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  • A Mind For Numbers

    How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

    by Barbara Oakley PhD ...
    The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Read more

    7,94 €

  • The Signal and the Noise

    The Art and Science of Prediction

    by Nate Silver ...
    The International Bestseller by 'The Galileo of number crunchers' (Independent)Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. The rise of 'big ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • A CONCISE GUIDE TO THE QURAN: Answering Thirty Critical Questions

    by Dr. A. M. Awal PhD ...
    Investigating the authenticity of the Koran from a mathematical standpoint and a numerical point of view, to scientifically and historically verify whether Mohammed wrote the Koran. ... Read more

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  • How Not to Be Wrong

    The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life

    by Jordan Ellenberg ...
    The maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In fact, Jordan Ellenberg shows us, maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the world's messy and chaotic surface. In How Not to be Wrong, Ellenberg explores the mathematician's method of analyzing ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • Why Machines Learn

    The Elegant Maths Behind Modern AI

    by Anil Ananthaswamy ...
    'An invaluable companion for anyone who wants a deep understanding of what’s under the hood of often inscrutable machines' Melanie MitchellA rich, narrative explanation of the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligenceMachine-learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us: approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumour ... Read more

    17,99 €

  • A Statistical Handbook for Agricultural Field Trials Specialists

    A handy companion for use with ARM data management tools.

    by Gérard de Kerchove d'Exaerde ...
    In this book we have tried to bring together in a logical and understandable way all the basic statistical elements which affect field trials, their planning, implementation and interpretation. The book is designed to be suitable for Field Trials Specialists, Project Managers who may be interpreting results and students who may be taking their first opportunity to get involved in this type of ... Read more

    29,43 €

  • The Ten Equations that Rule the World

    And How You Can Use Them Too

    by David Sumpter ...
    **THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'An entertaining tour that will change how you see the world' Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply HiddenIs there a secret formula for improving your life? For making something a viral hit? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even relationship?**This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Market-Consistent Actuarial Valuation

    by Mario V. Wüthrich ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This is the third edition of this well-received textbook, presenting powerful methods for measuring insurance liabilities and assets in a consistent way, with detailed mathematical frameworks that lead to market-consistent values for liabilities.Topics covered are stochastic discounting with deflators, valuation portfolio in life and non-life insurance, probability distortions, asset and liability ... Read more

    42,92 €

  • Alex's Adventures in Numberland

    Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics

    by Alex Bellos ...
    A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of mathsSunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize'Original and highly entertaining' Sunday Times'A page turner about humanity's strange, never easy and, above all, never dull relationship with numbers' New Scientist'Will leave you hooked on n... ... Read more

    13,35 €

  • Linked

    How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life

    by Albert-László Barabási ...
    The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social lifeA cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • GIS-Based Simulation and Analysis of Intra-Urban Commuting

    by Yujie Hu, Fahui Wang ...
    Commuting, the daily link between residences and workplaces, sets up the complex interaction between the two most important land uses (residential and employment) in a city, and dictates the configuration of urban structure. In addition to prolonged time and stress for individual commuters on traffic, commuting comes with additional societal costs including elevated crash risks, worsening air ... Read more

    31,74 €

  • Neuro Design

    Neuromarketing Insights to Boost Engagement and Profitability

    by Darren Bridger ...
    COMMENDED: Business Book Awards 2018 - Thought Leader CategoryToday, businesses of all sizes generate a great deal of creative graphic media and content, including websites, presentations, videos and social media posts. Most big companies, including the likes of Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Tesco and Google, now use neuroscience research and theories to optimize their digital content. Neuro Design ... Read more

    32,96 €

  • Mathematical Tools for Understanding Infectious Disease Dynamics

    by Odo Diekmann, Hans Heesterbeek, Tom Britton ...
    Series series Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology
    Mathematical modeling is critical to our understanding of how infectious diseases spread at the individual and population levels. This book gives readers the necessary skills to correctly formulate and analyze mathematical models in infectious disease epidemiology, and is the first treatment of the subject to integrate deterministic and stochastic models and methods.Mathematical Tools for ... Read more

    108,43 €

  • Maschinelles Lernen für die Ingenieurwissenschaften

    Einführung in physikalisch informierte, erklärbare Lernverfahren für KI in technischen Anwendungen

    by Marcus J Neuer ...
    Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
    Maschinelles Lernen und künstliche Intelligenz sind omnipräsente Begriffe zur Verbesserung von technischen Prozessen. Die praktische Umsetzung an realen Problemen gestaltet sich aber oft schwierig und komplex.Dieses Lehrbuch erklärt Lernverfahren anhand von analytischen Konzepten im Zusammenspiel mit vollständigen Programmierbeispielen in Python und bezieht sich auf dabei stets auf reale ... Read more

