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  • How Not to Be Wrong

    The Power of Mathematical Thinking

    **“Witty, compelling, and just plain fun to read . . ." —Evelyn Lamb, Scientific AmericanThe Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands**The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly ... Read more

    $74.39 HKD

  • Six Maths Essentials

    How to Model the World

    by Terence Tao ...
    The ‘Mozart of mathematics’ (New York Times) takes us on a tour of the core ideas of mathematical thinkingIn Six Maths Essentials, the renowned mathematician Terence Tao shows how mathematics has evolved from counting and geometry into a flexible set of tools for understanding an increasingly complex world. He moves effortlessly from children discovering infinity through play, to the numbers that ... Read more

    $146.49 HKD

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  • Mathematics of Economics and Business

    For all students who wish to understand current economic and business literature, knowledge of mathematical methods has become a prerequisite. Clear and concise, with precise definitions and theorems, Werner and Sotskov cover all the major topics required to gain a firm grounding in this subject including sequences, series, applications in finance, functions, differentiations, differentials and ... Read more

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  • A Mind For Numbers

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

    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

    $74.39 HKD

  • Algorithms to Live By

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives.In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set ... Read more

    $74.19 HKD

  • Storytelling with Data

    A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

    Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it!Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for ... Read more

    $197.00 HKD

  • Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

    Stripping the Dread from the Data

    The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues ... Read more

    $96.19 HKD

  • Probability in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

    An Application-Driven Course

    by Jean Walrand ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This revised textbook motivates and illustrates the techniques of applied probability by applications in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS). The author presents information processing and communication systems that use algorithms based on probabilistic models and techniques, including web searches, digital links, speech recognition, GPS, route planning, recommendation systems, ... Read more

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  • The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

    Learning to Learn

    A groundbreaking treatise by one of the great mathematicians of our age, who outlines a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived.What inspires and spurs on a great idea? Can we train ourselves to think in a way that will enable world-changing understandings and insights to emerge?Richard Hamming said we can. He first inspired a generation of engineers, scientists, and researchers in ... Read more

    $78.23 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Humble Pi

    When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World

    by Matt Parker ...
    **#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN ADAM SAVAGE BOOK CLUB PICKThe book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, “When am I ever going to use this in the real world?”“Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining, Humble Pi is a charming and very readable guide to some of humanity's all-time greatest miscalculations—that also gives you permission to feel a little ... Read more

    $59.89 HKD

  • Quantum Computing for Everyone

    FOR NON-EXPERTS: Get an accessible introduction to quantum computing as a mathematician explains quantum algorithms, quantum entanglement, and more.Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science!Quantum computing incorporates some of the most stunning ideas from 20th-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. Here,Chris Bernhardt offers ... Read more

    $112.49 HKD

  • Everything Is Predictable

    How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World

    by Tom Chivers ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting' Oliver Burkeman'A remarkable book about a remarkable theorem' Will Storr'Witty, lively and best of all, extremely nerdy. I learned a lot and so will you' Tim HarfordThomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the p... ... Read more

    $93.19 HKD

  • 從理財到科技,數學的超徹底日常應用!高利貸暴利、單雙眼皮遺傳、打彈珠遊戲、雞兔同籠問題……從日常理財到推理邏輯,帶你看數學在生活中搞出多少噱頭!

    QR Code的排列組合有用完的一天嗎?抽籤順序會影響結果嗎?先搶先贏還是公平競爭?小機率事件×二進制編碼×搜尋檢索模型……從經濟到博弈論,用「數學思維」開啟你的日常生活!▎顛覆你的認知,數學「好玩」在哪?  本書旨在向讀者展示數學在日常生活中的無處不在和趣味性。書籍以「數學好玩」的概念為起點,強調數學不僅是科學技術的基礎工具,更是融入我們生活每個角落的實用學問。透過這本書,作者希望打破傳統數學課本的枯燥乏味,讓讀者體驗到數學的智慧和靈感,並且從中獲得實際的應用技巧和知識。▎生活中談數學:高利貸、中獎機率、雞兔同籠、QR Code  書中內容分為五大章節,每一章節都涵蓋多種與我們生活息息相關的數學問題。第一章〈生活中美麗的數學〉探討了從儲蓄、房貸、交易陷阱到黃金分割等日常經濟活動中的數學應用。第二章〈上帝的骰子——排列組合與機率〉則深入機率統計,從中獎率、賭博問題到基因密碼 ... Read more

