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Life is a chancy proposition: from the movement of molecules to the age at which we die, chance plays a key role in the natural world. This book helps readers to apply the probability theory needed to make sense of chance events - using examples from ocean waves to spiderwebs, in fields ranging from molecular mechanics to evolution.

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In a follow up to his "Ferman's Last Theorem", the author shows readers how to maximize or minimize chance, depending on the circumstance, analyzing luck from a statistician's perspective.

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From award-winning science writer Barry Parker, the only book to consider chaos theory in all areas of astronomy.

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The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, that is it escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems.

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This book presents a classification of all (complex) irreducible representations of a reductive group with connected centre, over a finite field. To achieve this, the author uses etale intersection cohomology, and detailed information on representations of Weyl groups.

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Published in 1859, "The Origin of Species" challenged the belief in the fixity of species and argued that species can adapt to their environment and develop accordingly. This book explores how Darwin came to these conclusions and includes biographies of influential figures, primary source letters and selections from "The Origin of Species".

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We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory. This book gives us the complete history of this area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day.

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This book analyzes over 100 groups of products, identifying the specific chemical composition of a product, the historical use of the product, how it functions, and any associated environmental and/or human health issues.

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This new handbook describes recent advances in chemistry and chemical technology in a format that makes this technical information accessible to students, librarians, teachers, and general readers.

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A fresh take on a classic subject, "Chemistry Made Simple" has been guiding readers around the periodic table for decades. Now completely updated, this introduction teaches readers about the structure and properties of matter, the Scientific Method, laws of chemistry, and much more.

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How can students, teachers, parents, and librarians be certain that the information a Web site provides is accurate and age appropriate

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Provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology. This title delves into arguments originating in Nori's work that have been further developed by others.

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Presenting mathematics in the context of social issues makes it relevant and helps students learn how to apply math skills appropriately. Working through the activities will motivate them and help them grow as mathematicians and as citizens.

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Written during a long sea voyage from England through the Mediterranean, Civilization and the Limpet unveils many fascinating phenomena of undersea life.

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A biocultural study of the cut-throat world of French noir, a genre which upholds the principle of survival of the fittest during occupied and post-war France.

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Brings together a number of lectures given between 1993 and 1999 as part of a series hosted by the Federal University of Pernambuco, in which researchers came to Recife, Brazil, to lecture on classical or celestial mechanics. This work is aimed at graduate students and researchers interested in Hamiltonian dynamics and celestial mechanics.

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In this book, the author introduces classical logic alongside constructive, relevant, comparative, and other nonclassical logics. It begins with brief introductions to informal set theory and general topology, and avoids advanced algebra; thus it is self-contained and suitable for readers with little background in mathematics.

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Relates the systems of mathematical logic to their original motivations to formalize reasoning in mathematics. This book also shows how mathematical logic can be used to formalize particular systems of mathematics. It sets out the formalization not only of arithmetic, but also of group theory, field theory, and linear orderings.