Mathematics in Science & Nature & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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The Joy of X

A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

by Steven Strogatz ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

Many 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 to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and insight.Whether he is illuminating how often you should flip your mattress to get the maximum lifespan ... Read more

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Many 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 to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and insight.Whether he is illuminating how often you should flip your mattress to get the maximum lifespan
... Read more
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The Universe Speaks in Numbers

How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

by Graham Farmelo ...

Narrated by Hugh Kermode ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the ... Read more

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**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the
... Read more
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Euclid: The Life and Legacy of the Ancient Greek Mathematician Who Pioneered Geometry

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Steve Knupp ...

Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

Of the many mathematical advances made by the Greeks, none rival those established by Euclid of Alexandria, who likely remains the most famous ancient mathematician despite the fact little is actually known about his life. He revolutionized geometry, mathematics, and astronomy in Alexandria, Egypt, around 300 BCE, yet left almost no clues about his life story. Historians know he was a trailblazing ... Read more

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Of the many mathematical advances made by the Greeks, none rival those established by Euclid of Alexandria, who likely remains the most famous ancient mathematician despite the fact little is actually known about his life. He revolutionized geometry, mathematics, and astronomy in Alexandria, Egypt, around 300 BCE, yet left almost no clues about his life story. Historians know he was a trailblazing
... Read more
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Change Is the Only Constant

The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World

by Ben Orlin ...

Narrated by Will Collyer ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

From popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings, Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings.Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

From popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings, Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings.Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life,
... Read more
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How Not to Be Wrong

The Power of Mathematical Thinking

by Jordan Ellenberg ...

Narrated by Jordan Ellenberg ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our handsThe 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 limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life ... Read more

$17.50 USD

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our handsThe 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 limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life
... Read more
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Waves in an Impossible Sea

How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean

by Matt Strassler ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

11 hours 31 min

A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey—found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all: "If you want to know what's really going on in the realms of relativity and particle physics, read this book" (Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe).In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler ... Read more

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A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey—found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all: "If you want to know what's really going on in the realms of relativity and particle physics, read this book" (Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe).In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler
... Read more
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Mastering Logical Fallacies

The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

by Michael Withey ...

Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering ... Read more

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Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering
... Read more
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Political Science. Classics Collection:

Sun Tzu-The Art of War, Plato-The Republic, Niccolo Machiavelli-The Prince, Lao Tzu-Tao Te Ching, Thomas More-Utopia, Thomas Paine-Common Sense, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels-The Communist Manifesto

by Marcus Aurelius, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Thomas Paine, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Plato, John Stuart Mill, Vladimir lenin, Thomas More ...

Narrated by Kenneth Elliot, Alfred Costa, Peter Coates, John Brown, Douglass Scott, Jowanna Lewis, Richard Williams, Jamey Lewis, Andrew Roberts ...

Unabridged

36 hours 24 min

Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the ... Read more

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Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the
... Read more
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O andar do bêbado

Como o acaso determina nossas vidas

by Leonard Mlodinow ...

Narrated by Paulo Vinicius Justo Fernandes ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York TimesUm dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.comNão estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard ... Read more

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Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York TimesUm dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.comNão estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard
... Read more
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In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics

A BBC Radio 4 Collection

by Melvyn Bragg ...

Narrated by Melvyn Bragg ...

Unabridged

18 hours 30 min

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 pivotal concepts, theorists and developments that have advanced the science of mathematics'Might be the best radio programme ever' Oliver Burkeman, The GuardianIn Our Time is a Radio 4 phenomenon, a knowledge juggernaut that has informed and entertained over 2 million listeners each week since its first broadcast in 1998. In its 25 years on air, it has covered an ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 pivotal concepts, theorists and developments that have advanced the science of mathematics'Might be the best radio programme ever' Oliver Burkeman, The GuardianIn Our Time is a Radio 4 phenomenon, a knowledge juggernaut that has informed and entertained over 2 million listeners each week since its first broadcast in 1998. In its 25 years on air, it has covered an
... Read more
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Hidden Games

