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Proofs from the book

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 4:50:01 PST

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La vita agra

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:07:33 PST

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The Golden Ratio

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:15:03 PST

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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 number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ag ...

Se l'universo brulica di alieni

Sat, 8 Oct 2011 16:24:57 PST

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Se ci sono 400 milioni di stelle nella nostra sola galassia, e forse 400milioni di galassie nell'Universo, è ragionevole che là fuori, in un cosmo cheha 14 miliardi di anni, esista o sia esistita una civiltà avanzata almenoquanto la nostra. Se le dimensioni e l'età dell'Universo sostengono con forzal'esistenza di altre civiltà, perché non ne abbiamo testi ...

Platone è meglio del Prozac

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:32:08 PST

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Che senso ha la vita? Perché sono qui? Perché dovrei fare la cosa giusta? E che cos'è la cosa giusta? Sono domande tutt'altro che facili. Ma alcune delle menti più brillanti della storia hanno lasciato idee e linee di condotta per il nostro benessere psicologico. Le concezioni di Platone sul bene e sul male, il consiglio di Aristotele di seguire in ogni situazione ragi ...

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:22:54 PST

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Il libro che ha svelato a una immensa quantità di lettori, in tutto il mondo, gli incanti e le trappole di un'Eterna Ghirlanda Brillante i cui fili si chiamano intelligenza artificiale, macchina di Turing, teorema di Gödel. Una «fuga metaforica» nel variegato mondo che si dispiega tra la mente, il cervello e i computer. «Ogni due o tre decenni un autore ignoto produce un libro di tale profondità ...

Il Grande Libro Orto Frutteto Giardino

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:09:37 PST

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Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere sull'orto, frutteto e giardino... in pratica; innumerevoli immagini a colori per vedere... in pratica; varietà, impianti, progetti... in pratica; malattie illustrate e cure... in pratica.

Le grandi battaglie del Medioevo

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:03:50 PST

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An Italian in Italy

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:03:31 PST

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Soccernomics

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:02:02 PST

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Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn't America dominate the sport internationally...and why do the Germans play with such an efficient but ...

The Dumbest Generation

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:43:17 PST

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This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today's underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, ...

The Tyranny of E-mail

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:42:02 PST

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E-mail does.It's time for a break. In The Tyranny of E-mail, John Freeman takes an entertaining look at the nature of correspondence through the ages.

Algebra

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 1:41:51 PST

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A Guide to Quantum Groups

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 1:33:55 PST

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Since they first arose in the 1970s and early 1980s, quantum groups have proved to be of great interest to mathematicians and theoretical physicists. This book gives a comprehensive view of quantum groups and their applications. The authors build on a self-contained account of the foundations of the subject and go on to treat the more advanced aspects concisely and with detailed references to the ...

Vertex algebras for beginners

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 1:31:48 PST

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Appunti di algebra con esercizi

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 1:28:36 PST

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Libro edito dall'autrice.

Journey Through Genius

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 4:01:53 PST

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Praise for William Dunhams Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions and proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments." Ivars Peterson Author, The Mathematical Tourist Mathematics and Physics Edi ...

Introduzione alla teoria gruppi

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 1:53:11 PST

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Treno di notte per Lisbona

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 5:03:28 PST

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Voleva davvero buttarsi giù dal ponte la donna trattenuta una mattina da Raimund Gregorius, insegnante svizzero di latino, greco ed ebraico? Gregorius non sa nulla della donna se non che era portoghese. La mattina dopo, complice la scoperta in una libreria antiquaria del libro di un enigmatico scrittore lusitano, l'altrimenti prevedibilissimo professore prende un treno diretto a Lisbona, dove spe ...

Porci con le ali

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:23:39 PST

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C'era un'aria molto bella fra noi amici, una gran sicurezza e molto amore, il sole e il casino, pinne, vestiti, sacchi a pelo, slip, notti lunghe, bottiglie di vino e la voglia di stare insieme, abbracciarsi, amarsi in tutti i momenti, di pomeriggio con un caldo boia, di mattina appena svegliati, di notte e di giorno.

Algebra

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:14:44 PST

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Si tratta di un testo di algebra scritto per studenti di Matematica. Esso nasce dall'esigenza, maturata in diversi anni di insegnamento, di rivedere la presentazione del contenuto del corso, per venire incontro alle difficoltà, legate all'astrattezza della matematica, incontrate dalla maggior parte degli studenti. Per questo scopo il testo è suddiviso in due moduli distinti, dei quali il primo tr ...

La cultura degli italiani

Sat, 22 May 2010 23:04:24 PST

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L'arretratezza dell'Italia è legata all'assenza di adeguati livelli diistruzione e cultura. Per spiegare questo nodo essenziale, Tullio De Mauroripercorre mezzo secolo di vita del nostro paese e, partendo dagli studi edalle sue esperienze, descrive le trasformazioni della ricerca,dell'insegnamento, dell'informazione, dell'idea stessa di cultura e di sapere.

