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Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers by Paul J. Nahin
34.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Princeton Puzzlers
What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. In this collection of twenty-one puzzles, Paul Nahin challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playf ...Show more
Hot Molecules, Cold Electrons - From the Mathematics of Heat to the Development of the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable by Paul J. Nahin
29.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
An entertaining mathematical exploration of the heat equation and its role in the triumphant development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable Heat, like gravity, shapes nearly every aspect of our world and universe, from how milk dissolves in coffee to how molten planets cool. The heat equation, a cor ...Show more
How to Fall Slower Than Gravity: And Other Everyday (and Not So Everyday) Uses of Mathematics and Physical Reasoning by Paul J. Nahin
32.99 AUD
Category: Science
An engaging collection of intriguing problems that shows you how to think like a mathematical physicist Paul Nahin is a master at explaining odd phenomena through straightforward mathematics. In this collection of twenty-six intriguing problems, he explores how mathematical physicists think. Always ...Show more
When Least Is Best - How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things As Small (or As Large) As Possible by Paul J. Nahin
32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Princeton Science Library
What is the best way to photograph a speeding bullet? Why does light move through glass in the least amount of time possible? How can lost hikers find their way out of a forest? What will rainbows look like in the future? Why do soap bubbles have a shape that gives them the least area? By combining the ...Show more
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