Making Mathematics with Needlework: Ten Papers and Ten Projects
ISBN: 9781568813318 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mathematical craftwork has become extremely popular, and mathematicians and crafters alike are fascinated by the relationship between their crafts. The focus of this book, written for mathematicians, needleworkers, and teachers of mathematics, is on the relationship between mathematics and the fiber arts (including knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, and quilting). Each chapter starts with an overview of the mathematics and the needlework at a level understandable to both mathematicians and needleworkers, followed by more technical sections discussing the mathematics, how to introduce the...
Mathematical craftwork has become extremely popular, and mathematicians and crafters alike are fascinated by the relationship between their crafts. Th...
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192,13 zł |
Marvelous Modular Origami
ISBN: 9781568813165 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This richly illustrated book provides step-by-step instructions for the construction of over 30 different modular origami structures. The author describes basic folding techniques required to construct the modules that are used as building blocks to construct complex ornamental models. The diagrams are clear, crisp, and easy to follow, and are accompanied by inspiring color photographs. Additional tips encourage the reader to design their own original creations.
Advance Praise for Marvelous Modular Origami "A must-have for any modular origami polyhedra... This richly illustrated book provides step-by-step instructions for the construction of over 30 different modular origami structures. The author descr...
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101,09 zł |
Saunders Mac Lane: A Mathematical Autobiography
ISBN: 9781568811505 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Saunders Mac Lane was an extraordinary mathematician, a dedicated teacher, and a good citizen who cared deeply about the values of science and education. In his autobiography, he gives us a glimpse of his "life and times," mixing the highly personal with professional observations. His recollections bring to life a century of extraordinary accomplishments and tragedies that inspire and educate. Saunders Mac Lane's life covers nearly a century of mathematical developments. During the earlier part of the twentieth century, he participated in the exciting happenings in Gottingen---the Mecca of...
Saunders Mac Lane was an extraordinary mathematician, a dedicated teacher, and a good citizen who cared deeply about the values of science and educati...
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859,75 zł |
Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry Into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence
ISBN: 9781568812052 / Angielski / Miękka / 598 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pamela McCorduck first went among the artificial intelligentsia when the field was fresh and new, and asked the scientists engaged in it what they were doing and why. She saw artificial intelligence as the scientific apotheosis of one of the most enduring, glorious, often amusing, and sometimes alarming, traditions of human culture: the endless fascination with artifacts that think. Machines Who Think was translated into many languages, became an international cult classic, and stayed in print for nearly twenty years. Now, Machines Who Think is back, along with an extended addition that...
Pamela McCorduck first went among the artificial intelligentsia when the field was fresh and new, and asked the scientists engaged in it what they wer...
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202,24 zł |
Origami^
ISBN: 9781568811819 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book contains papers from the proceedings of the 3rd International Meeting of Origami Science, Math, and Education, sponsored by OrigamiUSA. They cover topics ranging from the mathematics of origami using polygon constructions and geometric projections, applications, and science of origami, and the use of origami in education.
The book contains papers from the proceedings of the 3rd International Meeting of Origami Science, Math, and Education, sponsored by OrigamiUSA. They ...
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338,79 zł |
Once Upon Einstein
ISBN: 9781568812892 / Angielski / Miękka / 199 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is well known that Einstein founded twentieth-century physics with his work on relativity and quanta, but what do we really know about these ground breaking ideas? How were they discovered? What should we retain today from the conceptual upheavals he initiated? Through a selection of concrete scenes taken from Einstein's life, the author offers a view into the formation of his theories, as well as reminders of the day-to-day applications of his ideas. Simultaneously the reader is lead through a reflection on their philosophical impact: How should we think of time according to the theory of...
It is well known that Einstein founded twentieth-century physics with his work on relativity and quanta, but what do we really know about these ground...
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182,02 zł |
The Education of a Mathematician
ISBN: 9781568811161 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this charming memoir, a renowned mathematician and winner of the American Book Award traces his career in mathematics from early lessons in horse racing and the realities of life to his adventures on the lecture circuit. A thought-provoking mix of autobiography, history, and insights into the role of mathematics in everyday life, this highly entertaining book will appeal to all readers.
