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The Only Undergraduate Textbook to Teach Both Classical and Virtual Knot Theory An Invitation to Knot Theory: Virtual and Classical gives advanced undergraduate students a gentle introduction to the field of virtual knot theory and mathematical research. It provides the foundation for students...

The origami introduced in this book is based on simple techniques. Some were previously known by origami artists and some were discovered by the author. Curved-Folding Origami Design shows a way to explore new area of origami composed of curved folds. Each technique is introduced in a step-by-step...

“A modern, smart puzzle book, unlike anything I’ve seen before, whose math and logic challenges will stretch your brain in new ways.”—Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzlemaster The most mind-bending puzzles on the internet appear weekly in Oliver Roeder’s “The...

For decades, professionals in applied mathematics and mathematical puzzle fans from all over the world supplied provocative problems to the puzzle columns of the Graham Dial. Upon the appearance of an interesting problem, readers wrote in to the Dial suggesting new approaches to the solution, some...

This textbook introduces the general points of view of research methodology in the scientific and engineering fields of studies and presents an overview of the technical and professional communication needed for article publication in journals. It comprises several practice exercises that will give...

Raccontare storie è l’unica forma di letteratura che non passerà mai di moda. E se nelle storie c’è un po’ di matematica, l’importante è comunque il piacere della lettura.Un diario di viaggio in India, due amici che parlano di Picasso, un’accorata lettera dal carcere, una discussione fra...

A volte ci sentiamo assediati dai numeri. Sembrano spuntare da tutte le parti e non darci tregua, rievocando forse terribili ricordi scolastici. Ma proprio a causa della loro ubiquità, i numeri hanno una loro vita anche al di fuori della matematica: possono diventare il punto di partenza per vedere...

Prime Numbers, Friends Who Give Problems is written as a trialogue, with two persons who are interested in prime numbers asking the author, Papa Paulo, intelligent questions. Starting at a very elementary level, the book advances steadily, covering all important topics of the theory of prime numbers,...

Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries is an elementary treatment of the mathematics, primarily probability and simple combinatorics, involved in lotteries and keno. Keno has a long history as a high-advantage, high-payoff casino game, and state lottery games such as Powerball are mathematically similar....

How do dating sites match compatible partners? What do cell phones and sea coasts have in common? And why do computer scientists keep ant colonies? Jeff Suzuki answers these questions and more in Patently Mathematical, which explores the mathematics behind some of the key inventions that have changed...

At the close of the nineteenth century, we stood on the threshold of one of the greatest periods of science, in which the entire world and understanding of science would be shaken to the core and greatly modified. This explosion of knowledge led ultimately to that same information revolution that...

¿Crees que es posible reunir en un mismo libro magia y matemáticas? Pues, aunque te parezca extraño, la respuesta es afirmativa. En Magia matemática se encuentran hasta noventa propuestas con las que sorprenderse, divertirse y aprender. Como comprobarás, son muchos los juegos de magia...

Ce livre de mathématiques est le produit de centaines d'heures de cours individuels. Il est clair, précis, exhaustif. Il contient tous les cours de la classe de troisième, et donc tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour le brevet des collèges. Chaque paragraphe renvoie vers des savoirs faire...

(...) Dicono tutti che anche la musica, come la matematica, sia linguaggio universale e che tale linguaggio è comune, trasversale nelle varie culture; non è proprio così: una salsa colombiana è assai diversa da una paparuda romena o da un klezmer ebraico, non solo nel risultato sonoro, ma nel...