Böcker i Spectrum-serien

Offers a comprehensive history of the development of mathematics in the US and Canada. This first volume of a two-volume work takes the reader from the European encounters with North America in the fifteenth century up to the emergence of the United States as a world leader in mathematics in the 1930s.

Love, Infidelity... and RegretTracey Lauch's new social life seems perfect.For as long as he can remember, he's felt like an outsider, struggling to make connections. And living as an unknown serial killer certainly hasn't helped.But now, he and his new wife have discovered a circle of friends that begin to fulfill his need for close relationships. He's one step closer to living a "normal" life, despite the persistent cold-case investigators who refuse to give up their pursuit.Remy Martin, a renowned professor of art history and one of Tracey's new friends, also bears emotional scars and has developed an unusual set of rules to protect herself from further heartbreak.However, the stakes rise when she breaks her biggest rule and takes things too far. But how can she resist? She never meant to fall in love - she never meant to hurt anyone.Like Tracey, Remy can't erase her past. She must deal with the consequences of her affair, whatever the cost.A Body Washes Ashore is the pulse-pounding third book in the SPECTRUM SERIES. It will sweep you off your feet and into the heart of mortal danger.

Friends, Secrets... and GriefFor Frank Tomas, life's too short for hard work and monogamy, it's all about instant gratification, even if that means breaking a few rules here and there.Isabelle Ronaldo thinks otherwise and has worked hard all her life to achieve success.But despite their differences, the pair are the best of friends.That is, until they learn of each other's secrets.As they navigate through their own complex lives, Frank and Isabelle are unwittingly drawn closer to a deadly threat. The Parking Lot Strangler is still on the loose, despite the efforts of the U.S. investigators, and is at large again in Europe on another Spectrum river cruise.When their lives finally collide in the city of Strasbourg, France, one person will die, and one person will get away.A heart-stopping ride with near unbearable suspense, Death in a Dark Alley is the second book in the SPECTRUM SERIES.

Adventure, Romance... and DeathAfter escaping her father's threat of an arranged marriage and settling in Madrid, Spain, Gia Delgado enters into an unusual contract with three men she meets in a bar. In exchange for a life of luxury, she'll act as their no-strings wife, whether they want to display her in public or lead her to the bedroom. But there are vital rules: they are all bound to secrecy. And no one is allowed to fall in love. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Tracey Lauch, an eminent judge, is harboring his own secret. Haunted by his past, he kills, and after that first murder, he finds himself driven to do it again - and the Parking Lot Strangler is born. Desperate to break the cycle, he retires and flees to Europe, hoping a change of place will control his desire to kill. Gia and her friends bond as fate draws them closer to Tracey. They meet on the same river cruise through Ukraine, where this tranquil voyage delivers one unwitting victim to their death... giving rise to a new, international serial killer. The Killings Begin intertwines nail-biting contemporary romance with a dark, psychological twist that is sure to leave you wanting more.

Optical Illusions in Rome is a beautifully written and richly illustrated guide that takes the reader on a tour through ingenious uses of geometry to create illusory impressions of space and grandeur in Italian Renaissance art and architecture in the Eternal City. The book takes us to some of the most striking and historically important uses of optical illusion and includes works of Peruzzi, Borromini, and Pozzo. The artworks are analyzed geometrically and placed in their historical context. The notes on visiting the art described make the volume the perfect companion for a study trip to Rome. A chapter on the principles of perspective geometry and a collection of exercises make the book a wonderful resource for a module on perspective in a geometry or art history course. The mathematical discussion is kept at a level accessible to a reader with a familiarity with high school geometry. Kirsti Andersen is a distinguished historian of mathematics and emerita faculty at Aarhus University. Her previous book, The Geometry of an Art, is widely recognized as the definitive work on the history of the use of perspective in European art. Viktor Blasjoe, the translator, is a historian of mathematics on the faculty at Utrecht University. Blasjoe has won both the Ford and Polya prizes for expository writing from the Mathematical Association of America.

The Ladies' Diary was an almanac published in England from 1704 to 1840. Its subtitle reveals its purpose, Containing New Improvements in Arts and Sciences, and Many Entertaining Particulars: Designed for the Use and Diversion of the Fair Sex. This book unearths the story of the Diary's creation and of the community of people surrounding it.

Gives an article-by-article description of Leonhard Euler's early mathematical works; the 50 or so mathematical articles he wrote before he left St. Petersburg in 1741 to join the Academy of Frederick the Great in Berlin. These early pieces contain some of Euler's greatest work.

Flatland, Edwin Abbott's story of a two-dimensional universe, as told by one of its inhabitants who is introduced to the mysteries of three-dimensional space, has enjoyed an enduring popularity from the time of its publication in 1884. This fully annotated edition enables the modern-day reader to understand and appreciate the many 'dimensions' of this classic satire. Mathematical notes and illustrations enhance the usefulness of Flatland as an elementary introduction to higher-dimensional geometry. Historical notes show connections to late-Victorian England and to classical Greece. Citations from Abbott's other writings as well as the works of Plato and Aristotle serve to interpret the text. Commentary on language and literary style includes numerous definitions of obscure words. An appendix gives a comprehensive account of the life and work of Flatland's remarkable author.

This volume, written by Brian Hall, presents an in-depth look at an integral part of mining strategy optimisation - cut-off specification. The publication builds a thorough understanding of cut-offs, covering simple concepts along with the more complex and comprehensive models of cut-off theory and evaluation practices. The first section of the volume addresses the principles underlying the more complex approaches to strategy optimisation; whilst the second section deals with the finer details of conducting evaluations.

Presents a collection of essays written about mathematicians and mathematics. The text is suitable as a supplement for a calculus course and/or a history of mathematics course, The overall aim is bound up in the question, "What is mathematics for?" and in Simmons' answer, "To delight the mind and help us understand the world".

The MAA was founded in 1915 to serve as a home for The American Mathematical Monthly. The mission of the Association-to advance mathematics. MAA members have explored more than just mathematics; we have, as this volume tries to make evident, investigated mathematical connections to pedagogy, history, the arts, technology, and literature.

This book is the second volume based on lectures for pre-college students given by prominent mathematicians in the Bay Area Mathematical Adventures (BAMA). The topics cover a wide range of mathematical subjects each treated by a leading proponent of the subject at levels designed to challenge and attract students whose mathematical interests are just beginning.

Through the mid-nineteenth century, most American colleges followed a classical curriculum that, in mathematics, rarely reached beyond calculus. With no doctoral programs of any sort in the United States until 1860, mathematical scholarship lagged far behind that in Europe. After the Civil War, visionary presidents at Harvard and Johns Hopkins broadened and deepened the opportunities for study.

G. H. Hardy ranks among the great mathematicians of the twentieth century, doing essential research in number theory and analysis. This book is a feast of Hardy's writing, featuring articles ranging from the serious to the humorous. The G. H. Hardy Reader is a worthy introduction to an extraordinary individual.

G. H. Hardy ranks among the great mathematicians of the twentieth century, doing essential research in number theory and analysis. This book is a feast of Hardy's writing, featuring articles ranging from the serious to the humorous. The G. H. Hardy Reader is a worthy introduction to an extraordinary individual.

An introduction to recent developments in algebraic combinatorics and an illustration of how research in mathematics actually progresses.