In this charming memoir, a renowned mathematician and winner of the American Book Award traces his career in mathematics from early lessons in horse r...
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505,68 zł |
Probabilidades Y Utilidades En La Ruleta: Las Matemáticas de las Apuestas Complejas
ISBN: 9789731991047 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Continuando con su serie de libros en las matematicas de juegos de azar, el autor muestra como un juego de reglas simples como la ruleta es idoneo para un modelo de matematica compleja cuyas aplicaciones generan sistemas mejorados de apuestas que toma en cuenta el criterio de juego personal de un jugador. El libro es practico y teorico, pero es principalmente dedicado a la aplicacion de la teoria. Cerca de dos tercios del contenido son listas de categorias y subcategorias de sistemas mejorados de apuestas, junto con todos los parametros que pudieran representar el criterio primordial en una...
Continuando con su serie de libros en las matematicas de juegos de azar, el autor muestra como un juego de reglas simples como la ruleta es idoneo par...
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164,62 zł |
Ornamental Origami: Exploring 3D Geometric Designs
ISBN: 9781568814452 / Angielski / Miękka / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a great resource for people who enjoy polyhedra, symmetry, geometry, mathematics and origami. The types of models presented are similar in nature to the models in Mukerji's Marvelous Modular Origami, but some of the chapters are more advanced and all of the designs are new. The reader can learn about polyhedra while making these models and is left with the ability to design one's own models.
Step-by-step folding instructions for over 40 models are presented. Although the book is for intermediate folders, beginners are encouraged to try because origami basics are... This book is a great resource for people who enjoy polyhedra, symmetry, geometry, mathematics and origami. The types of models presented are similar i...
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141,55 zł |
Origami Polyhedra Design
ISBN: 9781568814582 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book unravels the mystery of Geometry in Origami with a unique approach: 64 Polyhedra designs, each made from a single square sheet of paper, no cuts, no glue; each polyhedron the largest possible from the starting size of square and each having an ingenious locking mechanism to hold its shape.
The author covers the five Platonic solids (cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron and dodecahedron). There are ample variations with different color patterns and sunken sides. Dipyramids and Dimpled Dipyramids, unexplored before this in Origami, are also covered. There are a total of 64... This book unravels the mystery of Geometry in Origami with a unique approach: 64 Polyhedra designs, each made from a single square sheet of paper, no ...
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161,78 zł |
Origami 4
ISBN: 9781568813462 / Angielski / Miękka / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The connections between origami, mathematics, science, technology, and education have been a topic of considerable interest now for several decades. While many individuals have happened upon discrete connections among these fields during the twentieth century, the field really took off when previously isolated individuals began to make stronger connections with each other through a series of conferences exploring the links between origami and "the outside world." The Fourth International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics, and Education (4OSME), held in September, 2006, at the...
The connections between origami, mathematics, science, technology, and education have been a topic of considerable interest now for several decades. W...
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429,82 zł |
Twists, Tilings, and Tessellations: Mathematical Methods for Geometric Origami
ISBN: 9781568812328 / Angielski / Miękka / 756 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Twists, Tilings, and Tessellation describes the underlying principles and mathematics of the broad and exciting field of abstract and mathematical origami, most notably the field of origami tessellations. It contains folding instructions, underlying principles, mathematical concepts, and many beautiful photos of the latest work in this fast-expanding field.
Twists, Tilings, and Tessellation describes the underlying principles and mathematics of the broad and exciting field of abstract and mathematical ori...
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348,90 zł |
Origami Inspirations
ISBN: 9781568815848 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This handsome book is aimed towards those with an intermediate skill level, but the origami basics included at the start of the book make it accessible to beginners. A number of beautiful models are offered, ranging from cubes to prisms to dodecahedra. As with the author s two previous books, Origami Inspirations provides step-by-step instructions and color distribution suggestions to create the more than 30 intricate designs presented. The book also includes a chapter featuring designs by origami artists from around the world, and these projects provide a happy complement to the author s own...
