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Author : Arthur Robins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997228403
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (284 download)
Download or read book An Imaginary Tail written by Arthur Robins and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Nahin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400833892
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book An Imaginary Tale written by Paul Nahin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up, and the colorful characters who tried to solve them. In 1878, when two brothers stole a mathematical papyrus from the ancient Egyptian burial site in the Valley of Kings, they led scholars to the earliest known occurrence of the square root of a negative number. The papyrus offered a specific numerical example of how to calculate the volume of a truncated square pyramid, which implied the need for i. In the first century, the mathematician-engineer Heron of Alexandria encountered I in a separate project, but fudged the arithmetic; medieval mathematicians stumbled upon the concept while grappling with the meaning of negative numbers, but dismissed their square roots as nonsense. By the time of Descartes, a theoretical use for these elusive square roots--now called "imaginary numbers"--was suspected, but efforts to solve them led to intense, bitter debates. The notorious i finally won acceptance and was put to use in complex analysis and theoretical physics in Napoleonic times. Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts and mathematical discussions, including the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems, such as Kepler's laws of planetary motion and ac electrical circuits. This book can be read as an engaging history, almost a biography, of one of the most evasive and pervasive "numbers" in all of mathematics. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Author : May R. Berenbaum
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674053567
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Earwig’s Tail written by May R. Berenbaum and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. The real and the imaginary blended seamlessly in these books—at the time, the existence of a rhinoceros was as credible as a unicorn or dragon. Although audiences now scoff at the impossibility of mythological beasts, there remains an extraordinary willingness to suspend skepticism and believe wild stories about nature, particularly about insects and their relatives in the Phylum Arthropoda. In The Earwig’s Tail, entomologist May Berenbaum and illustrator Jay Hosler draw on the powerful cultural symbols of these antiquated books to create a beautiful and witty bestiary of the insect world. Berenbaum’s compendium of tales is an alphabetical tour of modern myths that humorously illuminates aerodynamically unsound bees, ear-boring earwigs, and libido-enhancing Spanish flies. She tracks down the germ of scientific truth that inspires each insect urban legend and shares some wild biological lessons, which, because of the amazing nature of the insect world, can be more fantastic than even the mythic misperceptions.
Author : Captain Duchene
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Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (13 download)
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Author : Holman Day
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
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Author : J.J. Videler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940111580X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Fish Swimming written by J.J. Videler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the fishes, a remarkably wide range of biological adaptations to diverse habitats has evolved. As well as living in the conventional habitats of lakes, ponds, rivers, rock pools and the open sea, fish have solved the problems of life in deserts, in the deep sea, in the cold antarctic, and in warm waters of high alkalinity or of low oxygen. Along with these adaptations, we find the most impressive specializations of morphology, physiology and behaviour. For example we can marvel at the high-speed swimming of the marlins, sailfish and warm-blooded tunas, air-breathing in catfish and lung fish, parental care in the mouth-brooding cichlids and viviparity in many sharks and toothcarps. Moreover, fish are of considerable importance to the survival of the human species in the form of nutritious, delicious and diverse food. Rational exploitation and management of our global stocks of fishes must rely upon a detailed and precise insight of their biology. The Chapman & Hall Fish and Fisheries Series aims to present timely volumes reviewing important aspects of fish biology. Most volumes will be of interest to research workers in biology, zoology, ecology and physiology but an additional aim is for the books to be accessible to a wide spectrum of non-specialist readers ranging from undergraduates and postgraduates to those with an intrerest in industrial and commercial aspects of fish and fisheries.
Author : Hart Lee Serious
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Cat with a Question Mark Tail! written by Hart Lee Serious and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There once was a cat with a question mark tail, curvy and twisted and hooked like a crook... NOW A GORGEOUS FULL-COLOR PRINT VERSION! This delightful rhyming picture book follows the escapades of a sweet little feline with an exceptionally long tail and a nose for adventure. With a charming rhythmic writing style and beautiful illustrations, The Cat with a Question Mark Tail! is a fun, easy to read story that promotes positive messages about friendship, sharing, and curiosity. Purrrrfect for bedtime reading, learning new words, and for introducing kids to the joy of books, this is one tale (and tail) that is sure to entertain children and parents alike! Be sure to look for more in the "Adventures of a Funny Tailed Feline" series soon.
