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Is flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy?

From earth's nations and inhabitants, through the fuels and foods that energize them, to the transportation and inventions of our modern world - and how all

The bestselling author of Free Radicals takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the most controversial areas of modern science
 
The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All are ideas that have revolutionized science—and all were dismissed out of ha

For readers of Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers and The Joy of x comes this illuminating exploration of the ways in which math--and the people who have mastered its inherent power through the ages--has shaped our world.

In this captivating, sweep

A book of science like no other, about a scientist like no other.

This is a landmark in science writing. It resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inv

For you to be here today reading this requires a mind-boggling series of lucky breaks, starting with the Big Bang and ending in your own conception. So it's not surprising that we persist in thinking that we're in with a chance, whether we'

作者：Timothy Gowers

书名：Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction（The Oxford Very Short Introductions Series）-牛津通识读本:数学

简介：The aim of this book is to expla

As a young physicist, Leonard Mlodinow looked for guidance from his mentor, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Drawing on transcripts from their meetings during their time together at Cal Tech, Mlodinow shares Feynman's provocative th

Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alt

With the born storyteller's command of narrative and imaginative approach, Leonard Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how our lives are profoundly informed by chance and randomness and how everything from wine ratings and corporate success to school grade

Although mathematics majors are usually conversant with number theory by the time they have completed a course in abstract algebra, other undergraduates, especially those in education and the liberal arts, often need a more basic introduction to the topic

The Foundations of Geometry was first published in 1897, and is based on Russell's Cambridge dissertation as well as lectures given during a journey through the USA. This is the first reprint, complete with a new introduction by Professor John Slater

In the words of Bertrand Russell, "Because language is misleading, as well as because it is diffuse and inexact when applied to logic (for which it was never intended), logical symbolism is absolutely necessary to any exact or thorough treatment of m

Russell's classic The Principles of Mathematics sets forth his landmark thesis that mathematics and logic are identical―that what is commonly called mathematics is simply later deductions from logical premises.

His ideas have had a profound influe

This book is the definitive guide to Mind Mapping. Tony Buzan has changed the lives of millions with Mind Maps, his revolutionary system of note-taking that will help you excel in every area of your life. This practical full-colour book shows how this inc

作者：Tim Harford

标题：The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics《数据侦探：理解统计的十条简单规则》

简介：Today we think statistics are the en

作者：Matt Parker

书名：Things to Make and Do in the 4th Dimension《在第四维要做什么?》

英文简介：Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. P

作者：Jordan Ellenberg

书名：How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking《如何避免错误:数学思维的力量》

英文简介：The math we learn in school can seem

作者：Cathy O’Neil

简介：Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy《数学毁灭武器：大数据如何增加不平等和民主威胁》

作者：Oscar E. Fernandez

书名：Calculus Simplified《简易微积分》

中文简介：An accessible, streamlined, and user-friendly approach to calculus

Calculus is a beautif

作者：Leonard E. Fuller

书名：Basic Matrix Theory《基本矩阵理论》

英文简介：Reprint of the original 1962 edition. Written as a guide to using matrices as a mathemat

作者：Siva Athreya

书名：Measure and Probability《测量与概率》

英文简介：This book covers the fundamentals of measure theory and probability theory. It begins with

作者：Heinrich Dörrie

书名：100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics: Their History and Solution《初等数学100大问题的历史与解决》

英文简介："The collection

作者：Nicholas E Scripture

书名：50 Mathematical Puzzles and Oddities《50个数学难题和怪事》

作者：M. Morris Mani
简介：Digital logic and computer design《数字逻辑与计算机设计》介绍了数字系统设计和分析中使用的基本概念，并介绍了数字计算机组织和设计的原理。

作者：Philip Carter
简介：Advanced IQ Tests: The Toughest Practice Questions to Test Your Lateral Thinking, Problem Solving and Reasoning Skills (Testing Series)《