This handsome book is aimed towards those with an intermediate skill level, but the origami basics included at the start of the book make it accessibl...
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141,55 zł |
Crafting by Concepts: Fiber Arts and Mathematics
ISBN: 9781568814353 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the editors of the popular Making Mathematics with Needlework, this book presents projects that highlight the relationship between types of needlework and mathematics. Chapters start with accessible overviews presenting the interplay between mathematical concepts and craft expressions. Following sections explain the mathematics in more detail, and provide suggestions for classroom activities. Each chapter ends with specific crafting instructions. Types of needlework included are knitting, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, quilting, temari balls, beading, tatting, and string... From the editors of the popular Making Mathematics with Needlework, this book presents projects that highlight the relationship between ty... |
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187,07 zł |
Tredoku: 3-D Puzzles Based on the Rules of Classic Sudoku
ISBN: 9780143120148 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The next must-have for every puzzle enthusiast: a collection of challenges that takes Sudoku to the next level, literally.
Finally, the next big thing in puzzles has arrived-a three- dimensional number logic game based on the rules of Sudoku. Tredoku(tm) features one hundred unique, handdrawn puzzles with an endless variety of shape possibilities, breaking out from the three-by- three square of the game puzzlers are accustomed to. Challenging players on a whole new geometric level, Tredoku(tm) uses three- dimensional play to test readers' logic and visual perception.... The next must-have for every puzzle enthusiast: a collection of challenges that takes Sudoku to the next level, literally.
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101,30 zł |
Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes: Fifty Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection
ISBN: 9780486482019 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Join the master sleuth as he and Dr. Watson examine interrupted chess matches at clubs and country homes, examining the pieces' current positions to identify previous moves. Rather than predicting the outcome of these games, the Baker Street duo focus on past events, using the same variety of logical reasoning that unlocks the secrets to their ever-popular mysteries. Holmes instructs Watson (and us) in the intricacies of retrograde analysis in order to deduce on which square the white queen was captured, whether a pawn has been promoted, and which piece has been replaced by a coin. The...
Join the master sleuth as he and Dr. Watson examine interrupted chess matches at clubs and country homes, examining the pieces' current positions to i...
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64,17 zł |
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
ISBN: 9780307986795 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.
Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. For example, how can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time? Why will Achilles never beat a tortoise in a race, no matter how fast he runs? And how can a person be ten years older than his twin? With elegant explanations that bring the reader... A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.
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71,76 zł |
A Bouquet for the Gardener: Martin Gardner Remembered
ISBN: 9780930326173 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Martin Gardner, the "Mathematical Games" columnist for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, was also a philosopher, polymath, magician, religious thinker, and the author of more than 70 books, including The Annotated Alice, The Ambidextrous Universe, and Visitors from Oz. Here his life and works are celebrated in a bouquet of essays about him or in his honor. Introduced by his son Jim, the book includes reminiscences by Douglas Hofstadter, Morton N. Cohen, Scott Kim, David Singmaster, Michael Patrick Hearn, and many others; a festschrift contains essays by such writers as Raymond Smullyan...
Martin Gardner, the "Mathematical Games" columnist for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, was also a philosopher, polymath, magician, religious th...
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94,31 zł |
A Wealth of Numbers: An Anthology of 500 Years of Popular Mathematics Writing
ISBN: 9780691147758 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing, bringing to life a little-known side of math history. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, A Wealth of Numbers includes recreational, classroom, and work... Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching ba... |
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255,53 zł |
Texas Hold'em Poker Odds for Your Strategy, with Probability-Based Hand Analyses
ISBN: 9789731991344 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A complete probability guide of Hold'em Poker, this guide covers all possible gaming situations. The author focuses on the practical side of the presentation and use of the probabilities involved in Hold'em, while taking into account the subjective side of the probability-based criteria of each player's strategy.
A complete probability guide of Hold'em Poker, this guide covers all possible gaming situations. The author focuses on the practical side of the prese...
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135,07 zł |