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Euler : the master of us all / by Dunham, William,1947-(CARDINAL)776815;
Subjects: Biographies.; Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.; Mathematicians; Mathematicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Biographical dictionary of scientists. by Abbott, David,1937-(CARDINAL)737103;
Subjects: Biographies.; Dictionaries.; Mathematicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Is God a mathematician? / by Livio, Mario,1945-(CARDINAL)343999;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-291) and index.A mystery -- Mystics : the numerologist and the philsopher -- Magicians : the master and the heretic -- Magicians : the skeptic and the giant -- Statisticians and probabilists : the science of uncertainty -- Geometers : future shock -- Logicians : thinking about reasoning -- Unreasonable effectiveness? -- On the human mind, mathematics, and the universe.This fascinating exploration of the great discoveries of history's most important mathematicians seeks an answer to the eternal question: Does mathematics hold the key to understanding the mysteries of the physical world?
Subjects: Mathematics; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.; Mathematicians; Discoveries in science.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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The Mathematician's Shiva / by Rojstaczer, Stuart.(CARDINAL)653349;
"A comic, bittersweet tale of family evocative of The Yiddish Policemen's Union and Everything Is Illuminated, Alexander "Sasha" Karnokovitch and his family would like to mourn the passing of his mother, Rachela, with modesty and dignity. But Rachela, a famous Polish emigre, mathematician and professor at the University of Wisconsin, is rumored to have solved the million-dollar, Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem. Rumor also has it that she spitefully took the solution to her grave. To Sasha's chagrin, a ragtag group of socially challenged mathematicians arrives in Madison and crashes the shiva, vowing to do whatever it takes to find the solution-even if it means prying up the floorboards for Rachela's notes. Written by a trained geophysicist, this hilarious and multi-layered debut novel brims with colorful characters and brilliantly captures humanity's drive not just to survive, but to solve the impossible"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Problems and exercises.; Mathematicians; Mathematics; Jewish teachers; Mourning customs;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Mathematicians and statisticians : a practical career guide / by Endsley, Kezia,1968-author.(CARDINAL)407686;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-121).Why choose a career in mathematics/statistics? -- Forming a career plan -- Pursuing the education path -- Writing your raesumae and interviewing."Mathematicians and Statisticians: A Practical Career Guide includes interviews with professionals in a field that has proven to be a stable, lucrative, and growing profession. If you're looking for a career as a statistician, college math professor, actuary, research analyst or economist this is the book for you"--
Subjects: Mathematicians.; Mathematics; Statisticians.; Statistics; Young adults;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Ada Lovelace : mathematician / by Hurt, Avery Elizabeth.(CARDINAL)415814;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Born the daughter of well-established poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace would change history as one of the first modern female mathematicians and the programmer of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. This is the story of her life, her amazing achievements, her death, and her footprint on history.
Subjects: Biographies.; Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852; Women mathematicians; Women computer programmers; Mathematicians; Computer programmers;
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Think like a mathematician / by Woolf, Alex.(CARDINAL)411777; Broadbent, D.(David),illustrator.(CARDINAL)507559;
What do mathematicians do? -- Be logical -- Find the proof -- Archimedes: Mathematician and inventor -- Solve problems -- Think visually -- Investigate numbers -- Emmy Noether: Overcoming prejudice -- Try working backward -- Mistakes are okay! -- Look for patterns -- Terence Tao: The Great Collaborator --Play games -- Work systematically -- Find the general rule -- Be resilient -- Sofya Kovalevskaya: Trailblazer -- Put in the practice -- Think about chance -- Work together -- Math is everywhere -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index."Do you enjoy playing around with numbers and shapes? You may want to become a mathematician. Mathematicians train their brains to think in a logical way to look for patterns. With the help of the ideas in this book, you can start to think like a mathematician too"--
Subjects: Mathematics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson / by Schwartz, Heather E.,author.(CARDINAL)480701;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Presents a biography of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician.7-10.2-5.850850LUAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader ARReading Counts!
Subjects: Biographies.; Johnson, Katherine G.; African American teachers; African American women mathematicians; Mathematicians;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The story of mathematics. by Stewart, Ian,1945-(CARDINAL)334292;
Subjects: Mathematicians; Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The mathematical universe : an alphabetical journey through great proofs, problems, and personalities / by Dunham, William,1947-(CARDINAL)776815;
Subjects: Mathematicians; Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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