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Business Calculus Demystified

by Rhonda Huettenmueller

Take the FEAR OUT of Business Calculus

Business Calculus Demystified clarifies the concepts and processes of calculus and demonstrates their applications to the workplace. Best-selling math author Rhonda Huettenmueller...

Hidden Harmonies

by Ellen Kaplan & Robert Kaplan

A squared plus b squared equals c squared. It sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet this familiar expression is a gateway into the riotous garden of mathematics, and sends us on a journey of exploration in the company...

Schaum's Outline of College Algebra, Third Edition

by Murray R Spiegel & Robert Moyer

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams....

The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

by Jennifer Ouellette

Kiss My Math meets A Tour of the Calculus

Jennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But then the English-major-turned-award-winning-science-writer...

Pre-Calculus Know-It-ALL

by Stan Gibilisco

Master pre-calculus from the comfort of home!Want to "know it ALL" when it comes to pre-calculus? This book gives you the expert, one-on-one instruction you need, whether you're new to pre-calculus or you're...

Practice Makes Perfect Calculus

by Dr. William Clark & Sandra McCune

Practice Makes Perfect has established itself as a reliable practical workbook series in the language-learning category. Now, with Practice Makes Perfect: Calculus, students will enjoy the same clear, concise...

Math Word Problems Demystified

by Allan Bluman

Word problems are the most difficult part of any math course –- and the most important to both the SATs and other standardized tests. This book teaches proven methods for analyzing and solving any type of...

Math-A-Day: A Book of Days for Your Mathematical Year

by Theoni Pappas

Pappas has come up with yet another way to make math part of your life. MATH -A-DAY is not a calendar and not a reference book, but a compendium of mathematical information that will give you your math fix everyday....

Pre-Algebra Essentials for Dummies

by John Wiley & Sons

Many students worry about starting algebra. Pre-Algebra Essentials For Dummies provides an overview of critical pre-algebra concepts to help new algebra students (and their parents) take the next step without...

How to Solve Word Problems in Algebra, 2nd Edition

by Mildred Johnson & Timothy Johnson

Solving word problems has never been easier than with Schaum's How to Solve Word Problems in Algebra!

This popular study guide shows students easy ways to solve what they struggle with most in algebra: word problems....

Game Theory and Learning for Wireless Networks: Fundamentals and Applications

by Samson Lasaulce, Paul Thagard & John Woods

* The first tutorial-style book that gives all the relevant theory at the right level of rigor, for the wireless communications engineer.

* Bridges the gap between theory and practice by giving examples and...

A Beautiful Mind

National Book Critics Circle for Biography/Autobiography 1998

by Sylvia Nasar

In this powerful and dramatic biography Sylvia Nasar vividly re-creates the life of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by schizophrenia and who, after three decades of devastating mental illness,...

Geometry Essentials for Dummies

by Mark Ryan

Just the critical concepts you need to score high in geometry

This practical, friendly guide focuses on critical concepts taught in a typical geometry course, from the properties of triangles, parallelograms,...

Poetry of the Universe

by Robert Osserman

A Tour of the Calculus

by David Berlinski

In its largest aspect, the calculus functions as a celestial measuring tape, able to order the infinite expanse of the universe. Time and space are given names, points, and limits; seemingly intractable problems...

One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics

by David Berlinski

From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts.

In his latest...

The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number

by Mario Livio

Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a...

Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists

by John Schuenemeyer & Larry Drew

A comprehensive treatment of statistical applications for solving real-world environmental problems

A host of complex problems face today's earth science community, such as evaluating the supply of remaining...

Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error

by Paul P. Biemer

Combining theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects, Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error successfully guides readers through the accurate interpretation of survey results for quality evaluation and...

Neural-Based Orthogonal Data Fitting: The Exin Neural Networks

by Giansalvo Cirrincione & Maurizio Cirrincione

The presentation of a novel theory in orthogonal regression

The literature about neural-based algorithms is often dedicated to principal component analysis (PCA) and considers minor component analysis (MCA) a...