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The Crossing of Heaven
Springer 2012; US$ 47.99Among the group of physics honors students huddled in 1957 on a Colorado mountain watching Sputnik bisect the heavens, one young scientist was destined, three short years later, to become a key player in America's own top-secret spy satellite program. One of our era's most prolific mathematicians, Karl Gustafson was given just two weeks to... more...
Robert Recorde
Springer 2011; US$ 79.99The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked. This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the man, his achievements and his historical importance. This scholarly yet accessible work examines... more...
Iris Runge
Springer 2012; US$ 119.99This book concerns the origins of mathematical problem solving at the internationally active Osram and Telefunken Corporations during the golden years of broadcasting and electron tube research. The woman scientist Iris Runge, who received an interdisciplinary education at the University of Gottingen, was long employed as the sole mathematical authority... more...
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Basic Books 2009; US$ 16.95From one of the world?s most beloved popular writers on mathematics, a fun and challenging collection of games, puzzles, stories, and more more...
Unexpected Expectations
CRC Press 2012; US$ 39.95Unexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball explores how paradoxical challenges involving mathematical expectation often necessitate a reexamination of basic premises. The author takes you through mathematical paradoxes associated with seemingly straightforward applications of mathematical expectation and shows how these... more...
Fünf Minuten Mathematik
Springer 2012; US$ 31.99Das Buch enthält einen Querschnitt durch die moderne und alltägliche Mathematik. Die 100 Beiträge sind aus der Kolumne 'Fünf Minuten Mathematik' hervorgegangen, in der verschiedene mathematische Gebiete in einer für Laien verständlichen Sprache behandelt wurden. Der Leser findet hier den mathematischen Hintergrund... more...









