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A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to A Quantum Computerby: George Johnson
The newest Pentium chip powering PCs and laptops contains 40 million electronic switches packed onto a piece of silicon about the size of a thumbnail. Several years from now, if this incredible shrinking continues, a single chip will hold a billion switches, then a trillion. The logical... |
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The Beginner's Guide to Fixing Your PC: How to Solve the Commonest Computer Problemsby: Peter Neale
The computer won't work. Before you pick up the phone or take it to the nearest repair shop, use this book. It could save you hours of frustration, not to mention money and lost days of work.In an easy-to-follow format, it deals with everything from everyday problems to major disasters. It also... |
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A Brief History of Infinityby: Paolo Zellini
In "A Brief History of Infinity", the infinite in all its forms - viewed from the perspective of mathematicians, philosophers and theologians - is explored, as Zellini strives to explain this fundamental principle. What is the difference between true and false infinity? How might we explain away... |
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Writings on an Ethical Lifeby: Peter Singer
This volume presents a comprehensive collection of Peter Singer's best and most provocative writing. Among the controversial subjects addressed are: animal rights, environmental accountability, abortion rights, euthanasia, and the ethics of public responsibility. |
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Confidentiality and Mental Health
Explores the theoretical and practical implications of confidentiality and disclosure for professionals working with people who have mental health problems. The work outlines the theoretical, ethical, legal and professional issues which underpin decisions about confidentiality. The contributors... |
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The Ig Nobel Prizes: The Annals of Improbable Researchby: Marc Abrahams
WHAT: The Ig Nobel Prize honours individuals whose achievements in science cannot or should not be reproduced. 10 prizes are given to people who have done remarkably bizarre things in science over the previous year. WHY: The 'Igs' are intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative and... |
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Discrete Mathematicsby: Norman Biggs
Biggs' "Discrete Mathematics" has been a best-selling textbook since the first and revised editions were published in 1986 and 1990, respectively. This second edition has been developed in response to undergraduate course changes and changes in students' needs. New to this edition are chapters on... |
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Concrete Abstract Algebra: From Numbers to Grobner Basesby: Niels Lauritzen
Concrete Abstract Algebra develops the theory of abstract algebra from numbers to Grobner bases, whilst taking in all the usual material of a traditional introductory course. In addition there is a rich supply of topics like cryptography, factoring algorithms for integers, quadratic residues,... |
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The Number Sense
In THE NUMBER SENSE, Stanislas Dehaene, a mathematician turned cognitive neuroscientist, explores the new science which brings numbers and neurons together. Using the latest imaging techniques, it is now possible to see how the brain calculates by pinpointing the structures involved. Dehaene goes... |
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Lectures on Fourier Seriesby: L. Solymar
A short introductory book, examining Fourier series which is seen as indispensable in describing periodic phenomena to various degrees of approximation. Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, who gave his name to the series taught at France's foremost school of engineering and was Governor of Lower Egypt... |
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