The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world-and you don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy the pieces collected here.
This brand new collection of 4000 general knowledge questions is set by Gavin Fuller, Mastermind's youngest ever champion, and compiled from his weekly quiz in the popular Weekend section of the Telegraph.
The great discovery that no one wanted to make It's the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, and Euclidean geometry has been profoundly influential for centuries.
Aimed at both working programmers who are applying for a job where puzzles are an integral part of the interview, as well as techies who just love a good puzzle, this book offers a cache of exciting puzzles Features a new series of puzzles, never before published, called elimination puzzles that have a pedagogical aim of helping the reader solve an entire class of Sudoku-like puzzles Provides the tools to solve the puzzles by hand and computer The first part of each chapter presents a puzzle; the second part shows readers how to solve several classes of puzzles algorithmically; the third part asks the reader to solve a mystery involving codes, puzzles, and geography Comes with a unique bonus: if readers actually solve the mystery, they have a chance to win a prize, which will be promoted on wrox.
"e;David Bodycombe has one of the most devious minds I've ever encountered"e; - Victoria Coren Mitchell, author and host of Only Connect"e;The only quiz book where it's mildly disappointing when you know an answer because you don't get the satisfaction of working it out"e; - James Harkin, creator and host of No Such Thing As A FishFrom hit YouTuber Tom Scott and Only Connect question editor David Bodycombe comes a new type of quiz book - but can you outsmart the questions?
Computer Programming in Quantitative Biology covers the general background of Fortran coding and the more sophisticated computer programs likely to be encountered in quantitative biology.
Evaluation of Diagnostic Systems: Methods from Signal Detection Theory addresses the many issues that arise in evaluating the performance of a diagnostic system, across the wide range of settings in which such systems are used.
A Thorough, Comprehensive Guide to Seventy-Five of the Most Interesting and Influential Figures from the War Between the States, from Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman to Davis, Lee, and Jacksonand more For over 150 years, the Civil War has been an important touchstone in the history of the United States.
Completely revised and updated with a focus on civility and inclusion, the 19th edition of Emily Posts Etiquette is the most trusted resource for navigating lifes every situationFrom social networking to social graces, Emily Post is the definitive source on etiquette for generations of Americans.
From the popular Book of Odds website, this stylish and accessible reference book offers a fascinating peek at the probabilities that govern every aspect of human lifeDid you know that your odds of dying from drowning are higher than the odds of meeting your mate on a blind date?
_________________________*The* puzzle book of 2018, as featured in the Times, Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Breakfast, and a Guardian Book of the Year pick.
'The best book on codebreaking I have read', SIR DERMOT TURING 'Brings back the joy I felt when I first read about these things as a kid', PHIL ZIMMERMANN 'This is at last the single book on codebreaking that you must have.
'I love a quiz, so the book I'm most hoping to find in my Christmas stocking is this ingenious book of literary questions, red herrings and conundrums.
Buy Shoes on Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00, former investigative journalist Mark Di Vincenzos follow-up to his bestselling Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, is another endlessly fascinating and eminently useful compendium of expert tips on perfect timing for a myriad of activitiesmore of the best times to buy this, do that, and go there.
Provocative and amusingly heretical, "e;I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not"e; (a quote attributed to Warren Harding) offers eye-opening revelations debunking long-held American legends.
Mark Di Vincenzo, the New York Times bestselling author of Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, brings us another book of fascinating, eminently useful facts certain to make you healthier, wealthier, and wiser.
For ten years, the knowledge seekers at mental_floss have been hunting and trapping the world's rarest facts, locking them into captivating lists for the world to admire.
The Million Word Crossword Dictionary was hailed by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz as "e;the largest, most up-to-date, and most useful"e; and praised by crossword editors from all over the country.
A hilarious collection of the lowest of the lows from the worst generals to the dumbest dogs, the shortest Hollywood marriages to the most dangerous golf courses.
Laugh and learn with this humorous compendium that sets the historical record straight-and "e;manages to educate and entertain simultaneously"e; (Seattle Post-Intelligencer).
The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything!
