Mathematics

Every year 472,000 college students enroll in a statistics course. The odds are good they'll need some help. Aimed at high school and college students who need to take statistics to fulfill a degree requirement, this book follows a standard statistics curriculum with topics that include frequency distributions, probability, binomial distribution, poisson distribution, normal distribution, hypothesis testing, simple regression analysis, and more. more...

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Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time. What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form. Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.:.; Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text.; Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast.; Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject.; Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields.; Perfect for last-minute test preparation.; So small and light that they fit in a backpack!. more...

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This comprehensive text and reference combines the theory behind financial engineering with numerous algorithms for pricing, risk management, and portfolio management. It offers a thorough grounding in the subject for students and researchers in computational finance, system analysts, and financial engineers. Java programs for the Web are available from the book's home page. more...

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How can organisations ensure that they get best value for money in their procurement decisions? Inspired by frontier research, this handbook offers expert guidance on the fundamental aspects of successful procurement design and management in firms, public administrations and international institutions. more...

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When Archimedes, while bathing, suddenly hit upon the principle of buoyancy, he ran wildly through the streets of Syracuse, stark naked, crying "eureka!" In The Moment of Proof, Donald Benson attempts to convey to general readers the feeling of eureka--the joy of discovery--that mathematicians feel when they first encounter an elegant proof. This is not an introduction to mathematics so much as an introduction to the pleasures of mathematical thinking. And indeed the delights of this book are many and varied. The book is packed with intriguing conundrums--Loyd's Fifteen Puzzle, the Petersburg Paradox, the Chaos Game, the Monty Hall Problem, the Prisoners' Dilemma--as well as many mathematical curiosities. We learn how to perform the arithmetical proof called "casting out nines" and are introduced to Russian peasant multiplication, a bizarre way to multiply numbers that actually works. The book shows us how to calculate the number of ways a chef can combine ten or fewer spices to flavor his soup (1,024) and how many people we would have to gather in a room to have a 50-50 chance of two having the same birthday (23 people). But most important, Benson takes us step by step through these many mathematical wonders, so that we arrive at the solution much the way a working scientist would--and with much the same feeling of surprise. Every fan of mathematical puzzles will be enthralled by The Moment of Proof. Indeed, anyone interested in mathematics or in scientific discovery in general will want to own this book. more...

Price: $25.95