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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future - The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers by John MacCormick
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Category: Business | Series: Princeton Science Library
Nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information ov ...Show more
The Enjoyment of Math by Hans Rademacher; Otto Toeplitz; Alex Kontorovich (Foreword by)
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Category: Science | Series: Princeton Science Library
The classic book that shares the enjoyment of mathematics with readers of all skill levelsWhat is so special about the number 30? Do the prime numbers go on forever? Are there more whole numbers than even numbers? The Enjoyment of Math explores these and other captivating problems and puzzles, introduci ...Show more
The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On by Julian Havil
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Category: Science | Series: Princeton Science Library
An entertaining and enlightening history of irrational numbers, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that irrational numbers were properly understood and rigorously defined, and even today not all their mysteri ...Show more
The Mathematical Mechanic - Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems by Mark Levi
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Category: Science | Series: Princeton Science Library
Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to back up their ideas. But how many people realize that physics can be used to produce many astonishing and strikingly elegant solutions in mathematics? Mark Levi shows ...Show more
The Odd Quantum by Sam Treiman; Helen Quinn (Foreword by)
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Category: Science | Series: Princeton Science Library
An acclaimed physicist's accessible yet rigorous introduction to quantum mechanics for nonspecialists This is a rare and much-needed book: a concise but comprehensive account of quantum mechanics for popular science readers written by a respected physicist. Sam Treiman--who was internationally renowned ...Show more
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering by David P. Billington
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Category: Architecture | Series: Princeton Science Library
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge, all are st ...Show more
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