    $62.47 HKD

  • 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 fact ... Read more

    $98.19 HKD

  • Dynamics in Logistics

    Twenty-Five Years of Interdisciplinary Logistics Research in Bremen, Germany

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This open access book highlights the interdisciplinary aspects of logistics research. Featuring empirical, methodological, and practice-oriented articles, it addresses the modelling, planning, optimization and control of processes. Chiefly focusing on supply chains, logistics networks, production systems, and systems and facilities for material flows, the respective contributions combine research ... Read more

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  • How to Read Numbers

    A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them)

    Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.Introducing you to the common mistakes ... Read more

    $93.19 HKD

  • Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

    Technical Analysis of Stock Trends helps investors make smart, profitable trading decisions by providing proven long- and short-term stock trend analysis.It gets right to the heart of effective technical trading concepts, explaining technical theory such as The Dow Theory, reversal patterns, consolidation formations, trends and channels, technical analysis of commodity charts, and advances in ... Read more

    $430.62 HKD

  • The Joy Of X

    A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

    “Delightful . . . easily digestible chapters include plenty of helpful examples and illustrations. You'll never forget the Pythagorean theorem again!”—Scientific AmericanMany people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series ... Read more

    $94.99 HKD

  • 數學女孩物理筆記 波的疊加

    数学ガールの物理ノート:波の重ね合わせ

    by 結城 浩 ...
    Translated by 陳朕疆 ...
    暢銷科普輕小說「數學女孩物理筆記」最新集數!跟著數學女孩們,一同探究波的神奇之處。從波的性質到傅立葉展開。「我」與三名少女在物理世界的小小旅程。本書的主題是在高中物理中必定會有的單元「波」。「波」是生活中常見的自然現象。水面上的波,傳遞空氣振動的聲波,傳遞地震振動的地震波等等。 但是,對於學生來說,要正確理解這些本應耳熟能詳的「波」卻出乎意料地困難。 特別是三角函數,這對於正確描述波是最重要的。若不熟悉 cos 和 sin,會不知道該如何計算。在這本書中,通過書中人物之間的對話,逐一學習有關波的知識。不僅能記住知識,還能在過程中加深對於「波」的理解。通過本書,可以將掌握「波」這個許多人在物理學中難以理解的概念。 本書不僅適合初高中學生,也適合大學生和想要重新學習物理的成年人。在第1章「波是什麼」中,將學習波的基礎知識。以海浪、聲波和地震波為例,研究波的特性。在回答「波是什麼」的簡單問題時 ... Read more

    $84.29 HKD

  • Mathematical Finance

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In recent years the finance industry has mushroomed to become an important part of modern economies, and many science and engineering graduates have joined the industry as quantitative analysts, with mathematical and computational skills that are needed to solve complex problems of asset valuation and risk management. An important parallel story exists of scientific endeavour. Between 1965-1995, ... Read more

    $62.57 HKD

  • 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

    $120.09 HKD

  • The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS

    Solving Crime with Mathematics

    The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crimeUsing the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series Numb3rs as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as the Math Guy on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon) and Gary Lorden (the principal math advisor to Numb3rs) explain real-life mathematical ... Read more

    $74.39 HKD

  • Fermat’s Last Theorem

    by Simon Singh ...
    ‘I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.’It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community. For over 350 years, proving Fermat’s Last Theorem was the most notorious unsolved mathematical problem, a puzzle whose basics most children could grasp but whose solution ... Read more

    $70.99 HKD

  • An Introduction to Quantitative Finance

    by Stephen Blyth ...
    The worlds of Wall Street and The City have always held a certain allure, but in recent years have left an indelible mark on the wider public consciousness and there has been a need to become more financially literate. The quantitative nature of complex financial transactions makes them a fascinating subject area for mathematicians of all types, whether for general interest or because of the ... Read more

    $338.29 HKD