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The Manga Guide to Calculus

Author: Hiroyuki Kojima, Shin Togami et al Publisher: No Starch Press, 2009Pages: 256ISBN: 978-1593271947Aimed at: Anyone wanting to master calculusRating: 3Pros: Friendly, easy-to-read, approachCons:...

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The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On

Author:Julian HavilPublisher: Princeton University Press Pages: 320ISBN: 978-0691143422Audience: Mathematicians, scientists, and engineersRating: 3.5Reviewer: Mike James The irrationals are the most...

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The Infinity Puzzle

Author: Frank ClosePublisher: Oxford University PressPages: 416ISBN: 978-0199593507Aimed at: Technically minded general readersRating: 4.5Pros: Enjoyable and thought-provoking readCons: Sometime...

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Taking Sudoku Seriously

Author:Jason Rosenhouse & Laura TaalmanPublisher: Oxford University Press USAPages: 366ISBN: 978-0199756568Aimed at: Puzzle fans and math enthusiastsRating: 4.5Pros: Deep, interesting insights into...

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Mathematics for Informatics and Computer Science

Author: Pierre AudibertPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Pages: 944ISBN:978-1848211964 Aimed at: Playful programmersRating: 4Pros: A real world approach, makes combinatorics funCons: If you want a pure...

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Mathematica Cookbook

Author: Sal ManganoPublisher: O'Reilly, 2010Pages: 832ISBN: 978-0596520991Aimed at: Users of Mathematica for science, engineering, finance  Rating: 3.5Pros: Useful source of Mathematica examplesCons:...

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Hidden Markov Models for Time Series

Author: Walter Zucchini & Iain L. MacDonaldPublisher: CRC Press, 2009Pages: 288ISBN: 978-1584885733Aimed at: Statisticians interested in time seriesRating: 4Pros: Practical approachCons: Assumes...

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Head First 2D Geometry

Author: Lindsey Fallow & Dawn GriffithsPublisher: O'Reilly, 2010Pages: 368ISBN: 978-0596808334Aimed at: Those with an aversion to mathsRating: 4Pros: Uses an approach that works Cons: Doesn't go...

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Elliptic Tales

Author: Avner Ash and Robert Gross Publisher: Princeton University PressPages: 280ISBN: 978-0691151199Aimed at: Adventurous mathematiciansRating: 4.5Pros: Fascinating excursion into advanced...

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Data Analysis with Open Source Tools

Author: Philipp K. JanertPublisher: O'Reilly, 2010Pages: 536ISBN:978-0596802356 Aimed at: Beginning dataists Rating: 1Pros: Some idosyncratic topicsCons: Misleading and dangerous Reviewed by: Mike...

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Good Math

Author: Mark C. Chu-CarrollPublisher: Pragmatic BookshelfPages: 250ISBN: 978-1937785338Audience: GeeksRating: 4.8Reviewer: Mike James Math - it's essential and it isn't the same thing as arithmetic or...

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From Mathematics to Generic Programming

Authors: Alexander Stepanov and Daniel RosePublisher: Addison-WesleyPages: 320 ISBN: 9780321942043Print: 0321942043Kindle: B00PKH9XAGAudience: Programmers interested in generic programmingRating:...

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Modern Mathematics and Applications in Computer Graphics and Vision

Author: Hongyu GuoPublisher: World ScientificPages: 500ISBN: 978-9814449328Print: 9814449334Kindle: B00KF43NF0 Audience: Competent mathematicians interested in computer graphics.Rating: 4.5Reviewer:...

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Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum

Author: Leonard Susskind, Art FriedmanPublisher: Basic Books Pages: Basic Books ISBN: 978-0465062904Print: 0465062903Kindle: B00IFTT8GAAudience: Students of Quantum Mechanics and the curious.Rating:...

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An Introduction to Tensors and Group Theory for Physicists

Author:  Nadir Jeevanjee Publisher: BirkhäuserPages: 305ISBN: 978-3319147932Print: 3319147935Kindle: B00F5QF7G6Audience: Physics and Maths GraduatesRating: 4Reviewer: Mike James Both tensors and...

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Think Stats

Author: Allen B. DowneyPublisher: O'Reilly, 2011Pages: 140ISBN: 978-1449307110Aimed at: ProgrammersRating: 2Pros: Good treatment of estimation Cons: Too slight, badly organizedReviewed by: Mike...

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The Theoretical Minimum

Author: Leonard Susskind & George HrabovskyPublisher: Basic Books/Allen LanePages: 256ISBN: 978-0465028115 Print: 0465075681Kindle: B00B05XGSW     Audience: Readers with solid background in...

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The Manga Guide to Calculus

Author: Hiroyuki Kojima, Shin Togami et al Publisher: No Starch Press, 2009Pages: 256ISBN: 978-1593271947Aimed at: Anyone wanting to master calculusRating: 3Pros: Friendly, easy-to-read, approachCons:...

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The Lazy Universe

Author: Jennifer Coopersmith Publisher: Oxford University PressPages: 272 ISBN: 978-0198743040Print: 0198743041Kindle: B075ZZRH3M Audience: Anyone interested in physicsRating: 4.5Reviewer: Mike James...

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The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On

Author:Julian HavilPublisher: Princeton University Press Pages: 320ISBN: 978-0691143422Audience: Mathematicians, scientists, and engineersRating: 3.5Reviewer: Mike James The irrationals are the most...

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