Vintage math textbook from the 1960s. Some minor pencil writing inside and minor “old book” smell. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

Math

Intermediate Algebra 

Like new, except marker on bottom, evidence of sticker removal inside on cover page. See pics. It's highly improbable that it will affect your reading experience. 😁

Michigan

A Novel

A brilliant new talent bursts on to the thriller

scene with a dazzling work of spellbinding

fiction, a riveting story of chance, fate,

and numbers, and one man's strange journey past

the boundaries of the possible into the chilling realm of the ...Improbable

After nightfall, David Caine inhabits a world of risk, obsession, rich rewards, and sudden, destructive downfalls. A compulsive gambler possessing a brilliant mathematical mind -- and an uncanny ability to calculate odds in the blink of an eye -- he prowls the underground poker clubs of Manhattan, winning more than he loses. But Caine is a man prone to crippling epileptic incidents -- and one night he makes a costly miscalculation, suffering the most intense seizure he has ever experienced. And his life spins madly out of control.

Desperate to regain his equilibrium, he agrees to test an experimental drug with unnerving side effects. Suddenly he is having visions of the past, present, and future; either peering through a window into an alternate reality or teetering on the precipice of a psychotic breakdown. Chemistry and destiny have colluded to grant David Caine the astonishing ability to foresee the consequences of his actions and the probability of various outcomes, both good andterrible.

But with his "gift" comes grave danger, for he is not the only one who knows his secret. Frightening powers operating from the shadows now want him for their own, forcing Caine to seek help from a most improbable ally -- a beautiful rogue CIA agent skilled in the death arts -- on a desperate race for survival with his sanity hanging by the slenderest of threads.

A riveting amalgam of explosive action, ingenious twists and turns, dynamic characters, breathtaking writing, and brilliant extrapolation, Adam Fawer's extraordinary debut, Improbable, is the novel of the year.

Improbable

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math

The irresistibly engaging book that "enlarges one's wonder at Tammet's mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers" (Oliver Sacks, MD).

Thinking in Numbers is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes, everyday examples, and ruminations on history, literature, and more, Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way numbers, fractions, and equations underpin all our lives.

Inspired variously by the complexity of snowflakes, Anne Boleyn's eleven fingers, and his many siblings, Tammet explores questions such as why time seems to speed up as we age, whether there is such a thing as an average person, and how we can make sense of those we love. His provocative and inspiring new book will change the way you think about math and fire your imagination to view the world with fresh eyes.

Thinking in Numbers

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Dennis E. Hinkle

William Wiersma

Stephen G. Jurs

This book is a clean copy with a good spine and binding. The contents and Graphics are in good condition. There is minimal wear inside. There is slight wear on the hardback cover. Will ship within hours after your order is received. Thanks for stopping by and please stay safe.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

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The “New” Math for Teachers and Parents of Elementary School Children

Mary Chandler

New York

40 Activities to Connect Math and Literature

Pasta Math Problem Solving for "Alice in Pastaland"

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This book is a clean copy with a good spine and binding. The contents and Graphics are in good condition. There is minimal wear inside. There is slight wear on the paperback cover. Will ship within hours after your order is received. Thanks for stopping by and please stay safe.

A math Adventure

Sir Cumference and the first round table

#hardcover #mathematics #science #physics #astronomy

Alabama

The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics

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Marilyn Burns

Inside page inside cover was coming out, has been repaired, but still in decent useful shape overall. 

Text, illustrations, and suggested activities offer a common-sense approach to mathematic fundamentals for those who are slightly terrified of numbers.

Brown Paper School Book: Math for Smarty Pants

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Dan Greenberg

Florida

80 Reproducible Cartoons with Dozens and Dozens of Story Problems That Motivate Students and Build Essential Math Skills

Reproducible comics and mini-story problems build fundamental math concepts such as multiplication, division, fractions, geometry, and more!Math + Comics = Learning That's Fun! Help students build essential math skills and meet math standards with 80 laugh-out-loud comic strips and companion mini-story problems. Each reproducible comic and problem set reinforces a key math skill: multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, geometry, and more. Great to use for small-group or independent class work and for homework!

Comic-Strip Math Problem Solving

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Used condition: book may have minor issues such as sticker residue, minor cover blemishes, discolored pages, minor page bends, etc. If there are major issues, they will be listed in the book description.

North Carolina

Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics

Jordan Ellenberg

Inscribed on reverse of front flap by previous owner; crinkled pages from water exposure

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

The Power of Mathematical Thinking

“Witty, compelling, and just plain fun to read . . ." —Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do—the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It’s a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see through to the true meaning of information we take for granted: How early should you get to the airport? What does “public opinion” really represent? Why do tall parents have shorter children? Who really won Florida in 2000? And how likely are you, really, to develop cancer? How Not to Be Wrong presents the surprising revelations behind all of these questions and many more, using the mathematician’s method of analyzing life and exposing the hard-won insights of the academic community to the layman—minus the jargon. Ellenberg chases mathematical threads through a vast range of time and space, from the everyday to the cosmic, encountering, among other things, baseball, Reaganomics, daring lottery schemes, Voltaire, the replicability crisis in psychology, Italian Renaissance painting, artificial languages, the development of non-Euclidean geometry, the coming obesity apocalypse, Antonin Scalia’s views on crime and punishment, the psychology of slime molds, what Facebook can and can’t figure out about you, and the existence of God. Ellenberg pulls from history as well as from the latest theoretical developments to provide those not trained in math with the knowledge they need. Math, as Ellenberg says, is “an atomic-powered prosthesis that you attach to your common sense, vastly multiplying its reach and strength.” With the tools of mathematics in hand, you can understand the world in a deeper, more meaningful way. How Not to Be Wrong will show you how.