Finali di scacchi

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 7:22:22 PST

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Storia della filosofia occidentale

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 0:15:41 PST

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Vero e proprio capolavoro di sintesi e di chiarezza espositiva, la Storia della filosofia occidentale si offre come un quadro completo dello sviluppo del pensiero filosofico, all'interno del quale i singoli pensatori sono collocati nel loro contesto storico e sociale a dimostrare che l'opera di un filosofo non sorge mai isolata, bensì riflette ed elabora le idee e i sentimenti che sono comuni all ...

Dragon's Egg

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:53:59 PST

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"Forward's book is a knockout. In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind--and this is one of them"--Arthur C. Clarke

Storia di Roma nel Medioevo

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 1:18:21 PST

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Eats, Shites & Leaves

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:02 PST

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The English language is an ever changing and complex thing, and for every English language 'stickler' who never puts a foot wrong there is somebody bamboozled and befuddled by grammatical trapdoors and puzzles in punctuation, who spells words with diabolical inaccuracy. "Eats, Shites & Leaves" is the antidote to all those pedants out there and celebrates all things shite about the misuse of both ...

The Story of Mathematics

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 4:33:45 PST

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Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 1:33:33 PST

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Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of a number of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics and language. Delightful elucidations of methods for misunderstanding the real world of experiment (Aristotle’s Circle paradox), being led astray by algebra (De Morgan’s paradox) and other mind-benders. Some high school algebra and geometry is assumed; any other math ne ...

Words and Rules

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 23:27:20 PST

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From the author of the bestselling The Language Instinct and How the Mind Works comes an engaging, often hilarious, always insightful look at the philosophy of language. Who other than MIT scientist Steven Pinker could explore a single linguistic phenomenon-the use of irregular verbs-from the vantage points of psychology, biology, history, philosophy, linguistics, and child development? In Word ...

The Princeton Companion to Mathematics

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 0:18:13 PST

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This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and concep ...

Astronomia pratica

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 2:40:27 PST

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The Book of Fate

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:48:40 PST

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In six minutes, one of us would be dead. None of us knew it was coming... So says Wes Holloway, a once-cocky and ambitious presidential aide, about the day that changed his life forever. On that Fourth of July, Wes put Ron Boyle, the chief executive's oldest friend, into the presidential limousine. By the time the trip came to an end, Wes was permanently disfigured, and Boyle was dead, the victim ...

Narciso e Boccadoro

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:35:29 PST

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Nel Medioevo leggendario del cattolicesimo monastico si snoda la storia dell'amicizia tra il dotto e ascetico Narciso, destinato a una brillante carriera religiosa al riparo dalle insidie del mondo e della storia, e Boccadoro, l'artista geniale e vagabondo, tentato dall'infinita ricchezza della vita e segretamente innamorato anche della sua caducità. Ripercorrendo una delle epoche storiche che pi ...

L'ultimo teorema di Fermat

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:16 PST

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"Dispongo di una meravigliosa dimostrazione di questo teorema, che non può essere contenuta nel margine stretto della pagina." Così scriveva a metà del Seicento il genio della matematica Pierre de Fermat. Ma quella dimostrazione non fu mai trovata. Un thriller matematico, un romanzo d'avventure intellettuali, che dopo oltre tre secoli e mezzo ha trovato una soluzione.

Lectures in Mathematical Physics

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:34 PST

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Schaum's Outline of Vector Analysis

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:33 PST

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This book includes 480 solved problems.

Tex for the Impatient

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:33 PST

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TEX, a software system created by Donald E. Knuth, sets the standard for typesetting in mathematics, science, and engineering. "TEX for the Impatient" is a handbook that arose from the need to help technical writers learn TEX more quickly -- and once having learned it, to find fast answers to common questions. Clear, concise, and accessible, this book is organized for easy retrieval of informatio ...

Analytic Theory of Polynomials

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:33 PST

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This text presents easy to understand proofs of some of the most difficult results about polynomials. It encompasses a self-contained account of the properties of polynomials as anlytic functions of a special kind. The zeros of compositions of polynomials are also investigated along with their growth and some of these considerations lead to the study of analogous questions for trigonometric poly ...

Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:33 PST

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Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:33 PST

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The Foundations Of Geometry

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:33 PST

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An Unabridged Printing, To Include Updated Typeface - Chapters: The Five Groups Of Axioms - The Compatibility And Mutual Independence Of The Axioms - The Theory Of Proportion - The Theory Of Plane Areas - Desargue's Theorem - Pascal's Theorem - Geometrical Constructions Based Upon The Axioms I-V - Conclusion - Appendix

Matrix Analysis

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:32 PST

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Linear algebra and matrix theory have long been fundamental tools in mathematical disciplines as well as fertile fields for research. In this book the authors present classical and recent results of matrix analysis that have proved to be important to applied mathematics. Facts about matrices, beyond those found in an elementary linear algebra course, are needed to understand virtually any area of ...

Concrete Mathematics

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:32 PST

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Introduction to Lie Algebras and Representation Theory: v. 9

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:32 PST

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This book is designed to introduce the reader to the theory of semisimple Lie algebras over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0, with emphasis on representations. A good knowledge of linear algebra (including eigenvalues, bilinear forms, Euclidean spaces, and tensor products of vector spaces) is presupposed, as well as some acquaintance with the methods of abstract algebra. The firs ...

Lectures on Representation Theory and Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov Equations

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:32 PST

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This book is devoted to mathematical structures arising in conformal field theory and the $q$-deformations. The authors give a self-contained exposition of the theory of Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations and related topics. No previous knowledge of physics is required. The text is suitable for a one-semester graduate course.

Geometry of Polynomials

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:32 PST

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During the years since the first edition of this well-known monograph appeared, the subject (the geometry of the zeros of a complex polynomial) has continued to display the same outstanding vitality as it did in the first 150 years of its history, beginning with the contributions of Cauchy and Gauss. Thus, the number of entries in the bibliography of this edition had to be increased from about 30 ...

Lie Algebras

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:31 PST

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Definitive treatment covers split semi-simple Lie algebras, universal enveloping algebras, classification of irreducible modules, automorphisms, simple Lie algebras over an arbitrary field, and more. Classic handbook for researchers and students; useable in graduate courses or for self-study.

Algebraic Geometry

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:31 PST

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Robin Hartshorne studied algebraic geometry with Oscar Zariski and David Mumford at Harvard, and with J.-P. Serre and A. Grothendieck in Paris. After receiving his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1963, Hartshorne became a Junior Fellow at Harvard, then taught there for several years. In 1972 he moved to California where he is now Professor at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author ...

The Theory of Partitions

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:31 PST

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This book develops the theory of partitions. Simply put, the partitions of a number are the ways of writing that number as sums of positive integers. For example, the five partitions of 4 are 4: 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, and 1+1+1+1. Surprisingly, such a simple matter requires some deep mathematics for its study. This book considers the many theoretical aspects of this subject, which have in turn recentl ...

Matrices and Linear Transformations

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:31 PST

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Undergraduate-level introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory deals with matrices and linear systems, vector spaces, determinants, linear transformations, similarity, polynomials, and polynomial matrices. Also spectral decomposition, Jordan canonical form, solution of the matrix equation AX=XB, and over 375 problems, many with answers.

Geometria e algebra lineare

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:31 PST

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Matrix Groups for Undergraduates

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Matrix groups are a beautiful subject and are central to many fields in mathematics and physics. They touch upon an enormous spectrum within the mathematical arena. This textbook brings them into the undergraduate curriculum. It is excellent for a one-semester course for students familiar with linear and abstract algebra and prepares them for a graduate course on Lie groups. Matrix Groups for ...

Introduzione alla geometria e all'algebra lineare

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:31 PST

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Quantum Fields and Strings

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:30 PST

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Ideas from quantum field theory and string theory have had considerable impact on mathematics over the past 20 years. Advances in many different areas have been inspired by insights from physics. In 1996-97 the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ) organized a special year-long program designed to teach mathematicians the basic physical ideas which underlie the mathematical applications. ...

Cours d'algèbre

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:30 PST

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Introduction to Quantum Groups and Crystal Bases

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:30 PST

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The notion of a "quantum group" was introduced by V.G. Dinfeld and M. Jimbo, independently, in their study of the quantum Yang-Baxter equation arising from 2-dimensional solvable lattice models. Quantum groups are certain families of Hopf algebras that are deformations of universal enveloping algebras of Kac-Moody algebras. And over the past 20 years, they have turned out to be the fundamental al ...

Geometry and Quantum Field Theory

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:30 PST

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Exploring topics from classical and quantum mechanics and field theory, this book is based on lectures presented in the Graduate Summer School at the Regional Geometry Institute in Park City, Utah, in 1991. The chapter by Bryant treats Lie groups and symplectic geometry, examining not only the connection with mechanics but also the application to differential equations and the recent work of the ...

Quantum Fields and Strings

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:29 PST

Basic Algebra II

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Basic Algebra I

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Vertex Algebras and Algebraic Curves

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Topology

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:28 PST

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This introduction to topology provides separate, in-depth coverage of both general topology and algebraic topology. Includes many examples and figures. GENERAL TOPOLOGY. Set Theory and Logic. Topological Spaces and Continuous Functions. Connectedness and Compactness. Countability and Separation Axioms. The Tychonoff Theorem. Metrization Theorems and paracompactness. Complete Metric Space ...

