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Association schemes, orthogonal arrays and codes from non- degenerate quadrics and Hermitian varieties in finite projective geometries / by Chakravarti, I. M.(Indra Mohan)(CARDINAL)149238; University of North Carolina (System).Institute of Statistics.(CARDINAL)165205; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Department of Statistics.(CARDINAL)149563;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-9).
Subjects: Quadrics.; Numerical calculations.; Hermitian forms.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Algebra : with geometric constructions and numeric calculations / by Plante, Joseph F.(CARDINAL)177148; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Department of Mathematics.(CARDINAL)158419;
Bibliography: page 226.
Subjects: Algebra.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The 12 biggest breakthroughs in computer technology / by Ventura, Marne,author.(CARDINAL)401437;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Abacus -- Pascaline calculator -- Jacquard loom -- Tabulating machine -- Atanasoff-Berry computer -- Electronic numerical integrator and computer -- Transistor -- Integrated circuit -- Internet -- Microprocessor -- Personal computer -- Smartphone."Young readers are fascinated by technological innovation, and the series Technology Breakthroughs explores key advances that have shaped history and society. Each book features 12 of the most influential technology breakthroughs in a particular arena, covering the major players in each breakthrough, its main turning points, and how it changed the way we live. This informative series offers a fresh perspective on life-changing technological advancements throughout history and today." -- Publisher's website760 L760LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader
Subjects: Computers; Computers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Calculated risks / by McGuire, Seanan,author.(CARDINAL)341872; McGuire, Seanan.Singing the comic-con blues.;
After being kidnapped and manipulated by her birth family, Sarah Zellaby, who has undergone a transformation called an instar that makes her more powerful and difficult to control, is stranded in a different dimension where numerous people want her dead.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Animals, Mythical; Cryptozoology; Telepathy; Space and time;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer / by Ifrah, Georges.(CARDINAL)524072; Bellos, David.(CARDINAL)340783;
Includes bibliographical references and index.v. 1. Explaining the origins : ethnological and psychological approaches to the sources of numbers -- Base numbers and the birth of number systems -- The earliest calculating machine-- the hand -- How Cro-Magnon Man counted -- Tally sticks : accounting for beginners -- Numbers on strings -- Number, value and money -- Numbers of Sumer -- The enigma of the sexagesimal base -- The development of written numerals in Elam and Mesopotamia -- The decipherment of a five-thousand-year-old system -- How the Sumerians did their sums -- Mesopotamian numbering after the eclipse of Sumer -- The numbers of ancient Egypt -- Counting in the times of the Cretan and Hittite kings -- Greek and Roman numerals -- Letters and numbers -- The invention of alphabetic numerals -- Other alphabetic number-systems -- Magic, mysticism, divination, and other secrets -- The numbers of Chinese civilisation -- The amazing achievements of the Maya -- The final state of numerical notation -- Indian civilisation : the cradle of modern numerals -- Dictionary of the numeral symbols of Indian civilisation -- Indian numerals and calculation in the Islamic world -- The slow progress of Indo-Arabic numerals in Western Europe -- Beyond perfection.