Author : George Miller
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 9781861342218
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (422 download)
Download or read book On Fairness and Efficiency written by George Miller and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a major new analysis of the political economy in Britain over the past 1,000 years. The author demonstrates an impressive and thorough knowledge of law, economics, politics, medicine and social history. The assessment of the privatisation of the public income and its consequences represents an astonishing tour-de-force.On fairness and efficiency:engages in a wide-ranging sweep of history from pre-Norman times to the present;gives a lucid explanation of the complex economic and political history of Britain that has given rise to the present state of Welfare Capitalism;has great contemporary relevance.·[vbTab]The fundamental links between the distributions of health and wealth in society is of concern to the medical profession, public health professionals, welfare economists, political scientists/politicians, moralists and philosophers.
Author : Kevin Hefferan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444391216
Total Pages : 935 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Earth Materials written by Kevin Hefferan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 935 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minerals and rocks form the foundation of geologic studies. This new textbook has been written to address the needs of students at the increasing number of universities that have compressed separate mineralogy and petrology courses into a one- or two-semester Earth materials course. Key features of this book include: equal coverage of mineralogy, sedimentary petrology, igneous petrology and metamorphic petrology; copious field examples and regional relationships with graphics that illustrate the concepts discussed; numerous case studies to show the uses of earth materials as resources and their fundamental role in our lives and the global economy, and their relation to natural and human-induced hazards; the integration of earth materials into a cohesive process-based earth systems framework; two color thoughout with 48 pages of four color. Readership: students taking an earth materials, or combined mineralogy and petrology course in an earth science degree program. It will also be useful for environmental scientists, engineering geologists, and physical geographers who need to learn about minerals, rocks, soil and water in a comprehensive framework. A companion website for this book is available at: www.wiley.com/go/hefferan/earthmaterials.
Author : William Chambers
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Chamber's Information for the People written by William Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1166 pages
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Author : Carla Sonheim
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 161058628X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals written by Carla Sonheim and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover a more child-like approach to creating with Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals! Through fun and creative exercises, Carla Sonheim teaches you to draw a variety of fun animals and creatures, including: - Dogs - Birds - Elephants - Fish - Cats - Rabbits - And many others You'll also find a variety of unique mixed-media techniques to help you bring your creatures to life, resulting in a unique finished art piece. Improve your drawing skills, expand your creativity, and learn new art techniques—and have loads of fun doing it!—with Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals.
Author : Joseph Augustus Seiss
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Gospel in the Stars written by Joseph Augustus Seiss and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595311008
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Riptionary written by and published by iUniverse. This book was released on with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gina K. Velasco
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252052358
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Queering the Global Filipina Body written by Gina K. Velasco and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary popular culture stereotypes Filipina women as sex workers, domestic laborers, mail order brides, and caregivers. These figures embody the gendered and sexual politics of representing the Philippine nation in the Filipina/o diaspora. Gina K. Velasco explores the tensions within Filipina/o American cultural production between feminist and queer critiques of the nation and popular nationalism as a form of resistance to neoimperialism and globalization. Using a queer diasporic analysis, Velasco examines the politics of nationalism within Filipina/o American cultural production to consider an essential question: can a queer and feminist imagining of the diaspora reconcile with gendered tropes of the Philippine nation? Integrating a transnational feminist analysis of globalized gendered labor with a consideration of queer cultural politics, Velasco envisions forms of feminist and queer diasporic belonging, while simultaneously foregrounding nationalist movements as vital instruments of struggle.
Author : James Berger
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1003837646
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Bayesian, Fiducial, and Frequentist Inference written by James Berger and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of data science, in recent decades, has magnified the need for efficient methodology for analyzing data and highlighted the importance of statistical inference. Despite the tremendous progress that has been made, statistical science is still a young discipline and continues to have several different and competing paths in its approaches and its foundations. While the emergence of competing approaches is a natural progression of any scientific discipline, differences in the foundations of statistical inference can sometimes lead to different interpretations and conclusions from the same dataset. The increased interest in the foundations of statistical inference has led to many publications, and recent vibrant research activities in statistics, applied mathematics, philosophy and other fields of science reflect the importance of this development. The BFF approaches not only bridge foundations and scientific learning, but also facilitate objective and replicable scientific research, and provide scalable computing methodologies for the analysis of big data. Most of the published work typically focusses on a single topic or theme, and the body of work is scattered in different journals. This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction and broad overview of the key developments in the BFF schools of inference. It is intended for researchers and students who wish for an overview of foundations of inference from the BFF perspective and provides a general reference for BFF inference. Key Features: Provides a comprehensive introduction to the key developments in the BFF schools of inference Gives an overview of modern inferential methods, allowing scientists in other fields to expand their knowledge Is accessible for readers with different perspectives and backgrounds
Author : Matthew Bacon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book A New Abridgment of the Law written by Matthew Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
