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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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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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  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • Optimization and Applications

    9th International Conference, OPTIMA 2018, Petrovac, Montenegro, October 1–5, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

    Edited by Yury Evtushenko, Milojica Jaćimović, Michael Khachay, Yury Kochetov, Vlasta Malkova, Mikhail Posypkin ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Optimization and Applications, OPTIMA 2018, held in Petrovac, Montenegro, in October 2018.The 35 revised full papers and the one short paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 103 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on mathematical programming; combinatorial and discrete ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Deep Learning-Based Face Analytics

    Edited by Nalini K Ratha, Vishal M. Patel, Rama Chellappa ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book provides an overview of different deep learning-based methods for face recognition and related problems. Specifically, the authors present methods based on autoencoders, restricted Boltzmann machines, and deep convolutional neural networks for face detection, localization, tracking, recognition, etc. The authors also discuss merits and drawbacks of available approaches and identifies ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • Deep Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks for Medical Imaging and Clinical Informatics

    Edited by Le Lu, Xiaosong Wang, Gustavo Carneiro, Lin Yang ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book reviews the state of the art in deep learning approaches to high-performance robust disease detection, robust and accurate organ segmentation in medical image computing (radiological and pathological imaging modalities), and the construction and mining of large-scale radiology databases. It particularly focuses on the application of convolutional neural networks, and on recurrent neural ... Read more

    143,09 €

  • Computational Biomechanics for Medicine

    Deformation and Flow

    Edited by Poul M.F. Nielsen, Adam Wittek, Karol Miller ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    One of the greatest challenges for mechanical engineers is to extend the success of computational mechanics to fields outside traditional engineering, in particular to biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine. This book is an opportunity for computational biomechanics specialists to present and exchange opinions on the opportunities of applying their techniques to computer-integrated medicine ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Excel 2016 for Engineering Statistics

    A Guide to Solving Practical Problems

    by Thomas J. Quirk ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book shows the capabilities of Microsoft Excel in teaching engineering statistics effectively. Similar to the previously published Excel 2013 for Engineering Statistics, this book is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical engineering problems. If understanding statistics isn’t your strongest suit, you are not especially ... Read more

    66,77 €

  • Teaching Mathematics Using Interactive Mapping

    by Sandra L. Arlinghaus, Joseph J. Kerski, William C. Arlinghaus ...
    Teaching Mathematics Using Interactive Mapping offers novel ways to learn basic math topics such as simple relational measures or measuring hierarchies through customized interactive mapping activities. These activities focus on interactive web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) and are relevant to today’s problems and challenges. Written in a guided, hands-on, understandable manner, all ... Read more

    56,17 €

  • Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence Using Mathematical and Computational Approaches

    FAI-DAIRBM 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan, April 18–20

    Edited by Pankaj Srivastava, Nina Poyda-Nosyk, Nazim Ozbey Hajiyev, Chai Ching Tan ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the 28th FAI International Conference on Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Business Management (28th FAI-DAIRBM 2024), held at UNEC Business School, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku, Azerbaijan, from 18–20 April 2024. It discusses methodologies spanning fuzzy analytics, neural networks, nano-topology, ... Read more

    208,92 €

  • Cryptofinance and Mechanisms of Exchange

    The Making of Virtual Currency

    Edited by Stéphane Goutte, Khaled Guesmi, Samir Saadi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book describes how the rapid advancement in encryption and network computing gave birth to new tools and products that have influenced the local and global economy alike. One recent and notable example is the emergence of virtual currencies (such as Bitcoin) also known as cryptocurrencies. Virtual currencies introduced a fundamental transformation that affected the way goods, services and ... Read more

    124,01 €

  • The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology

    Equations and Applications in Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow

    by Wouter Zijl, Florimond De Smedt, Mustafa El-Rawy, Okke Batelaan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book describes a novel physics-based approach to inverse modeling that makes use of the properties of the equations governing the physics of the processes under consideration. It focuses on the inverse problems occurring in hydrogeology, but the approach is also applicable to similar inverse problems in various other fields, such as petroleum-reservoir engineering, geophysical and medical ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Algebra and Geometry with Python

    by Sergei Kurgalin, Sergei Borzunov ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book teaches algebra and geometry. The authors dedicate chapters to the key issues of matrices, linear equations, matrix algorithms, vector spaces, lines, planes, second-order curves, and elliptic curves.The text is supported throughout with problems, and the authors have included source code in Python in the book. The book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in ... Read more

    57,23 €

  • Advances in Reliability and System Engineering

    Edited by Mangey Ram, J. Paulo Davim ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents original studies describing the latest research and developments in the area of reliability and systems engineering. It helps the reader identifying gaps in the current knowledge and presents fruitful areas for further research in the field. Among others, this book covers reliability measures, reliability assessment of multi-state systems, optimization of multi-state systems, ... Read more

    85,85 €