Paul J Nahin
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- Princeton, 2018
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 320 páginas
PVP: 27,45 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17691-8
EAN 9780691176918
An engaging collection of intriguing problems that shows you how to think like a mathematical physicistPaul Nahin is a master at explaining odd phenomena through straightforward mathematics. In this collection of twenty-six intriguing problems, he explores how mathematical physicists think. Always entertaining, the problems range from ancient catapult conundrums to the puzzling physics of a ...
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- Princeton, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 416 páginas
PVP: 30,10 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17591-1
EAN 9780691175911
In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick. Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula shares the fascinating story of this groundbreaking formula--long regarded as the gold standard for mathematical beauty--and shows why it still lies at the heart ...
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- Princeton, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 248 páginas
PVP: 23,75 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17600-0
EAN 9780691176000
Boolean algebra, also called Boolean logic, is at the heart of the electronic circuitry in everything we use--from our computers and cars, to home appliances. How did a system of mathematics established in the Victorian era become the basis for such incredible technological achievements a century later? In The Logician and the Engineer, Paul Nahin ...
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Physics can explain many of the things that we commonly encounter. It can tell us why the night is dark, what causes the tides, and even how best to catch a baseball. With In Praise of Simple Physics, popular math and science writer Paul Nahin presents a plethora of situations that explore the science and ...
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Will you be Alive Ten Years from Now?
And Numoerous Other Curious Questions in Probability
- Princeton, 2013
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 256 páginas
PVP: 28,50 €
ISBN 978-0-691-15680-4
EAN 9780691156804
What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from now? These are just some of the one-of-a-kind probability puzzles that acclaimed popular math writer Paul Nahin offers in this lively and informative book.Nahin brings probability to ...
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Digital Dice
Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problems
- Princeton, 2013
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 288 páginas
PVP: 20,55 €
ISBN 978-0-691-15821-1
EAN 9780691158211
Some probability problems are so difficult that they stump the smartest mathematicians. But even the hardest of these problems can often be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation, in which a random-number generator simulates a physical process, such as a million rolls of a pair of dice. This is what Digital Dice ...
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Chases and Escapes
The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion
- Princeton, 2012
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 272 páginas
PVP: 19,30 €
ISBN 978-0-691-15501-2
EAN 9780691155012
We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory, and that the same principles of games like tag, dodgeball, and hide-and-seek are also at play in military strategy, high-seas chases by the Coast Guard, and even ...
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"He was a man who often was incapable of conducting himself properly in the most elementary social interactions. His only continuing contacts with women were limited to his mother, nieces, and housekeepers. He was a man who knew the power of money and desired it, but refused to work for it, preferring to live off ...
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