    26,81 €

  • Julia Quick Syntax Reference

    A Pocket Guide for Data Science Programming

    by Antonello Lobianco ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Learn the Julia programming language as quickly as possible. This book is a must-have reference guide that presents the essential Julia syntax in a well-organized format, updated with the latest features of Julia’s APIs, libraries, and packages.This book provides an introduction that reveals basic Julia structures and syntax; discusses data types, control flow, functions, input/output, exceptions, ... Read more

    50,87 €

  • Applied Nature-Inspired Computing: Algorithms and Case Studies

    Edited by Nilanjan Dey, Amira S. Ashour, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya ...
    Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
    This book presents a cutting-edge research procedure in the Nature-Inspired Computing (NIC) domain and its connections with computational intelligence areas in real-world engineering applications. It introduces readers to a broad range of algorithms, such as genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, the firefly algorithm, flower pollination algorithm, collision-based optimization algorithm, ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Higher Mathematics for Science and Engineering

    by Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi, Abburi Anil Kumar, Dimitar P. Mishev ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This textbook provides a comprehensive, thorough and up-to-date treatment of topics of mathematics that an engineer and scientist would need, at the basic levels that contents of engineering and sciences are built by. For this purpose, natural readers would be junior and senior undergraduate students, who normally have the content of this book under different names on their degree plans. Also, ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Models, Simulation, and Experimental Issues in Structural Mechanics

    Edited by Michel Frémond, Franco Maceri, Giuseppe Vairo ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book offers valuable insights and provides effective tools useful for imagining, creating, and promoting novel and challenging developments in structural mechanics. It addresses a wide range of topics, such as mechanics and geotechnics, vibration and damping, damage and friction, experimental methods, and advanced structural materials. It also discusses analytical, experimental and numerical ... Read more

    124,01 €

  • Problems & Solutions in Inventory Management

    by Dinesh Shenoy, Roberto Rosas ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents a compilation of over 200 numerical problems and solutions that students can use to learn, practice and master the Inventory Control and Management concepts.Intended as a companion to any of the standard textbooks in Inventory Control and Management and written in simple language, it illustrates very clearly the steps students need to follow in order to solve a given problem. It ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Computational Intelligence in Emerging Technologies for Engineering Applications

    Edited by Orestes Llanes Santiago, Carlos Cruz Corona, Antônio José Silva Neto, José Luis Verdegay ...
    Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
    This book explores applications of computational intelligence in key and emerging fields of engineering, especially with regard to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, inverse problems, decision support systems and optimization. These applications can be beneficial in a broad range of contexts, including: water distribution networks, manufacturing systems, production and storage of electrical ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Advances in Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation, and Systems Chemistry

    11th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2016, Fisciano, Italy, October 4-6, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

    Edited by Federico Rossi, Stefano Piotto, Simona Concilio ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 11th Italian Workshop on Advances in Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation and Systems Chemistry, WIVACE 2016, held at Fisciano, Italy, in October 2016.The 16 full papers together with 1 short papers presented have been thoroughly reviewed and selected from 54 submissions.They cover the following topics: evolutionary computation, ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Capi, Sciamani, Tiranni, Dittatori, Imperatori e Presidenti

    Verso la comprensione matematica dei Gruppi Sociali

    by Francesco dell'Isola ...
    Series series Italian language eBook collection
    Questo libro mette in luce alcune idee matematiche che aiutano a spiegare una serie di aspetti importanti della dinamica dei gruppi sociali. Le idee e le tecniche utilizzate sono analoghe a quelle che hanno avuto tanto successo nella descrizione del comportamento dei sistemi meccanici lagrangiani: questo libro si rivolge a chiunque voglia comprendere l'unità intrinseca dei fenomeni naturali. ... Read more

    49,07 €

  • Mathematical Modelling in Real Life Problems

    Case Studies from ECMI-Modelling Weeks

    Edited by Ewald Lindner, Alessandra Micheletti, Cláudia Nunes ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book is intended to be a useful contribution for the modern teaching of applied mathematics, educating Industrial Mathematicians that will meet the growing demand for such experts.It covers many applications where mathematics play a fundamental role, from biology, telecommunications, medicine, physics, finance and industry. It is presented in such a way that can be useful in Modelation, ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Decision Mathematics, Statistical Learning and Data Mining

    Selected Contributions from ICMSCT2023, Manila, Philippines, September 20-21

    Edited by Wan Fairos Wan Yaacob, Yap Bee Wah, Obaid Ullah Mehmood ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a collection of selected research papers presented at the Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Technology (ICMSCT2023), held at the UST Angelicum College, Philippines, from 20th to 21st September 2023. This biennial event is a result from collaborations of university partners in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines.Increasing investment in digital technologies is a challenge ... Read more

    208,92 €