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George Dyson In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory... | Alex Bellos Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird and... |
Marcus du Sautoy From the author of 'The Music of the Primes' and 'Finding Moonshine' comes a short, lively book on five mathematical problems that just refuse be solved -- and on how... | Ian Stewart From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. In this book... |
Lawrence Potter An irreverent guide to classroom horrors such as algebra, percentages and probability. It is full of examples and surprising puzzles. It demonstrates that maths is not an isolated realm of... | Rob Eastaway; John Haigh The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action. |
Alexander Masters From the author of 'Stuart: A Life Backwards'; a warm and witty portrait of a harmless, eccentric, bona fide genius. | Daniel Tammet Mathematical savant and bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY, this is Tammet's engaging and personal exploration of what numbers can teach us about our lives and minds. |
Alexander Masters An intimate portrait of an everyday genius. Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £16.99 | £12.40 | 27% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 4pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £16.99 | £14.44 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Keith Devlin The story of the man who introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals and the concept of zero to Europe that transformed business in the late Middle Ages and paved the way for the... |
Michael Millar From the 7-day week to 24-carat gold, Chanel Number 5 to five-star luxury, this book figures out the mysterious background to the numbers we encounter on a daily basis. Revealing... | Stelvio Cimato; Ching-Nung Yang With rapid progress in Internet and digital imaging technology, there are more and more ways to easily create, publish, and distribute images. Considered the first ... |
Brian Clegg For centuries scientists believed that the universe was a vast machine - with enough detail, you could predict exactly what would happen. Admittedly real life wasn't... | Tony Crilly; Simon Blackburn Maths demystified - the answers to twenty questions anyone might ask. |
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| Gareth Loy; John Chowning "Mathematics can be as effortless as humming a tune, if you know the tune," writes Gareth Loy. In Musimathics, Loy teaches us the tune, providing a friendly and... Delivery:To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £20.95 | £15.71 | 25% | Despatched in 2 business days. | Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 4pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £20.95 | £17.81 | 15% | Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
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