Ebooks Review

The Ellipse: A Historical and Mathematical Journey /by Arthur Mazer. The Ellipse features a unique, narrative approach when presenting the development of this mathematical fixture, revealing its parallels to mankind's advancement from the Counter-Reformation to the Enlightenment. Incorporating illumin ... Read more »

Introducing Quantitative Geography: Measurement, Methods and Generalised Linear Models by Larry O'Brien. The purpose of quantitative geography is to train geographers in numeracy and in the vital skills of data collection, processing and interpretation. Intro ... Read more »

Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations by Pierre-Philippe Combes
. Economic Geography is the most complete, up-to-date textbook available on the important new field of spatial economics. This book fills a gap by providin ... Read more »

Geographic Information and Cartography for Risk and Crisis Management: Towards Better Solutions /By Milan Konecny, Sisi Zlatanova, Temenoujka L. Bandrova. Cartography and geographic information (GI) are remarkably appropriate for the requirements of early warning (EW) and crisis management (CM). Th ... Read more »

Algebra: Graduate Studies in Mathematics /by I. Martin Isaacs. This book, based on a first-year graduate course the author taught at the University of Wisconsin, contains more than enough material for a two-semester graduate-level abstract algebra course, including groups, rings and modules ... Read more »

Linear Models with R /by Julian James Faraway. Books on regression and the analysis of variance abound-many are introductory, many are theoretical. While most of them do serve a purpose, the fact remains that data analysis cannot be properly learned without actually doing it ... Read more »

Meaning in Mathematics /by John Polkinghorne. Is mathematics a highly sophisticated intellectual game in which the adepts display their skill by tackling invented problems, or are mathematicians engaged in acts of discovery as they explore an independent realm of mathematical reality? Why does this see ... Read more »

Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry /by Geoff Rayner-Canham and Tina Overton. This bestselling text introduces descriptive inorganic chemistry in a less rigorous, less mathematical way. The book uses the periodic table as basis for understanding chemical properties and uncovering ... Read more »

An Illustrated Guide to Relativity /by Tatsu Takeuchi. Aimed at both physics students and non-science majors, this unique book explains Einstein's special theory of relativity pictorially, using diagrams rather than equations. The diagrams guide the reader, step-by-step, from the basics of relat ... Read more »

Topics in Nevanlinna Theory /by Serge Lang and William Cherry. These are notes of lectures on Nevanlinna theory, in the classical case of meromorphic functions, and the generalization by Carlson-Griffith to equidimensional holomorphic maps using as domain space finite coverings of C resp. Cn. Conje ... Read more »

Calculus: Early Transcendentals /by Soo Tang Tan. Taking a fresh approach while retaining classic presentation, the Tan Calculus series utilizes a clear, concise writing style, and uses relevant, real world examples to introduce abstract mathematical concepts with an intuitive appro ... Read more »

Mathematical Inequalities: A Perspective /by Pietro Cerone and Silvestru Sever Dragomir. Drawing on the authors’ research work from the last ten years, Mathematical Inequalities: A Perspective gives readers a ... Read more »

Econophysics & Economics of Games, Social Choices and Quantitative Techniques /by Banasri Basu, Bikas K. Chakrabarti, Satya R. Chakravarty and Kausik Gangopadhyay. The combined efforts of the Physicists and the Economists in recent years in analyzing and modelling various dynamic phenomena in monetary and social systems have l ... Read more »

Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers /by Takahiro Numai. The detailed and comprehensive presentation is unique in that it encourages the reader to consider different semiconductor lasers from different angles. Emphasis is placed on recognizing common concepts such operating principles and structure, and so ... Read more »

Harnessing Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems /by Boaz Moselle, Jorge Padilla and Richard Schmalensee. Reflecting its reliance on fossil fuels, the electric power industry produces the majority of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The need for a revolution in the industry becomes further apparent given that " ... Read more »