Mathematics & Physics

tag:cincinnatilibrary.org,2007:NewArrivals:math_physics Mathematics & Physics 2009-11-20T18:27:13-05:00 The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/feeds/newarrivals.png http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1816048 A brilliant darkness : the extraordinary life and disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the troubled genius of the nuclear age 2009-11-18T08:36:36-05:00

Magueijo, João.

New York : Basic Books, c2009.

xxi, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

One of the greatest mysteries of twentieth-century science: a tormented genius discovers a key element of atomic fission, then disappears forever Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Prologue : a moment of fatigue or moral discomfort -- Life : the grand inquisitor. The attic of 251 Via Etnea -- Nuclear crisis -- Frankenstein's youth -- Poltergeist exposed -- Bread and sperm -- Strong interactions -- Meet Ettore Majorana -- Boys will be boys -- Neutrinos from Transylvania -- Ode to the vanquished -- Creation and annihilation -- The serpent's egg -- His unfinished symphony -- The hand that rocks the cradle -- Stellar collapse -- Artichokes -- Meanwhile, at Via Panisperna -- The crepuscule of Via Panisperna -- Ettore's neutrino -- The quiet before the storm -- The search party -- Afterlife : the dark matter. Pagliacci -- A pirandellian intermezzo -- Don't cry for him, Argentina -- They thought the sun was sick -- The sign of the beast -- Ettore Majorana -- A vote of silence -- Epilogue : Mediterranean whales.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814274 Pre-calculus know-it-all 2009-11-18T08:36:36-05:00

Gibilisco, Stan.

New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010.

xiii, 589 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

When you cant get to a tutor, and your teacher and expensive textbook are not working, Pre-Calculus Know-it-ALL provides all the instruction youll need to master the topic. This is the perfect book to bridge the massive and essential topics of algebra and calculus, and to complete a fantastic third offering in the Know-it-ALL series. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Includes index.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1813901 Perfect rigor : a genius and the mathematical breakthrough of the century 2009-10-26T12:55:02-04:00

Gessen, Masha.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.

xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

In 2006, eccentric Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. For this feat, Perelman will be awarded a prize of one million dollars, and he will likely decline it. Gessen investigates his gripping yet tragic story of genius. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810427 Quantum leaps 2009-10-15T00:00:00-04:00

Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929-

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.

vi, 230 p. ; 19 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1807499 Schaum's outlines : physics for engineering and science 2009-10-02T00:00:00-04:00

Browne, Michael E.

New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010.

xiii, 427 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

A classic Schaum's Outline, thoroughly updated to match the latest course scope and sequence. The ideal review for the thousands of engineering and science students who enroll in courses that require physics. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Rev. ed. of: Schaum's outline of theory and problems of physics for engineering and science. c1999.

Includes index.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1807507 Schaum's outline of business statistics 2009-09-29T00:00:00-04:00

Kazmier, Leonard J., 1930-

New York : Schaum, c2004.

xiii, 404 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

A classic Schaum's Outline, now in the handsome new series cover design. The ideal review for the thousands of students who enroll in business statistics courses. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Includes index.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1807506 Schaum's outline of beginning calculus 2009-09-24T12:25:49-04:00

Mendelson, Elliott.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 2008.

xi, 391 p. : ill. 28 cm.

A classic Schaum's bestseller, thoroughly updated to match the latest course scope and sequence. The ideal review for the hundreds of thousands of college and high school students who enroll in introductory calculus courses. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Includes index.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809338 Collider : the search for the world's smallest particles 2009-09-15T00:00:00-04:00

Halpern, Paul, 1961-

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.

xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Halpern (physics and mathematics, U. of the Sciences, Philadelphia) has a good track record for explaining complex science to general readers, most notably in his What's Science Ever Done for Us?. Here he narrows his focus to subatomic particles, and the subparticles that comprise them, and so on and so on down to the most fundamental nugget of existence. The particles are described in the context of the theoretical work that predicted them, and empirical research--particularly the technology--that discovered them. His topics include the quest for a theory of everything, Rutherford's scattering experiments, the first accelerators, the Tevatron and the Super Proton Synchrotron, building the Large Hadron Collider, looking for portals to higher dimensions, and microscopic black holes. Annotation©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809009 Number freak : from 1 to 200, the hidden language of numbers revealed 2009-09-11T00:00:00-04:00

Niederman, Derrick.

New York : Penguin, 2009.

ix, 291 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Niederman takes readers on a guided tour of the numbers 1 to 300--covering everything from basic mathematical principles and ancient, unsolved theorems to sublime theory and arcane trivia. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

"A Perigee book."

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1807508 Schaum's outline of college algebra 2009-09-10T08:35:59-04:00

Spiegel, Murray R.

New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, 2006.

xii, 388 p. ; 28 cm.

Students love Schaum's Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades with these indispensable study guides. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Fundamental operations with numbers -- Fundamental operations with algebraic expressions -- Properties of numbers -- Special products -- Factoring -- Fractions -- Exponents -- Radicals -- Simple operations with complex numbers -- Equations in general -- Ratio, proportion, and variation -- Functions and graphs -- Linear equations in one variable -- Equations of lines -- Simultaneous linear equations -- Quadratic equations in one variable -- Conic sections -- Systems of equations involving quadratics -- Inequalities -- Polynomial functions -- Rational functions -- Sequences and series -- Logarithms -- Applications of logarithms and exponents -- Permutations and combinations -- The binomial theorem -- Probability -- Determinants -- Matrices -- Mathematical induction -- Partial fractions -- Table of common logarithms -- Table of natural logarithms.

Includes index.

Previous ed.: 1998.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809200 Descriptive pamphlet on stream-gaging equipment 2009-09-10T00:00:00-04:00

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

[Cincinnati, OH] : United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1940-1942.

2 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, has original printed wrapers. C.2 has several property stamps and "withdrawn" stamped in red.