Search results for “[subject: mathematics-general]”

• Author(s): Flo Conway | Jim Siegelman • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: EducatorsThe story of Norbert Wiener, child prodigy and brilliant MIT mathematician

• Author(s): G. Arnell Williams • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Algebra - GeneralA mathematician reveals the hidden beauty, power, and--yes--fun of algebra What comes to mind when you think about algebra? For ma...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Recreations & GamesRenowned mathematician Ian Stewart uses remarkable (and some unremarkable) numbers to introduce readers to the beauty of mathematic...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: ReferenceOpening another drawer in his Cabinet of Curiosities, renowned mathematics professor Ian Stewart presents a new medley of games, paradoxes, and r...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: AppliedSee the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world--from technology to health care and beyond. Alm...

• Author(s): David Stipp • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: History & PhilosophyAn award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' mos...

• Author(s): Marcus Du Sautoy • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: AppliedA "gifted and tireless mathematical communicator" (Financial Times) shows why math is the ultimate timesaver--and how everyone can make their ...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: AppliedA celebrated mathematician explores how math helps us make sense of the unpredictableWe would like to believe we can know things for certain. We wa...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Science & TechnologyA celebrated mathematician traces the history of math through the lives and work of twenty-five pioneering mathematicians In Sign...

• Author(s): Kit Yates • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Probability & Statistics - GeneralA "vivid, wide-ranging, and delightful guide" (bestselling author Tim Harford) for understanding how and why predictio...

• Author(s): Eugenia Cheng • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: LogicHow both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth world In a world where fake news stories change election outcom...