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The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why
Arthur Benjamin · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Bestseller"Arthur Benjamin . . . joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance." - Bill NyeThe Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples - from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring... |
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Lab Girl
Hope Jahren · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 290
Format: Print book
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A New York Times 2016 Notable BookNational Best SellerNamed one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People"An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016A Washington Post Best Memoir of 2016A TIME and Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2016 So Far An illuminating debut memoir of a woman... |
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Idiot's Guides: Algebra II
Carolyn Wheater · Alpha Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Perhaps no subject strikes so much fear in the hearts of high school and college students as Algebra I, except of course its older, meaner sibling, Algebra II! Starting with reinforcing concepts from Algebra I and with lots of practice and tips along the way, Idiot's Guides: Algebra... |
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Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To
Dean Burnett · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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A delightful tour of our mysterious, mischievous gray matter from neuroscientist and massively popular Guardian blogger Dean Burnett.The brain may be the seat of consciousness and the engine of all human experience, but it's also messy, fallible, and disorganized. For example, did you know... |
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Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour
Neil deGrasse Tyson · Princeton University Press
Pages: 470
Format: Print book
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWelcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton,... |
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Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Mike Massimino · Crown Archetype
Pages: 313
Format: Print book
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that s about to go from zero to 17, 500 miles per hour? Or to look back on the earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night?... |
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Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret to Human Success
Jessica L Tracy · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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A leading psychologist reveals how our most misunderstood emotion - pride - has shaped our minds and our culture, and shows how we can harness its power. Why did Paul Gauguin abandon middle-class life to follow the path of a starving artist? What inspired Bill Gates to give away so much... |
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Statistics : a complete introduction
Alan Graham · Teach Yourself
Pages: 288
Format: Book : English
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Statistics: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to using Statistics. Written by a leading expert, this book will help you if you are studying for an important exam or essay, or if you simply want to improve your knowledge. The book covers all the key areas... |
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller: The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than... |
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Waves Passing in the Night: Walter Murch in the Land of the Astrophysicists
Lawrence Weschler · Bloomsbury
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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From Pulitzer Prize nominee Lawrence Weschler, a fascinating profile of Walter Murch, a film legend and amateur astrophysicist whose investigations could reshape our understanding of the universe.For film aficionados, Walter Murch is legendary--a three-time Academy Award winner, arguably... |
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Pre-calculus Demystified, Second Edition
Rhonda Huettenmueller · McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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Your step-by-step solution to mastering precalculus Understanding precalculus often opens the door to learning more advanced and practical math subjects, and can also help satisfy college requisites. Precalculus Demystified, Second Edition, is your key to mastering this sometimes tricky... |
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The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age
Gino SegreÌ€ · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 351
Format: Print book
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Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called the Pope by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction... |
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