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A First Course in Logic: An Introduction to Model Theory, Proof Theory, Computability, and Complexity

Oxford University Press, 2004

'a clear and unifying treatment of fundamental concepts underlying Computer Sciences and Foundations of Mathematics' Professor Boris Zilber (Professor of Mathematical Logic, University of Oxford)

'an excellent book' Professor Dov Gabbay (King's College, London)

The ability to reason and think in a logical manner...

Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering (Information Revolution and Global Politics)

MIT Press, 2008

This book is a testament to collaboration. About five years ago, it became clear to several of us—at the University of Cambridge, Harvard Law School, and the University of Toronto—that we might accomplish more by working together, across institutions and continents, than we could by going it alone. Since that time, the Oxford Internet...

A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity

Oxford University Press, 2005

A History of Mathematics covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail,...

The Dynamics of Radicalization: A Relational and Comparative Perspective

Oxford University Press, 2015

Why is it that some social movements engaged in contentious politics experience radicalization whereas others do not? The Dynamics of Radicalization offers an innovative reply by investigating how and when social movement organizations switch from a nonviolent mode of contention to a violent one. Moving beyond existing explanations...

Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age

Oxford University Press, 2007

Circuits from silk? Today's technophiles probably have no idea how much today's computer technology owes to the invention of one ingenuous textile manufacturer in nineteenth-century France. Here, master storyteller James Essinger shows through a series of remarkable and meticulously researched historical connections how the Jacquard loom...

Sign Language Interpreting and Interpreter Education: Directions for Research and Practice (Perspectives on Deafness)

Oxford University Press, 2005

More the 1.46 million people in the United States have hearing losses in sufficient severity to be considered deaf; another 21 million people have other hearing impairments. For many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, sign language and voice interpreting is essential to their participation in educational programs and their access to public and...

Medicine and Victory: British Military Medicine in the Second World War

Oxford University Press, 2004

Medicine and Victory is the first comprehensive account of British military medicine in the Second World War since the publication of the official history in the early 1950s. Drawing on a wide range of official and non-official sources, the book examines medical work in all the main theatres of the war, from the front line to the...

Quantum Monte Carlo: Origins, Development, Applications

Oxford University Press, 2007

Monte Carlo methods are a class of computational algorithms for simulating the behavior of a wide range of various physical and mathematical systems (with many variables). Their utility has increased with general availability of fast computers, and new applications are continually forthcoming. The basic concepts of Monte Carlo are both simple and...

Computational Finance Using C and C# (Quantitative Finance)

Academic Press, 2008

In Computational Finance Using C and C# George Levy raises computational finance to the next level using the languages of both standard C and C#. The inclusion of both these languages enables readers to match their use of the book to their firms internal software and code requirements. Levy also provides derivatives pricing information for:
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The Oxford Essential Guide to Critical Writing (Essential Resource Library)

Berkley, 2005

Two broad assumptions underlie this book: (1) that writing is a rational activity, and (2) that it is a valuable activity.

To say that writing is rational means nothing more than that it is an exercise of mind requiring the mastery of techniques anyone can learn. Obviously, there are limits: one cannot learn to write like...

A Brief History of Neoliberalism

Oxford University Press, 2007

Neoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action--has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and The Condition of Postmodernity, here tells the...

Oxford Practice Grammar

Oxford University Press, 1999

Who is this book for?

Oxford Practice Grammar is for students of English at a middle or 'intermediate' level. This means students who are no longer beginners but who are not yet expert in English. The book is suitable for those studying for the Cambridge First Certificate in English. It can be used by students attending classes or by...

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