Meta Math!
The Quest for Omega
Written by Gregory Chaitin

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2006
Price: $15.95

Gregory Chaitin, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.

Chaitin’s revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the... Read more >

Infinite Ascent
A Short History of Mathematics
Written by David Berlinski

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $14.00

In Infinite Ascent, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of The Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus, and Newton’s Gift, tells the story of mathematics, bringing to life with wit, elegance, and deep insight a 2,500-year-long intellectual adventure.

Berlinski focuses on the ten most important breakthroughs in mathematical history–and the... Read more >

Pre-K Beginning Numbers (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $12.99

Learn all about the numbers 1 to 10 with Sylvan's proven techniques for success!

Learning the basics about numbers is a crucial part of the preparation for kindergarten and an important step on the way to math success. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your child get ahead and...

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The Value of Science
Essential Writings of Henri Poincare
Written by Henri Poincare

Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2001
Price: $27.00

More than any other writer of the twentieth century, Henri Poincaré brought the elegant, but often complicated, ideas about science and mathematics to the general reader. A genius who throughout his life solved complex mathematical calculations in his head, and a writer gifted with an inimitable style, Poincaré rose to the... Read more >

Kindergarten Shapes & Geometry Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 18, 2011
Price: $12.99

 A solid foundation of basic geometry skills is essential for early success in math. Children who have a solid understanding of shapes, size, patterns, and location concepts will be ready for the challenges of geometry as they advance to more complex topics. The activities in this workbook are designed to help... Read more >

The Book of Nothing
Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
Written by John D. Barrow

Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2009
Price: $13.99

What conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts to create a vacuum? And why do contemporary quantum physicists believe that the... Read more >

Pre-K Shapes & Measurement Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 18, 2011
Price: $12.99

Early experiences with shapes and measurement are essential for a solid start in acquiring math skills. Preschoolers who can recognize shapes and understand the concepts of size and measurement will be ready to advance to basic math and geometry skills. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your children... Read more >

Fifth Grade Math Games & Puzzles (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $12.99

Success in math requires children to make connections between the real world and math concepts in order to solve problems. Successful problem solvers will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The games and puzzles in this workbook are designed to help children enjoy... Read more >

Jinn from Hyperspace
And Other Scribblings--Both Serious and Whimsical
Written by Martin Gardner

Format: Hardcover, 307 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2007
Price: $25.99

For over fifty years Martin Gardner has been delighting readers with elegant, witty, and highly intelligent writing on an amazing array of topics. Best known for his works on popular science and mathematics, and as an incisive skeptical commentator on the paranormal, Gardner is also an accomplished writer of children's literature... Read more >

Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis
The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers
Written by Dan Rockmore

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99

For 150 years the Riemann hypothesis has been the holy grail of mathematics. Now, at a moment when mathematicians are finally moving in on a proof, Dartmouth professor Dan Rockmore tells the riveting history of the hunt for a solution.In 1859 German professor Bernhard Riemann postulated a law capable of describing... Read more >