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Algebra: A Very Short Introduction
Peter M. Higgins
Algebra marked the beginning of modern mathematics, moving it beyond arithmetic, which involves calculations featuring given numbers, to problems in which some quantities are unknown. Now, ...
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Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Alain Goriely
Mathematics is playing an increasingly important role in society and the sciences, enhancing our ability to use models and handle data. Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction ...
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Big Data: A Very Short Introduction
Dawn E. Holmes
Since long before computers were even thought of, data has been collected and organized by diverse cultures across the world. Once access to the Internet became a reality for large swathes ...
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Combinatorics: A Very Short Introduction
Robin Wilson
Combinatorics is the branch of mathematics concerned with selecting, arranging, and listing or counting collections of objects. Dating back some 3000 years, and initially consisting mainly ...
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Complexity: A Very Short Introduction
John H. Holland
From the movement of flocks of birds to the Internet, environmental sustainability, and market regulation, the study and understanding of complex non-linear systems has become highly ...
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Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction
Fred Piper and Sean Murphy
Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction provides a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection — subjects of considerable social and political ...
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Fractals: A Very Short Introduction
Kenneth Falconer
Fractals: A Very Short Introduction looks at the roots of the ‘fractal revolution’ that occurred in mathematics in the 20th century. It presents the ‘new geometry’ of fractals, ...
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The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Jacqueline Stedall
The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction is arranged thematically to exemplify the varied contexts in which people have learned, used, and handed on mathematics. ...
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Infinity: A Very Short Introduction
Ian Stewart
Infinity has connections to philosophy, religion, and physics as well as mathematics. The infinitely large (infinite) is intimately related to the infinitely small (infinitesimal). ...
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Mathematical Finance: A Very Short Introduction
Mark H. A. Davis
In recent years, the finance industry has mushroomed to become an important part of modern economies with many science and engineering graduates joining the industry as quantitative ...
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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Timothy Gowers
The aim of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we ...
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Networks: A Very Short Introduction
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
Networks: A Very Short Introduction considers the basic elements of network theory and its applications using everyday examples from society, technology, nature, and history. ...
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Numbers: A Very Short Introduction
Peter M. Higgins
Numbers: A very Short Introduction unravels the world of numbers; demonstrating its richness, and providing a comprehensive view of the idea of the number. This VSI paints a picture of the ...
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Probability: A Very Short Introduction
John Haigh
Probability: A Very Short Introduction explores ideas of probability and the different philosophical approaches to it. It provides a brief account of the history of development ...
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Statistics: A Very Short Introduction
David J. Hand
Statistics: A Very Short Introduction describes a field very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. In its place is an exciting subject which ...
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Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction
Ian Stewart
Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction provides an introduction to the formal theory of symmetry: group theory. Now a branch of abstract algebra, this subject first arose in the ...
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