How Not to Be Wrong

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Idaho

The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories, and Things

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#hardcover #math #mathematics #algebra #education #coffeetablebook 

Massachusetts

The X and Y of Everyday Math

Algebra

Arthur Benjamin

Michael B. Shermer

Nebraska

How to Look Like a Genius Without Really Trying

Mathemagics

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D. Cohen

R. Cameron

Vintage beginning algebra book, great for homeschool or supplement! 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Elementary Algebra

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Seaweed Soup

Volume 3 Ba-Br -1965 Edition

Young People’s Science Encyclopedia 

Leonard Mlodinow

The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology. Based on Mlodinow's extensive historical research; his studies alongside colleagues such as Richard Feynman and Kip Thorne; and interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians such as Murray Gell-Mann, Edward Witten, and Brian Greene, Euclid's Window is an extraordinary blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good-humored storytelling that makes a stunningly original argument asserting the primacy of geometry. For those who have looked through Euclid's Window, no space, no thing, and no time will ever be quite the same.

Euclid's Window

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Practical, scientific, philosophical, and artistic problems have caused men to investigate mathematics. But there is one other motive which is as strong as any of these — the search for beauty. Mathematics is an art, and as such affords the pleasures which all the arts afford." In this erudite, entertaining college-level text, Morris Kline, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at New York University, provides the liberal arts student with a detailed treatment of mathematics in a cultural and historical context. The book can also act as a self-study vehicle for advanced high school students and laymen. Professor Kline begins with an overview, tracing the development of mathematics to the ancient Greeks, and following its evolution through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day. Subsequent chapters focus on specific subject areas, such as "Logic and Mathematics," "Number: The Fundamental Concept," "Parametric Equations and Curvilinear Motion," "The Differential Calculus," and "The Theory of Probability." Each of these sections offers a step-by-step explanation of concepts and then tests the student's understanding with exercises and problems. At the same time, these concepts are linked to pure and applied science, engineering, philosophy, the social sciences or even the arts. In one section, Professor Kline discusses non-Euclidean geometry, ranking it with evolution as one of the "two concepts which have most profoundly revolutionized our intellectual development since the nineteenth century." His lucid treatment of this difficult subject starts in the 1800s with the pioneering work of Gauss, Lobachevsky, Bolyai and Riemann, and moves forward to the theory of relativity, explaining the mathematical, scientific and philosophical aspects of this pivotal breakthrough. Mathematics for the Nonmathematician exemplifies Morris Kline's rare ability to simplify complex subjects for the nonspecialist.

Mathematics for the Nonmathematician

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Common Core Progress Mathematics 5

#paperback #wisdomtale #childrens #mathematics #folktale #fairytale #moraltale 

A mathematics tale

The King's Equal

Danica McKellar

Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years/Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Bathtime will be squeaky clean and sneaky smart fun in this original board book that gives your toddler a head start on learning math, all as part of your daily at-home routine! Take one messy baby, two busy feet, three rambunctious friends, four wayward ducks, and five floaty bubbles--and get a tubful of fun as one family's bathtime routine turns into a nightly ritual they can "count on"! Danica McKellar uses her proven math success to show children that math is all around us as she cleverly introduces the early addition concept of "counting on"--the idea that when we add 1, we can get the answer by simply counting on to the next number. This next book in the McKellar Math line shows that even washing your hair can be full of math fun!

Bathtime Mathtime

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Lynette Long

Mississippi

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Defines algebraic terms, shows how to avoid pitfalls in calculation, presents painless methods for understanding and graphing equations, and makes problem-solving fun. Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects, as they are taught at middle school and high school levels. Perfect for supporting Common Core Standards, these books are written for students who find the subjects somewhat confusing, or just need a little extra help. Most of these books take a lighthearted, humorous approach to their subjects, and offer fun exercises including puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve. Bonus Online Component: includes additional games to challenge students, including Beat the Clock, a line match game, and a word scramble.

Painless Algebra

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William Wooton, Irving Drooyan

Intermediate Algebra

Adam Fawer

Improbable

Daniel Tammet

Thinking in Numbers

Dennis E. Hinkle; William Wiersma; Stephen G. Jurs

Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Charles M. Barker

The “New” Math for Teachers and Parents of Elementary School Children

Mary Chandler

Pasta Math Problem Solving for "Alice in Pastaland"

Cindy Neurschwander

Sir Cumference and the first round table

Timothy Ferris; Clifton Fadiman (Foreword by)

The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics

Marilyn Burns

Brown Paper School Book: Math for Smarty Pants

Dan Greenberg

Comic-Strip Math Problem Solving

U.S. Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics

Jordan Ellenberg

How Not to Be Wrong

Robert Solomon

The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories, and Things

Michael Willers

Algebra

Arthur Benjamin; Michael B. Shermer

Mathemagics

D. Cohen; R. Cameron