The Fractalist
Memoir of a Scientific Maverick
Written by Benoit Mandelbrot

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $14.99

A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world.

Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In...

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The Golden Ratio
The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number
Written by Mario Livio

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: November 12, 2008
Price: $15.99

Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered... Read more >

Proving Darwin
Making Biology Mathematical
Written by Gregory Chaitin

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $15.00

Groundbreaking mathematician Gregory Chaitin gives us the first book to posit that we can prove how Darwin’s theory of evolution works on a mathematical level.
 
For years it has been received wisdom among most scientists that, just as Darwin claimed, all of the Earth’s life-forms evolved by blind chance. But does Darwin’s...

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Second Grade Basic Math Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 19, 2010
Price: $12.99

SECOND GRADE BASIC MATH
 
 
A solid foundation of basic math skills is essential for early success in math. Children who can connect their understanding of math to the world around them, and build confidence through practice, will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The... Read more >

Paradox
The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Written by Jim Al-Khalili

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $11.99

A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.

   Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense.  These we call paradoxes.  The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. ... Read more >

Third Grade Basic Math Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 19, 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 activities in this workbook are designed to help your children catch up... Read more >

Fourth Grade Basic Math Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 19, 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 activities in this workbook are designed to help your children catch up... Read more >

A Tour of the Calculus

Written by David Berlinski

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: January 28, 1997
Price: $16.00

Were it not for the calculus, mathematicians would have no way to describe the acceleration of a motorcycle or the effect of gravity on thrown balls and distant planets, or to prove that a man could cross a room and eventually touch the opposite wall. Just how calculus makes these things... Read more >

The Power of Limits
Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture
Written by Gyorgy Doczi

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $29.95

One of the delights of life is the discovery and rediscovery of patterns of order and beauty in nature—designs revealed by slicing through a head of cabbage or an orange, the forms of shells and butterfly wings. These images are awesome not just for their beauty alone, but because they suggest... Read more >

The Glorious Golden Ratio

Written by Alfred S. Posamentier

Format: Hardcover, 363 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $27.00

What exactly is the Golden Ratio? How was it discovered? Where is it found? These questions and more are thoroughly explained in this engaging tour of one of mathematics' most interesting phenomena. Veteran educators and prolific mathematics writers trace the appearance of the Golden Ratio throughout history and demonstrate a variety... Read more >