistical analysis.This book offers an introduction to the Bayesian approach to statistical inference, with a focus on nonparametric and distribution-free methods. It covers not only well-developed methods for doing Bayesian statistics but also novel tools that enable Bayesian statistical analyses for cases that previously did not have a full Bayesian solution. The book's premise is that there are fundamental problems with orthodox frequentist statistical analyses that distort the scientific process. Side-by-side comparisons of Bayesian and frequentist methods illustrate the mismatch between the needs of experimental scientists in making inferences from data and the properties of the standard tools of classical statistics.The book first covers elementary probability theory, the binomial model, the multinomial model, and methods for comparing dif
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Cambridge University Press Cambridge International AS A Level Mathematics
Book SynopsisThis series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020. Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics: Probability & Statistics 1 matches the corresponding unit of the syllabus, with a clear and logical progression through. It contains materials on topics such as data, variation, probability, permutations and combinations, binomial and geometric distributions, and normal distribution. This coursebook contains a variety of features including recap sections for students to check their prior knowledge, detailed explanations and worked examples, end-of-chapter and cross-topic review exercises and ''Explore'' tasks to encourage deeper thinking around mathematical concepts. Answers to coursebook questions are at the back of the book.Table of Contents1. Representation of data; 2. Measures of central tendency; 3. Measures of variation; Cross-topic revision exercise 1; 4. Probability; 5. Permutations and combinations; Cross-topic revision exercise 2; 6. Probability distributions; 7. The binomial and geometric distributions; 8. The normal distribution; Cross-topic revision exercise 3; Practice paper; Answers; Glossary; Index.
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McGraw-Hill Education Schaums Outline of Mathematical Handbook of
Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too Pricey?Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 2,400 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to the revised online Schaumâs.com website-- it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand.Schaumâs Outline of Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables, Fifth Edition features:â More tTable of ContentsFormulas:1. Elementary Constants, Products, Formulas2. Geometry3. Elementary Transcendental Functions4. Calculus5. Differential Equations and Vector Analysis6. Series7. Special Functions and Polynomials8. Laplace and Fourier Transforms9. Elliptic and Miscellaneous Special Functions10. Inequalities and Infinite Products11. Probability and Statistics12. Numerical Methods Tables:1. Logarithmic, Trigonometric, Exponential Functions2. Factorial and Gamma Function, Binomial Coefficients3. Bessel Functions4. Legendre Polynomials5. Elliptic Integrals6. Financial Tables7. Probability and Statistics
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John Wiley & Sons Monster Transformation Conquer Your Digital Fears Be AI Ready and Focus on What Matters to Your O rganization
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John Murray Press Algebra A Complete Introduction
Book SynopsisAlgebra: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to using Algebra.Written by a leading expert, this book will help you if you are studying for an important exam or essay, or if you simply want to improve your knowledge.The book covers all the key areas of algebra including elementary operations, linear equations, formulae, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, logarithms, variation, law and sequences. Everything you will need is here in this one book. Each chapter includes not only an explanation of the knowledge and skills you need, but also worked examples and test questions.
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Hodder Education MEI Further Maths: Numerical Methods
Book SynopsisDevelop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications with new and updated editions from our bestselling series.- Build connections between topics using real-world contexts that develop mathematical modelling skills, thus providing your students with a fuller and more coherent understanding of mathematical concepts.- Develop fluency in problem-solving, proof and modelling with plenty of questions and well-structured exercises.- Overcome misconceptions and develop mathematical insight with annotated worked examples.- Enhance understanding and map your progress with graduated exercises that support you at every stage of your learning.
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Quercus Publishing 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book SynopsisIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Tony Crilly explains and introduces the mathematical laws and principles - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand the world around us.From Pascal's triangle to money management, ideas of relativity to the very real uses of imaginary numbers, 50 Maths Ideas is a complete introduction to the most important mathematical concepts in history.
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Profile Books Ltd Significant Figures: Lives and Works of
Book SynopsisWhich mathematician elaborated a crucial concept the night before he died in a duel? Who funded his maths and medical career through gambling and chess? Who learned maths from her wallpaper? Ian Stewart presents the extraordinary lives and amazing discoveries of twenty-five of history's greatest mathematicians from Archimedes and Liu Hui to Benoit Mandelbrot and William Thurston. His subjects are the inspiring individuals from all over the world who have made crucial contributions to mathematics. They include the rediscovered geniuses Srinivasa Ramanujan and Emmy Noether, alongside the towering figures of Muhammad al-Khwarizmi (inventor of the algorithm), Pierre de Fermat, Isaac Newton, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Bernhard Reimann (precursor to Einstein), Henri Poincaré, Ada Lovelace (arguably the first computer programmer), Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing. Ian Stewart's vivid accounts are fascinating in themselves and, taken together, cohere into a riveting history of key steps in the development of mathematics.Trade ReviewStewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths. -- Alex BellosThis is not pure maths. It is maths contaminated with wit, wisdom, and wonder. Ian really is unsurpassed as raconteur of the world of numbers. He guides us on a mind-boggling journey from the ultra trivial to the profound. Thoroughly entertaining. * New Scientist *In his latest book, master mathematics expositor Ian Stewart delivers on his catchy title with succinct summaries of twenty-five of the most influential mathematicians of all time, from Archimedes, ca 250BCE, to modern day giant William Thurston, who died in 2012. By providing short descriptions of their most significant works, Stewart provides a concise overview of what has been hot in math at different times in the discipline's history. A great way for an outsider to get a sense of the huge historical arc of mathematical discoveries that has led to the mathematics-and the world-of today. I recommend it. -- Keith Devlin, Stanford University, author of The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution and Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the WorldPraise for previous books: 'With captivating stories and his signature clarity, Ian Stewart shows us how math makes the world - and the rest of the universe - go round -- Steven Strogatz, Professor of Mathematics, Cornell University, and author of The Joy of XProfessor Ian Stewart shows us emphatically that great mathematicians have often also been public servants, political activists and expositors, not just lone geniuses or one-track minds. Mathematics for all its abstraction is a communal and human activity, and this is vividly captured in this fascinating whistlestop tour of the human lives behind the greatest mathematics in history. -- Dr. Eugenia Cheng, Scientist In Residence, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, author of 'How to Bake Pi' and 'Beyond Infinity'This beautifully written assemblage of the lives and work of the world's greatest mathematicians is both humbling and inspiring. Stewart shows with his typical clarity how the power of pure thought has shaped our world for over two millennia. -- J.S. Al-Khalili, OBE, Professor of Physics, University of SurreyThe search for mathematical truth, no matter how abstract, is ultimately carried out by flesh-and-blood people. In this readable book, Ian Stewart makes math accessible by humanizing its greatest practitioners, simultaneously illuminating who they were and the discoveries they made. You cannot read it without being struck by admiration for the driven souls who created mathematics over the centuries. -- Sean Carroll, author of 'The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself'In Significant Figures, Ian Stewart brings mathematics to life with intriguing accounts of twenty-five extraordinary contributors to the field. His biographical sketches blend equal parts passion-love affairs and rivalries-with insights-groundbreaking discoveries-to offer vivid, complete portraits of his subjects. By showing how even mathematical geniuses face all-too-human challenges, Stewart offers a riveting chronicle of one of humankind's loftiest endeavors. -- Paul Halpern, author of 'The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality'
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) A-Level Maths Textbook: Year 1 & 2
Book SynopsisThis huge CGP Textbook is packed with thousands of questions for both years of A-Level Maths - it’s suitable for the Edexcel, AQA, OCR and OCR MEI courses. It’s perfect for helping students put their knowledge to the test and build their skills. The book also contains plenty of worked examples, practice exercises on almost every page and review questions at the end of each chapter. Better still, answers to every question are included at the back.
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) ALevel Maths OCR Complete Revision Practice with
Book SynopsisAchieve the best grades in 2025 and 2026 with this all-in-one book from CGP - including study notes, examples and practice questions!This marvellous CGP Complete Revision & Practice guide has Years 1 & 2 of OCR A-Level Maths covered. It contains essential revision notes and worked examples for every topic, plus plenty of questions to test students on what they've learned (including answers). What's more, the book comes with a free Online Edition to read on a PC, Mac or tablet. Don't miss CGP's matching A-Level Maths Exam Practice Workbook to make sure students are 100% prepared for the real exams (9781782947424).
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) ALevel Maths OCR MEI Complete Revision Practice
Book SynopsisAchieve the best grades in 2025 and 2026 with this all-in-one book from CGP - including study notes, examples and practice questions!This superb all-in-one CGP Complete Revision & Practice guide is a perfect way to revise every topic from Year 1 & 2 of the OCR MEI A-Level Maths course. It contains essential revision notes and worked examples for every topic, plus plenty of questions to test students on what they've learned (including answers). What's more, the book comes with a free Online Edition to read on a PC, Mac or tablet. Don't miss CGP's matching A-Level Maths Exam Practice Workbook to make sure students are 100% prepared for the real exams (9781782947431).
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) AS ALevel Further Maths for AQA Complete
Book SynopsisAchieve the best grades in 2025 and 2026 with this all-in-one book from CGP - including study notes, examples and practice questions!This brilliant CGP Complete Revision & Practice book is a clear and concise guide to AS & A-Level AQA Further Maths. It's packed with essential revision notes and worked examples for the Compulsory Content topics, as well as the Mechanics, Statistics and Discrete options. There are also plenty of exam-style questions to test students on what they've learned (including step-by-step answers at the back). And to top things off, the book comes with a free Online Edition - just use the code printed inside the book to read it on a PC, Mac or tablet.
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World Scientific Europe Ltd Modern Mathematical Methods For Scientists And
Book SynopsisModern Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers is a modern introduction to basic topics in mathematics at the undergraduate level, with emphasis on explanations and applications to real-life problems. There is also an 'Application' section at the end of each chapter, with topics drawn from a variety of areas, including neural networks, fluid dynamics, and the behavior of 'put' and 'call' options in financial markets. The book presents several modern important and computationally efficient topics, including feedforward neural networks, wavelets, generalized functions, stochastic optimization methods, and numerical methods.A unique and novel feature of the book is the introduction of a recently developed method for solving partial differential equations (PDEs), called the unified transform. PDEs are the mathematical cornerstone for describing an astonishingly wide range of phenomena, from quantum mechanics to ocean waves, to the diffusion of heat in matter and the behavior of financial markets. Despite the efforts of many famous mathematicians, physicists and engineers, the solution of partial differential equations remains a challenge.The unified transform greatly facilitates this task. For example, two and a half centuries after Jean d'Alembert formulated the wave equation and presented a solution for solving a simple problem for this equation, the unified transform derives in a simple manner a generalization of the d'Alembert solution, valid for general boundary value problems. Moreover, two centuries after Joseph Fourier introduced the classical tool of the Fourier series for solving the heat equation, the unified transform constructs a new solution to this ubiquitous PDE, with important analytical and numerical advantages in comparison to the classical solutions. The authors present the unified transform pedagogically, building all the necessary background, including functions of real and of complex variables and the Fourier transform, illustrating the method with numerous examples.Broad in scope, but pedagogical in style and content, the book is an introduction to powerful mathematical concepts and modern tools for students in science and engineering.
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Elmwood Education Limited Essential Maths 9 Higher Homework Book Answers
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Bright Red Publishing BrightRED Revision Cards Higher Mathematics
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