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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

    4,34 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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

    Free

  • 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 €

  • Emerging Topics On Differential Equations And Their Applications - Proceedings On Sino-japan Conference Of Young Mathematicians

    by Yiming Long, Hua Chen, Yasumasa Nishiura ...
    Series Book 10 - Nankai Series In Pure, Applied Mathematics And Theoretical Physics
    The aim of the Sino-Japan Conference of Young Mathematicians was to provide a forum for presenting and discussing recent trends and developments in differential equations and their applications, as well as to promote scientific exchanges and collaborations among young mathematicians both from China and Japan.The topics discussed in this proceedings include mean curvature flows, KAM theory, N-body ... Read more

    41,75 €

  • Brainstorm with Bharat

    by SHUBHAM SINGH ...
    Brainstorm with Bharat brings you 100 puzzles, brain teasers, and real-world problems — crafted thoughtfully for the students, working professionals, dreamers, and lifelong learners of Bharat. Blending inspiration from legends like Shakuntala Devi, H.C. Verma, and the spirit of Bharat's diverse challenges, every question here makes you think, rethink, and realize the hidden strength of logical ... Read more

    Free

  • Numerical Optimization in Engineering and Sciences

    Proceedings of NOIEAS 2024

    Edited by Debashis Dutta, Sujit Das, Jagannath Roy, Biswajit Mahanty ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents high-quality papers presented at the International Conference on Numerical Optimization in Engineering and Sciences (NOIEAS 2024) organized by the Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. The main focus of this book is to present innovative ideas, methods, and results, and visions of the future related to the general theme of numerical ... Read more

    237,54 €

  • The Reflection of Life

    Functional Entailment and Imminence in Relational Biology

    by A. H. Louie ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    A. H. Louie’s The Reflection of Life: Functional Entailment and Imminence in Relational Biology is a continuation of the exploratory journey in relational biology which began with his 2009 monograph More Than Life Itself: A Synthetic Continuation in Relational Biology. The theme of his first book was ‘What is life?’; the theme of this sequel is “How do two life forms interact?” Biology is a ... Read more

    76,31 €

  • Dimensionstheorie

    by Jörg Neunhäuserer ...
    Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
    Dieses Essential gibt eine kompakte Einführung in die Dimensionstheorie. Die topologische Dimension und mehrere fraktale Dimensionen werden definiert und anhand von Beispielen erläutert. Lesende lernen grundlegende Sätze über die Dimension von kartesischen Produkten, Projektionen, Schnitten und arithmetischen Summen kennen. Weiterhin wird eine Vielfalt von Anwendungen der Dimensionstheorie in der ... Read more

    4,44 €

  • Basic Mathematics for Economics 6: Differentiation

    by Kazuhiro Ohnishi ...
    Series Book 6 - Basic Mathematics for Economics
    本書は，現在，経済学あるいは経営学を勉強している，あるいはこれから勉強しようと考えている人々のために書かれた入門テキストです。第 6 巻の「微分」では，平均変化率，微分係数，微分可能，導関数，定数倍，四則演算，合成関数の導関数，逆関数の導関数，媒介変数表示関数の導関数，陰関数の導関数，指数関数の導関数，対数関数の導関数，高次導関数について説明しています。巻末には練習問題と解答を付けています。また，本書は，手軽にそして自由に持ち運ぶことができる電子書籍ということで，どこでもそしていつでも簡単に読むことができるように，できる限り短い文章で簡潔に説明しています。本書は『経済数学入門シリーズ』の最新版であり，説明も大幅に増やし，また「経済数学をすぐに理解できる」ということで，タイトルも変えています。本書の目次は，以下のようになっています。はじめに微 分平均変化率微分係数... ... Read more

    1,62 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Computational Methods for Solids and Fluids

    Multiscale Analysis, Probability Aspects and Model Reduction

    Edited by Adnan Ibrahimbegovic ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This volume contains the best papers presented at the 2nd ECCOMAS International Conference on Multiscale Computations for Solids and Fluids, held June 10-12, 2015.Topics dealt with include multiscale strategy for efficient development of scientific software for large-scale computations, coupled probability-nonlinear-mechanics problems and solution methods, and modern mathematical and computational ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Queues

    A Course in Queueing Theory

    by Moshe Haviv ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Queueing theory (the mathematical theory of waiting lines in all its configurations) continues to be a standard major area of operations research on the stochastic side. Therefore, universities with an active program in operations research sometimes will have an entire course devoted mainly or entirely to queueing theory, and the course is also taught in computer science, electrical engineering, ... Read more

    62,00 €

  • How to Solve Real-world Optimization Problems

    From Theory to Practice

    by Eugene J. Zak ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Written by an experienced operations research practitioner with a strong applied mathematics background, this book offers practical insights into how to approach optimization problems, how to develop intelligent and efficient mathematical models and algorithms, and how to implement and deliver software products to customers. With a focus on revealing the similarities and differences between ... Read more

    52,46 €

  • New Trends in Engineering Research

    Proceedings of the International Conference of Experimental and Numerical Investigations and New Technologies, CNNTech 2023

    Edited by Nenad Mitrovic, Goran Mladenovic, Aleksandra Mitrovic ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The book is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the International Conference of Experimental and Numerical Investigations and New Technologies (CNNTech2023) held at Zlatibor, Serbia from 4th July to 7th July 2023. The book discusses various industrial, engineering and scientific applications of engineering techniques. Researchers from academia and industry ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • Measuring Efficiency in Health Care

    Analytic Techniques and Health Policy

    by Rowena Jacobs, Peter C. Smith, Andrew Street ...
    With the healthcare sector accounting for a sizeable proportion of national expenditures, the pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. However, the analysis and measurement of efficiency is a complex undertaking, not least due to the multiple objectives of health care organizations and the many gaps in information systems. In response to this ... Read more

    63,91 €