Subjects: Numerals; Numeration;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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The number sense : how the mind creates mathematics / by Dehaene, Stanislas,author.(CARDINAL)374931;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part one: Our numerical heritage -- Talented and gifted animals ; Babies who count ; The adult number line -- Part two: Beyond approximation ; The language of numbers ; Small heads for big calculations ; Geniuses and prodigies -- Part three: Of neurons and numbers ; Losing number sense ; The computing brain ; What is a number? -- Part four: The contemporary science of number and brain ; The number sense, fifteen years later."Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all over the world. Now, in The Number Sense, Stanislas Dehaene offers a fascinating look at this recent research, in an enlightening exploration of the mathematical mind. Dehaene begins with the eye-opening discovery that animals--including rats, pigeons, raccoons, and chimpanzees--can perform simple mathematical calculations, and that human infants also have a rudimentary number sense. Dehaene suggests that this rudimentary number sense is as basic to the way the brain understands the world as our perception of color or of objects in space, and, like these other abilities, our number sense is wired into the brain. These are but a few of the wealth of fascinating observations contained here. We also discover, for example, that because Chinese names for numbers are so short, Chinese people can remember up to nine or ten digits at a time--English-speaking people can only remember seven. The book also explores the unique abilities of idiot savants and mathematical geniuses, and we meet people whose minute brain lesions render their mathematical ability useless. This new and completely updated edition includes all of the most recent scientific data on how numbers are encoded by single neurons, and which brain areas activate when we perform calculations. Perhaps most important, The Number Sense reaches many provocative conclusions that will intrigue anyone interested in learning, mathematics, or the mind. "A delight."--Ian Stewart, New Scientist "Read The Number Sense for its rich insights into matters as varying as the cuneiform depiction of numbers, why Jean Piaget's theory of stages in infant learning is wrong, and to discover the brain regions involved in the number sense."--The New York Times Book Review "Dehaene weaves the latest technical research into a remarkably lucid and engrossing investigation. Even readers normally indifferent to mathematics will find themselves marveling at the wonder of minds making numbers." --Booklist"--1290L
Subjects: Mathematical ability.; Mathematics; Number concept.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Precalculus the easy way / by Leff, Lawrence S.,author.(CARDINAL)728716; Pawlowski, Christina M.,author.(CARDINAL)816586;
Study unit I: algebra and graphing methods -- Study unit II: functions and their graphs -- Study unit III: trigonometric analysis -- Study unit IV: polar coordinates and conic sections -- Study unit V: number patterns and calculus preview."A series of easy-to-follow lessons are designed for self-teaching and rapid learning to help students learn precalculus the easy way. Barron's Precalculus: The Easy Way features a generous number of step-by-step demonstration examples as well as numerous tables, graphs, and graphing-calculator-based approaches." --Amazon.com.
Subjects: Problems and exercises.; Algebra; Functions; Precalculus;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
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The universal history of computing : from the abacus to the quantum computer / by Ifrah, Georges.(CARDINAL)524072;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-394) and index.
Subjects: Computers; Electronic data processing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Guide specifications for bridges vulnerable to coastal storms. by Kulicki, J. M.(CARDINAL)315750; Mertz, D. R.(Dennis R.)(CARDINAL)315749; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures.(CARDINAL)308816;
Includes bibliographical references (page 55).This document contains comprehensive specifications for the design of bridges vulnerable to coastal storms. This guideline embodies new concepts not included in previous design provisions. The methods for calculating wave forces on superstructures are based primarily on numerical simulation of the state of pressure, velocity, and acceleration within the water as a wave passes under or over bridge cross sections. Coefficients needed for the numerical simulation process, known as the Physics Based Method (PBM), were developed through physical wave tank tests. Bridge failures due to storm surge and wave loading in Gulf Coast states during recent years provided limited field data that was used to further verify these methods. Also included are current-induced forces guidelines that were the results of recent research conducted at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.Prepared for the FHWA under the pooled fund contract DTHF61- 06-T-7006 for the "Development of Guide Specifications for Bridges Vulnerable to Coastal Storms and Handbook of Retrofit Options for Bridges Vulnerable to Coastal Storms." Sponsored by ten states and the FHWA, the project was contracted to the private firm Modjeski and Masters, Inc., with subconsultants Moffatt and Nichol, Inc., Ocean Engineering Associates, Inc., D'Appolonia, Inc., and Dr. Dennis R. Mertz. Dr. John M. Kulicki was the principal investigator for Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
Subjects: Bridges; Storms; Wave resistance (Hydrodynamics); Water waves.; Wind waves.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mathematics. by World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references page 47) and index.Abacus -- Numerals -- Fractions -- Units of length -- Pythagorean theorem -- Geometry -- Prime numbers -- Value of Pi -- Algebra -- Concept of zero -- Decimal system -- Sector -- Calculators -- Probability theory -- Binary number system -- Calculus -- Metric system -- Mechanical computer -- Chaos theory -- Important dates in mathematics.An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in mathematics. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Mathematics; Mathematics; Inventions; Mathematics;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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