The Penguin Desk Encyclopedia of Science and Mathematics has thousands of entries that go beyond simply defining concepts or identifying the components of our natural world. It includes: * Detailed drawings throughout * Tables that provide succinct and complete data * An exhaustive index to help locate information tied to the main entries * Cross-references to aid in finding all the information about a particular topic This is a book that will help readers and students straighten out the meaning of science and mathematics in relation not only to our planet, but also to the universe.

The Penguin Desk Encyclopedia of Science and Mathematics

Reference

Bunch, Bryan

Tesar, Jenny

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Penguin??Books

The Timetables of Science

Hellemans, Alexander

Science & Math

Pan/Macmillan

Reality's Mirror Exploring the Mathematics of Symmetry "Here is a book that explains in laymen language what symmetry is all about, from the lowliest snowflake and flounder to the lofty group structures whose astonishing applications to the Old One are winning Nobel prizes. Bunch's book is a marvel of clear, witty science writing, as delightful to read as it is informative and up-to-date. The author is to be congratulated on a job well done." --Martin Gardner "Bryan Bunch's ambidextrous mind leaps with ease from biology to physics as he explores the question of symmetry and handedness in the universe. An excellent treatment of the pervasiveness of symmetry in nature and an admirable weaving of common threads from many diverse fields." --Dr. Eugene F. Mallove Chief Science Writer Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Reality's Mirror is fascinating. It really is something of a grand tour of symmetry in the universe: why it must be here--and what happens when it isn't." --R. L. Graham Director, Mathematical Sciences Research Center AT&amp;T Bell Laboratories

Reality's Mirror: Exploring the Mathematics of Symmetry

Mathematics

wiley

From ancient Greek mathematics to 20th-century quantum theory, paradoxes, fallacies and other intellectual inconsistencies have long puzzled and intrigued the mind of man. This stimulating, thought-provoking compilation collects and analyzes the most interesting paradoxes and fallacies from mathematics, logic, physics and language. While focusing primarily on mathematical issues of the 20th century (notably Godel's theorem of 1931 and decision problems in general), the work takes a look as well at the mind-bending formulations of such brilliant men as Galileo, Leibniz, Georg Cantor and Lewis Carroll ― and describes them in readily accessible detail. Readers will find themselves engrossed in delightful elucidations of methods for misunderstanding the real world by experiment (Aristotle's Circle paradox), being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox), failing to comprehend real events through logic (the Swedish Civil Defense Exercise paradox), mistaking infinity (Euler's paradox), understanding how chance ceases to work in the real world (the Petersburg paradox) and other puzzling problems. Some high school algebra and geometry is assumed; any other math needed is developed in the text. Entertaining and mind-expanding, this volume will appeal to anyone looking for challenging mental exercises.

Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Dover Publications

A single-volume reference to science and mathematics presents student, teachers, librarians, and other readers with an accessible A-to-Z encyclopedia to these important subjects.

The Penguin Encyclopedia of Science and Math

VIKING

Presents a clearly organized chronological account of the major events in the history of science, from its origins to the present day

The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science

History

Touchstone Books

HardcoverPublisher: World Book (1993)Language: English

The World Book of Math Power, Vol. 1 and 2 (2 Volume Set)

World Book

The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guide

Just as bird guides help watchers tell birds apart by their color, songs, and behavior, The Kingdom of Infinite Number is the perfect handbook for identifying numbers in their native habitat. Taking a field guide-like approach, it offers a fresh way of looking at individual numbers and the properties that make them unique, which are also the properties essential for mental computation. The result provides new insights into mathematical patterns and relationships and an increased appreciation for the sheer wonder of numbers. Every number in this book is identified by its "field marks," "similar species," "personality," and "associations." For example, one field mark of the number 6 is that it is the first perfect number-- the sum of its divisors (1, 2, and 3) is equal to the number itself. Thus 28, the next perfect number, is a similar species. And the fact that 6 can easily be broken into 2 and 3 is part of its personality, a trait that is helpful when large numbers are being either multiplied or divided by 6. Associations with 6 include its relationship to the radius of a circle. In addition to such classifications, special attention is paid to dozens of other fascinating numbers, including zero, pi, 10 to the 76th power (the number of particles in the universe), transfinite and other exceptionally larger numbers, and the concept of infinity. Ideal for beginners but organized to appeal to the mathematically literate, The Kingdom of Infinite Number will not only add to readers' enjoyment of mathematics, but to their problem-solving abilities as well.

W.H.Freeman

Just as bird guides help watchers tell birds apart by their color, songs, and behavior, The Kingdom of Infinite Number is the perfect handbook for identifying numbers in their native habitat. Taking a field guide-like approach, it offers a fresh way of looking at individual numbers and the properties that make them unique, which are also the properties essential for mental computation. The result provides new insights into mathematical patterns and relationships and an increased appreciation for the sheer wonder of numbers. Every number in this book is identified by its "field marks," "similar species," "personality," and "associations." For example, one field mark of the number 6 is that it is the first perfect number the sum of its divisors (1,2, and 3) is equal to the number itself. Thus 28, the next perfect number, is a similar species. And the fact that 6 can easily be broken into 2 and 3 is part of its personality, a trait that is helpful when large numbers are being either multiplied or divided by 6. In addition to such classifications, special attention is paid to dozens of other fascinating numbers, transfinite and other exceptionally larger numbers, and the concept of infinity. Ideal for beginners but organized to appeal to the mathematically literate, The Kingdom of Infinite Number will not only ad to readers' enjoyment of mathematics, but to their problem-solving abilities as well.

Handbook of Current Science and Technology presents expertly written articles on such high-interest subjects as astronomy, space, chemistry, earth sciences, anthropology, archeology, life sciences, physics and technology. It features an introductory essay, chronologies and background essays that make information accessible to the non-scientist.

Handbook of Current Science & Technology (HANDBOOK OF CURRENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)

Gale/Cengage Learning

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The Penguin Desk Encyclopedia of Science and Mathematics

The Timetables of Science

Reality's Mirror: Exploring the Mathematics of Symmetry

Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes (Dover Books on Mathematics)

The Penguin Encyclopedia of Science and Math

The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science

The World Book of Math Power, Vol. 1 and 2 (2 Volume Set)

The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guide

The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guide

Handbook of Current Science & Technology (HANDBOOK OF CURRENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)