Mathematics & Sciences books

Symbolic data analysis is a relatively new field that provides a range of methods for analyzing complex datasets. Standard statistical methods do not have the power or flexibility to make sense of very large datasets, and symbolic...

This book offers a survey of methods for pressure measurement in gaseous media used in the medium-to-low pressure range closely connected with thermometry. It details current information on thermometry and manometry that involve...

A provocative reexamination of one of the defining confrontations between science and religion, the historic conflict between Galileo and the Roman Catholic Church.

From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm comes a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts.

Science writer Carl Zimmer presents the latest research on how viruses hold sway over our lives and our biosphere, how viruses helped give rise to the first life-forms, how viruses are producing new diseases, how we can harness...

Suitable for undergraduates in mathematics and the physical sciences, this book explores the basic topics of vector geometry, differentiation and integration in several variables. It also provides many computer algebra...

The book captures recent and exciting developments in molecular relaxation in liquids.

Provides a state-of-the-art review of recent conceptual developments concerning the roles of plant secondary metabolites in the natural environment.

Provides a state-of-the-art review of recent conceptual developments concerning the roles of plant secondary metabolites in the natural environment.

The first book devoted to black holes in more than four dimensions, for graduate students and researchers.

A guide to the fundamentals of game theory for undergraduates and MBA students.

A guide to the fundamentals of game theory for undergraduates and MBA students.

This is the first complete and illustrated monograph of the genus Lachenalia, a horticulturally important and botanically diverse plant group. The relatively small number of Lachenalia species that have been cultivated...

A comprehensive overview of wood-inhabiting fungi, insects and vertebrates, discussing habitat requirements along with strategies for maintaining biodiversity.

A comprehensive overview of wood-inhabiting fungi, insects and vertebrates, discussing habitat requirements along with strategies for maintaining biodiversity.

This book presents a topical overview of all aspects of enzyme catalysis and their technical applications. Suitable for newcomers to the field and experienced workers alike.

Exemplifies the developments in operad theory, in universal algebra and related topics in algebraic topology and theoretical physics.

Designed for both in-depth study as well as quick reference, Neuroradiology Cases covers the field of brain imaging through 192 concise and clinically relevant cases.

This book incorporates theoretical development and applied technology to examine sediment dynamics in turbulent flows, hydrodynamics and particle motion, characteristics of sediment motion, and local scour problems in hydraulic...