Algebra

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:28 PST

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In luogo di una presentazione formale di sapore bourbakista, abbiamo lacostruzione di una sensibilità algebrica "dal basso", sulla base di problemied esempi concreti tratti da vari contesti. Una scelta che privilegia icontenuti e porta più rapidamente al cuore di concetti davvero interessanti.E questi riguardano molto spesso i collegamenti con la geometria, in linea conl'i ...

L'infinito

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:05:35 PST

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Il codice dei giusti

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 0:26:22 PST

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Will Monroe vuole diventare un grande giornalista, malgrado la volontà di suo padre che ha programmato un futuro per lui nell'alta finanza. Comincia caparbiamente dalla gavetta, occupandosi di casi di "semplice" cronaca nera nei sobborghi di New York. E, assegnato nei bassifondi a incarichi di routine, scopre uno strano delitto: un magnaccia assassinato e coperto con un drappo rosso. Pochi giorni ...

Why Beauty Is Truth

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:37:37 PST

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An eminent teacher and writer explores an idea both simple and complex, both multidisciplinary and unifying--the story of symmetry. At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth, world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. ...

A Tour of the Calculus

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:49:53 PST

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Were it not for the calculus, mathematicians would have no way to describe the acceleration of a motorcycle or the effect of gravity on thrown balls and distant planets, or to prove that a man could cross a room and eventually touch the opposite wall. Just how calculus makes these things possible and in doing so finds a correspondence between real numbers and the real world is the subject of this ...

The Road to Reality

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:40:29 PST

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Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. From the very first attempts by the Greeks to grapple with the complexities of our known world to the latest application of infinity in physics, The Road to Reality carefully explores the movement of the smallest atomic particles and reache ...

The World without Us

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:22 PST

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Discover the impact of the human footprint in "The World Without Us". Take us off the Earth and what traces of us would linger? And which would disappear? Alan Weisman writes about which objects from today would vanish without us; how our pipes, wires, and cables would be pulverized into an unusual (but mere) line of red rock; why some museums and churches might be the last human creations standi ...

Descartes's Secret Notebook

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:07:29 PST

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René Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “Cogito, ergo sum” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates have made our physical and intellectual conquest of physical space possible. But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a memb ...

Longitudine

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:48:48 PST

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Nel 1714 il Parlamento inglese offrì una ricompensa di ventimila sterline in oro (l’equivalente di 10 milioni di euro) a chi avesse scoperto come determinare la longitudine di una nave nell’oceano. Astronomi famosi come Galileo, Cassini, Huygens, Newton e Halley avevano cercato invano in passato una soluzione rivolgendosi alla Luna e alle stelle. La posta in palio stimolò altri ad avanzare propos ...

Una giornata nell'antica Roma

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:42:52 PST

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Com'era la vita quotidiana nella Roma Imperiale? Quali volti si incontravano nelle vie o sulle gradinate del Colosseo? Quali atmosfere si respiravano nelle case, nei palazzi? Alberto Angela conduce il lettore nella folla delle strade, all'interno delle case o nel Colosseo durante i combattimenti tra gladiatori. A descrizioni dettagliate di luoghi e stili di vita, si alternano infatti narrazioni i ...

Storia linguistica di Roma

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:34:47 PST

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La capitale d'Italia ha una storia linguistica turbinosa: l'originario dialetto di tipo meridionale ha conosciuto un'autentica metamorfosi nel Rinascimento, accostandosi al toscano, e poi ha continuato a modificare il suo volto, fino al neoromanesco "coatto" di oggi. Il testo mette in evidenza come, a dispetto di un'oleografica immagine bonacciona, queste incessanti trasformazioni riflettano i pr ...

Unknown Quantity

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 2:00:03 PST

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For curious nonmathematicians and armchair algebra buffs, John Derbyshire discovers the story behind the formulae, roots, and radicals. As he did so masterfully in Prime Obsession, Derbyshire brings the evolution of mathematical thinking to dramatic life by focusing on the key historical players. Unknown Quantity begins in the time of Abraham and Isaac and moves from Abel's proof to the highe ...

"Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words"

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:06:15 PST

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The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. What he found was incredible - Minor was a millionaire American c ...

Gamma

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 1:09:26 PST

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Among the myriad of constants that appear in mathematics, p, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is g, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery. In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the reader on a journey through logarithms and the harmonic series, the two defining elements of gamm ...

Il centro di partita

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 7:10:48 PST

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Manuale teorico-pratico delle aperture

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 7:03:14 PST

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