The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior

by Erez Yoeli, Moshe Hoffman ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

**Two  MIT economists  show  how  game theory—the ultimate theory of rationality—explains irrational behavior  **We like to think of ourselves as rational. This idea is the foundation for classical economic analysis of human behavior, including the awesome achievements of game theory. But as behavioral economics shows, most behavior doesn’t seem rational at all—which, unfortunately, casts doubt on ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**Two  MIT economists  show  how  game theory—the ultimate theory of rationality—explains irrational behavior  **We like to think of ourselves as rational. This idea is the foundation for classical economic analysis of human behavior, including the awesome achievements of game theory. But as behavioral economics shows, most behavior doesn’t seem rational at all—which, unfortunately, casts doubt on
... Read more
Audiobook

Simply Nietzsche

by Peter Kail ...

Narrated by Victoria Meakin ...

Series Audiobook 16 - Great Lives
Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

Born and raised in a small town in Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) began his career in philology (the study of language), and served as a professor at the University of Basel. In 1879, he was forced to leave due to health issues, which afflicted him throughout his life. Supported by his university pension and aided by friends, he spent the next decade as an independent author, ... Read more

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Born and raised in a small town in Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) began his career in philology (the study of language), and served as a professor at the University of Basel. In 1879, he was forced to leave due to health issues, which afflicted him throughout his life. Supported by his university pension and aided by friends, he spent the next decade as an independent author,
... Read more
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A Most Elegant Equation

Euler’s Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics

by David Stipp ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an ... Read more

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Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an
... Read more
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What the Luck?

The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives

by Gary Smith ...

Narrated by Tim Andres Pabon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

The newest book by the acclaimed author of Standard Deviations takes on luck, and all the mischief the idea of luck can cause in our lives.In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. It is an empirical fact that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less intelligent. ... Read more

$29.99 USD

The newest book by the acclaimed author of Standard Deviations takes on luck, and all the mischief the idea of luck can cause in our lives.In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. It is an empirical fact that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less intelligent.
... Read more
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Calculus Made Easy (Unabridged)

by Silvanus P. Thompson ...

Narrated by Karen Conley, Thomas Singleton, Holly Tuley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

In "Calculus Made Easy," renowned physicist and mathematician Silvanus P. Thompson presents a lucid and accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of calculus. With his engaging writing style and clear explanations, Thompson demystifies the subject, making it approachable for students and general readers alike. Through a series of carefully crafted chapters, Thompson covers topics such as ... Read more

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In "Calculus Made Easy," renowned physicist and mathematician Silvanus P. Thompson presents a lucid and accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of calculus. With his engaging writing style and clear explanations, Thompson demystifies the subject, making it approachable for students and general readers alike. Through a series of carefully crafted chapters, Thompson covers topics such as
... Read more
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You Can Multiply Facts of 3

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Unabridged

2 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn the multiplication facts of 3. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn the multiplication facts of 3.
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IBM SPSS

Tips and Tricks to Learn and Study Statistics using IBM SPSS from A-Z

by Walker Schmidt ...

Narrated by Dean Collins ...

Series Audiobook 2 - 2
Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

For more than 50 years, SPSS has led data science and the statistical market, remaining at the forefront of the changing technological world. Simple and complex statistics can be done easily with IBM SPSS Statistics. "IBM SPSS: Tips and Tricks to Learn and Study about Statistics using IBM SPSS from A-Z" is designed to gain more in-depth and more meaningful knowledge from your data and predict what ... Read more

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For more than 50 years, SPSS has led data science and the statistical market, remaining at the forefront of the changing technological world. Simple and complex statistics can be done easily with IBM SPSS Statistics. "IBM SPSS: Tips and Tricks to Learn and Study about Statistics using IBM SPSS from A-Z" is designed to gain more in-depth and more meaningful knowledge from your data and predict what
... Read more
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Consciencia que transforma tu vida

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by Lazaro Nightingale ...

Narrated by Carlos Hernandez ...

