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New Developments in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 209.99Contains 20 papers presented at the Sixth International Nobeyama Workshop on the New Century of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nobeyama, Japan, April 21-24, 2003. These papers cover computational electromagnetics, astrophysical topics, CFD research and applications in general, large-eddy simulation, mesh generation topics, visualization, and more. more...
IUTAM Symposium on Elementary Vortices and Coherent Structures: Significance in Turbulence Dynamics
Springer 2006; US$ 149.99Presents and discusses the advanced research works on elementary vortices and related problems at the IUTAM Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, 26-28 October 2004. This book covers topics such as vortex dynamics, coherent structures, chaotic advection and mixing, statistical properties of turbulence, rotating and stratified turbulence, and more. more...
Mathematics for New Speakers of English
Saddleback Publishing 2005; US$ 34.95This text is designed to help teachers work with beginning ESL students in grades 5 to 12. It provides lessons and activities that will develop the students' vocabulary, English usage, and mathematical understanding. A balance of high-interest activit more...
Mathematics and the Aesthetic
Springer 2007; US$ 54.99Features essays that explore the ancient affinity between the mathematical and the aesthetic, focusing on the fundamental connections between these two modes of reasoning and communicating. This book examines the ways in which the aesthetic is ever present in mathematical thinking and contributes to the growth and value of mathematical knowledge. more...
Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 19.99What do railways, mingling at parties, mazes, and the internet all have in common? All are networks - people or places or things that connect to one another. Peter Higgins shows that these phenomena - and many more - are underpinned by the same deep mathematical structure, and how this understanding gives us remarkable new insights into the world.... more...
Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 145.95Reflecting developments in the study of Saint-Venant's problem, this book focuses on the deformation of elastic cylinders for three models of continuum: classical elastic continuum, Cosserat elastic body, and porous elastic material. It includes exercises and examples that show how the methods discussed can be used to solve engineering problems. more...
Wonders of Numbers
Oxford University Press, USA 2001; US$ 18.99Who were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? Jam-packed with thought-provoking mathematical mysteries, puzzles, and games, Wonders of Numbers will enchant even the most left-brained of readers. Hosted by the quirky Dr. Googol--who resides on a remote island and occasionally collaborates with Clifford... more...
Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures
Basic Books 2010; US$ 16.95From the author of Professor Stewart?s Cabinet of Curiosities , a new trove of entrancing numbers and delightful mathematical puzzles for adventurous minds more...
The Last Recreations
Springer 2005; US$ 21.95A book by Martin Gardner, a captivating, entertaining and downright accessible mathematics writer. more...
The Tiger That Isn't
Profile 2008; US$ 14.38Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any formulas - and in fact not even many numbers. Most of it is commonsense, and by using a few really simple... more...









