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Theory of Linear and Integer Programming
Alexander Schrijver
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Linear programming is a form of optimization. Optimization is a method in discrete mathematics used to solve complex everyday problems, such as the "Traveling Salesman" problem. (The "Traveling Salesman" problem involves the best way for a salesman to co
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Achilles in the Quantum Universe: The Definitive History of Infinity
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Introduction to Stochastic Programming
John R. Birge, Francois Louveaux
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The aim of stochastic programming is to find optimal decisions in problems which involve uncertain data. This field is currently developing rapidly with contributions from many disciplines including operations research, mathematics, and probability. Conv
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Optimization by Vector Space Methods
David G. Luenberger
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Engineers must make decisions regarding the distribution of expensive resources in a manner that will be economically beneficial. This problem can be realistically formulated and logically analyzed with optimization theory. Using optimization theory, whi
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Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man
John Allen Paulos
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Beyond Numeracy by bestselling author John Allen Paulos is, according to the introduction, "in part a dictionary, in part a collection of short mathematical essays, and in part the ruminations of a numbers man." This book is genuinely di
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Linear Programming and Extensions
George B. Dantzig
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9.5 |
In real-world problems related to finance, business, and management, mathematicians and economists frequently encounter optimization problems. First published in 1963, this classic work looks at a wealth of examples and develops linear programming method
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Numerical Optimization
Jorge Nocedal, Stephen J. Wright
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9.4 |
In real-world problems related to finance, business, and management, mathematicians and economists frequently encounter optimization problems. First published in 1963, this classic work looks at a wealth of examples and develops linear programming method
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Fourier Integrals in Classical Analysis
Christopher D. Soggie, Christopher D. Sogge
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9.3 |
Fourier Integrals in Classical Analysis is an advanced monograph concerned with modern treatments of central problems in harmonic analysis. This self-contained book starts with a rapid review of important topics in Fourier analysis. The main theme of the
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Keys to Infinity
Clifford A. Pickover
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Clifford Pickover is by most standards a mathematics geek (Ph.D. research scientist for IBM, associate editor for two computer journals), but he is the coolest math geek you might ever meet. For this book he has compiled 30 chapters of mathematical puzzl
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Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
Rudy Rucker
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9.2 |
In Infinity and the Mind, Rudy Rucker leads an excursion to that stretch of the universe he calls the "Mindscape," where he explores infinity in all its forms: potential and actual, mathematical and physical, theological and mundane. Here Rucker acquaint
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A First Course in Optimization Theory
Rangarajan K. Sundaram
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Divided into three separate parts, this book introduces students to optimization theory and its use in economics and allied disciplines. A preliminary chapter and three appendices are designed to keep the book mathematically self-contained.
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Wavelets and Operators
Yves Meyer
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9.2 |
Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 37. For anyone who would like an introduction to wavelets and wavelet methods. Paper.
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Sampling Theory in Fourier and Signal Analysis: Foundations
John Rowland Higgins
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This book contains the lectures presented at a conference held at Princeton University in May 1991 in honor of Elias M. Stein's sixtieth birthday. The lectures deal with Fourier analysis and its applications. The contributors to the volume are W. Beckner
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
John Allen Paulos
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9.1 |
In this book the author of Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences reveals the hidden mathematical angles in countless media stories. His real life perspective on the statistics we rely on a
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
John Allen Paulos
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This is the book that made "innumeracy" a household word, at least in some households. Paulos admits that "at least part of the motivation for any book is anger, and this book is no exception. I'm distressed by a society which depends so completely on ma
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Once Upon a Number
John Allen Paulos
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Mathematician John Allen Paulos bravely bridges the scientific and literary cultures with this amusing, enlightening look at numbers and stories. If you think those two things go together like a "horse and a paperclip," as Allen wryly observes, you only
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A Mathematical Mystery Tour: Discovering the Truth and Beauty of the Cosmos
A. K. Dewdney
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A.K. Dewdney takes readers on a theoretical world tour to answer the question: Did humans make up mathematics, or did mathematics make up everything, including humans? After all, mathematical formulas seem to perfectly govern the cosmos, and the ur-mathe
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The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible
Keith J. Devlin
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Keith Devlin is trying to be the Carl Sagan of mathematics, and he is succeeding. He writes: "Though the structures and patterns of mathematics reflect the structure of, and resonate in, the human mind every bit as much as do the structures and patterns
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The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
K. C. Cole
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"Pure mathematics," Albert Einstein once remarked, "is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas." In The Universe and the Teacup, Los Angeles Times science wr
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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Simon Singh, John Lynch
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When Andrew Wiles of Princeton University announced a solution of Fermat's last theorem in 1993, it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already labored in solitude for
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The Bridge Across Forever
Richard Bach
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In Illusions, Bach wrote of a man haunted by the ghost of a wise, mystical, lovely lady who lived just around the corner in time. This sequel to that story tells of his quest to find her.
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas R. Hofstadter
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Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, thi
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton Gordon Malkiel
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It's unlikely that you'll spot many dog-eared copies of A Random Walk floating amongst the Wall Street set (although bookshelves at home may prove otherwise). After all, a "random walk"--in market terms--suggests that a "blindfolded monkey" would
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The Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer
Georges Ifrah
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The title doesn't lie. Mathematician Georges Ifrah's masterpiece, The Universal History of Numbers, is a wonderfully comprehensive overview of numbers and counting spanning all the inhabited continents as far back in time as records will allow us
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E: The Story of a Number
Eli Maor
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Until about 1975, logarithms were every scientist's best friend. They were the basis of the slide rule that was the totemic wand of the trade, listed in huge books consulted in every library. Then hand-held calculators arrived, and within a few years sli
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Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
Rudy Rucker
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In Infinity and the Mind, Rudy Rucker leads an excursion to that stretch of the universe he calls the "Mindscape," where he explores infinity in all its forms: potential and actual, mathematical and physical, theological and mundane. Here Rucker acquaint
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Continued Fractions
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Conversational Calculus: Space, Time, and Infinity: Preliminary Edition
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The Infinity Link
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7.9 |
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Infinity Beach
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Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
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Glimpses Toward Infinity
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A Friendly Guide to Wavelets
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Fourier Integrals in Classical Analysis
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Dialogue on the Infinity of Love
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Infinity
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Essentials of Robust Control
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Constellations: Glimpses of Infinity in Fact, Myth, and Legend
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Linear Optimal Control: H2 and H
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7.5 |
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Leaning Towards Infinity: A Novel
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The Active Side of Infinity
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Against Infinity
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Borders of Infinity
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Introduction to Wavelets and Wavelet Transforms: A Primer
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Introduction to Fourier Analysis/Book and 2 Disks
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Infinity, Faith and Time: Christian Humanism and Renaissance Literature
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Leaning Toward Infinity
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Keys to Infinity
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The Invention of Infinity: Mathematics and Art in the Renaissance
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An Illustrated Guide to Linear Programming
Saul I. Gass
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Engineers must make decisions regarding the distribution of expensive resources in a manner that will be economically beneficial. This problem can be realistically formulated and logically analyzed with optimization theory. Using optimization theory, whi
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Infinity
(1300s) Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; boundlessness.