Unabridged

1 hour 59 min

Consciencia que transforma tu vida⭐⭐ Guía Simplificada con Explicaciones Incluidas ⭐⭐Estás en búsqueda de avanzar en tu carrera y afianzar tus conocimientos para transformar tu vida hacia la plenitud?¿Quieres un manual completo que contenga todos los elementos necesarios para lograrlo?¡Tu búsqueda termina aquí!Esta guía actúa como tu compañero definitivo para profund... ... Read more

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Consciencia que transforma tu vida⭐⭐ Guía Simplificada con Explicaciones Incluidas ⭐⭐Estás en búsqueda de avanzar en tu carrera y afianzar tus conocimientos para transformar tu vida hacia la plenitud?¿Quieres un manual completo que contenga todos los elementos necesarios para lograrlo?¡Tu búsqueda termina aquí!Esta guía actúa como tu compañero definitivo para profund...
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The Fourth Dimension (UNABRIDGED)

by Charles Howard HINTON ...

Narrated by Samuel Ramos ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

"""Mr Hinton tries to explain the theory of the fourth dimension so that the ordinary reasoning mind can get a grasp of what metaphysical mathematicians mean by it. If he is not altogether successful, it is not from want of clearness on his part, but because the whole theory comes as such an absolute shock to all one's preconceived ideas"" - The Bristol Times (quoted within the book). This book ... Read more

$4.99 USD

"""Mr Hinton tries to explain the theory of the fourth dimension so that the ordinary reasoning mind can get a grasp of what metaphysical mathematicians mean by it. If he is not altogether successful, it is not from want of clearness on his part, but because the whole theory comes as such an absolute shock to all one's preconceived ideas"" - The Bristol Times (quoted within the book). This book
... Read more
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Measurement

by Paul Lockhart ...

Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

For seven years, Paul Lockhart's A Mathematician's Lament enjoyed a samizdat-style popularity in the mathematics underground, before demand prompted its 2009 publication to even wider applause and debate. An impassioned critique of K–12 mathematics education, it outlined how we shortchange students by introducing them to math the wrong way. Here Lockhart offers the positive side of the math ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For seven years, Paul Lockhart's A Mathematician's Lament enjoyed a samizdat-style popularity in the mathematics underground, before demand prompted its 2009 publication to even wider applause and debate. An impassioned critique of K–12 mathematics education, it outlined how we shortchange students by introducing them to math the wrong way. Here Lockhart offers the positive side of the math
... Read more
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The Doomsday Calculation

How an Equation that Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe

by William Poundstone ...

Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

In the eighteenth century, the British minister and mathematician Thomas Bayes devised a theorem that allowed him to assign probabilities to events that had never happened before. It languished in obscurity for centuries until computers came along and made it easy to crunch the numbers. Now, as the foundation of big data, Bayes's formula has become a linchpin of the digital economy.But here's ... Read more

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In the eighteenth century, the British minister and mathematician Thomas Bayes devised a theorem that allowed him to assign probabilities to events that had never happened before. It languished in obscurity for centuries until computers came along and made it easy to crunch the numbers. Now, as the foundation of big data, Bayes's formula has become a linchpin of the digital economy.But here's
... Read more
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A PhD Is Not Enough!

A Guide to Survival in Science

by Peter J. Feibelman ...

Narrated by Peter J. Feibelman ...

Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

Everything you ever need to know about making it as a scientist.Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find.In A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!, physicist Peter J. Feibelman lays out a rational path to a ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Everything you ever need to know about making it as a scientist.Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find.In A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!, physicist Peter J. Feibelman lays out a rational path to a
... Read more
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Any Number At All

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Nashville Kids' Sound ...

Unabridged

4 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn division facts of 0. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn division facts of 0.
... Read more
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Is Math Real?

How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths

by Eugenia Cheng ...

Narrated by Eugenia Cheng ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

**One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math—focusing on questions, not answers      Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA New Scientist Best Book of the Year   “Brilliant.”—Popular Science  **Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia Cheng: we learn it from human curiosity ... Read more

$24.99 USD

**One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math—focusing on questions, not answers      Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA New Scientist Best Book of the Year   “Brilliant.”—Popular Science  **Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia Cheng: we learn it from human curiosity
... Read more

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