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Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics (Oxford Handbooks)

Oxford University Press, 2009

This Handbook explores the history of mathematics under a series of themes which raise new questions about what mathematics has been and what it has meant to practice it. It addresses questions of who creates mathematics, who uses it, and how. A broader understanding of mathematical practitioners naturally leads to a new appreciation of what...

Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work

FT Press, 2009

Five Minutes on Mondays is a gold mine of enrichment…It is an easy read with a deep and profound impact.”

Martin Rutte, Chair of the Board, The Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace, Saint Mary’s University, co-author of New York Times business...

Design of Hashing Algorithms (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Springer, 1994

Historically, computer security is related to both cryptography and access control in operating systems. Cryptography, although mostly applied in the military and diplomacy, was used to protect communication channels and storage facilities (especially the backups). In the seventies there was a breakthrough in cryptography - the...

Concepts of Modern Mathematics

Dover Publications, 1995

Concepts of Modern Mathematics began as an extramural course nowadays we would say 'continuing education—taught at Warwick University in 1971. Several dozen citizens of Coventry, ranging from school students to a retired automotive engineer, gathered for two hours every week to grapple with what was then called...

Automatic Sequences: Theory, Applications, Generalizations

Cambridge University Press, 2003

Combining concepts of mathematics and computer science, this book is about the sequences of symbols that can be generated by simple models of computation called "finite automata". Suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates, it starts from elementary principles and develops the basic theory. The study then progresses...

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence

Morgan Kaufmann, 1993

Since its publication, Essentials of Artificial Intelligence has been adopted at numerous universities and colleges offering introductory AI courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Based on the author's course at Stanford University, the book is an integrated, cohesive introduction to the field. The...

Learning Medicine

Cambridge University Press, 2006

Whatever your background, whether you are a school-leaver or a mature student, if you are interested in finding out more about being a doctor, medical-school life and the details of how to get a place at medical school, this is the book for you. It has been in continuous publication since 1983 and the 17th edition has once again been...

Haloalkyne Chemistry (SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science)

Springer, 2015

This book presents efficient and practical methods for the synthesis of various functionalized organic molecules from haloalkynes through different reaction processes such as cross-coupling reactions, nucleophilic additions and cycloadditions. It consists of four chapters demonstrating interesting examples of these transformations, and...

Cybersonic Arts: Adventures in American New Music (Music in American Life)

University of California Press, 2015

Composer, performer, instrument builder, teacher, and writer Gordon Mumma has left an indelible mark on the American contemporary music scene. A prolific composer and innovative French horn player, Mumma is recognized for integrating advanced electronic processes into musical structures, an approach he has termed "Cybersonics."...

Three Laws of Nature: A Little Book on Thermodynamics

Yale University Press, 2019

A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory

A romantic description of the second law of thermodynamics is that the universe becomes increasingly disordered. But what does that actually mean? Starting with...

Genetic Programming Theory and Practice II (Genetic Programming)

Springer, 2004

The work described in this book was first presented at the Second Workshop
on Genetic Programming, Theory and Practice, organized by the Center for the
Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 13-15
May 2004. The goal of this workshop series is to promote the exchange of
research results and ideas...

Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction

Oxford University Press, 2002

We are surrounded by cryptography, from the ATM, where we withdraw cash, mobile phones, and the Internet, to workplace security systems that protect business secrets, and the civil and military codes that protect the skies above us.

In this fascinating introduction to how cryptography actually works, Fred Piper and Sean Murphy highlight...

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