Offering the most geometric presentation available, Linear Algebra with Applications, Fifth Edition emphasizes linear transformations as a unifying theme. This elegant textbook combines a user-friendly presentation with straightforward, lucid language to clarify and organize the techniques and applications of linear algebra. Exercises and examples make up the heart of the text, with abstract exposition kept to a minimum.

Exercise sets are broad and varied and reflect the author's creativity a...

This third edition of a popular, well-received text offers undergraduates an opportunity to obtain an overview of the historical roots and the evolution of several areas of mathematics. The selection of topics conveys not only their role in this historical development of mathematics but also their value as bases for understanding the changing nature of mathematics.

Engineering Mathematics with Examples and Applications provides a compact and concise primer in the field, starting with the foundations, and then gradually developing to the advanced level of mathematics that is necessary for all engineering disciplines. Therefore, this book's aim is to help undergraduates rapidly develop the fundamental knowledge of engineering mathematics. The book can also be used by graduates to review and refresh their mathematical skills.

Step-by-step worked examples w...

The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"

Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and s...

Proofs play a central role in advanced mathematics and theoretical computer science, yet many students struggle the first time they take a course in which proofs play a significant role. This bestselling text's third edition helps students transition from solving problems to proving theorems by teaching them the techniques needed to read and write proofs. Featuring over 150 new exercises and a new chapter on number theory, this new edition introduces students to the world of advanced mathemat...

Met Moderne Wiskunde ontwikkelt de leerling inzicht en begrip. Samen met de docent verkent en verdiept de leerling de wiskundeonderwerpen, waarna hij – op eigen niveau – de leerstof zelfstandig oefent en toepast.

"DE EERSTE TIEN MILJOEN CIJFERS VAN π" is een uniek en boeiend boek dat volledig is gewijd aan het tonen van de eerste 10 miljoen cijfers van pi. Dit boek is een eerbetoon aan de oneindigheid van deze wiskundige constante die al eeuwenlang de wiskundigen en wetenschappers intrigeert en fascineert.

Het boek is gepresenteerd in een elegante en minimalistische opmaak, zonder extra tekst, illustraties of annotaties. De focus ligt volledig op de cijfers zelf, met de cijfers van pi gerangschikt o...

Met de nieuwe 12e editie van Getal & Ruimte heb je hoogwaardig lesmateriaal dat van toegevoegde waarde is voor jou als docent én voor jouw leerling. Je kiest met Getal & Ruimte voor een methode met al meer dan 50 jaar bewezen kwaliteit. Een degelijke en betrouwbare wiskundemethode met een heldere didactische structuur, een hoog gebruiksgemak en volop mogelijkheden tot eenvoudig differentiëren in boek en online.

A guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era, from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized Mind We live in a world of information overload. Facts and figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips, but are too often biased, distorted, or outright lies. From unemployment figures to voting polls, IQ tests to divorce rates, we're bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live and what they think.

Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask oursel...