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Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470463670

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Fractal Music, Hypercards and More... by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This is the original 1992 edition and contains columns published from 1978-1979.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0716721899

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Fractal Music, Hypercards and More-- by Martin Gardner Pdf

Offers a collection of assorted mathematical games and puzzles

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1429935545

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When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish by Martin Gardner Pdf

Best known as the longtime writer of the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American—which introduced generations of readers to the joys of recreational mathematics—Martin Gardner has for decades pursued a parallel career as a devastatingly effective debunker of what he once famously dubbed "fads and fallacies in the name of science." It is mainly in this latter role that he is onstage in this collection of choice essays. When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish takes aim at a gallery of amusing targets, ranging from Ann Coulter's qualifications as an evolutionary biologist to the logical fallacies of precognition and extrasensory perception, from Santa Claus to The Wizard of Oz, from mutilated chessboards to the little-known "one-poem poet" Langdon Smith (the original author of this volume's title line). The writings assembled here fall naturally into seven broad categories: Science, Bogus Science, Mathematics, Logic, Literature, Religion and Philosophy, and Politics. Under each heading, Gardner displays an awesome level of erudition combined with a wicked sense of humor.

Author : David F. Hayes,Tatiana Shubin
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470457419

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Mathematical Adventures for Students and Amateurs by David F. Hayes,Tatiana Shubin Pdf

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780387289526

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The Universe in a Handkerchief by Martin Gardner Pdf

This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known mathematics author Martin Gardner, this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun and informative.

Author : Charles B. Madden
Publisher : High Art Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0967172756

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Fractals in Music by Charles B. Madden Pdf

Fractals in Music is intended for advanced students of music theory, whether individuals, composers, students, or teachers. It is intelligible to anyone having some knowledge of algebra and trigonometry. The many illustrations clarify such concepts as self-similarity and transforms. Book jacket.

Author : Leon Harkleroad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521810951

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The Math Behind the Music by Leon Harkleroad Pdf

Accompanying CD-ROM includes musical selections.

Author : Michael Spitzer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781635576252

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The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer Pdf

"Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music." --Daniel Levitin A colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. 165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm. 66 million years ago was the first melody. 40 thousand years ago Homo sapiens created the first musical instrument. Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story. The Musical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages – from Bach to BTS and back – to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. With insights from a wealth of disciplines, world-leading musicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widest possible canvas, looking at music in our everyday lives; music in world history; and music in evolution, from insects to apes, humans to AI. Through this journey we begin to understand how music is central to the distinctly human experiences of cognition, feeling and even biology, both widening and closing the evolutionary gaps between ourselves and animals in surprising ways. The Musical Human boldly puts the case that music is the most important thing we ever did; it is a fundamental part of what makes us human.

Author : Michael Frame,Benoit Mandelbrot
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0883851695

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Fractals, Graphics, and Mathematics Education by Michael Frame,Benoit Mandelbrot Pdf

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Author : Daniel J. Schneck,Dorita S. Berger,Geoffrey Rowland
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781843107712

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The Music Effect by Daniel J. Schneck,Dorita S. Berger,Geoffrey Rowland Pdf

This book explains what 'music' is, how it is processed by and affects the body, and how it can be applied in a range of physiological and psychological conditions. Rhythm, melody, timbre, harmony, dynamics, form, and their effects are explored, helping practitioners create effective therapy interventions that complement other treatment systems.

Author : Darius Kučinskas
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781443865715

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Music and Technologies by Darius Kučinskas Pdf

Based on the conference held in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2011, Music and Technologies aims to augment discussion within the field of interdisciplinary music research developed currently at such important forums as the CIM and the ISMIR. The book consists of a collection of articles written by musicians and computer scientists, educators and mathematicians from all over the world. The main contemporary ideas in the field of music technologies are explored – estimating the process of automatic cognition, reconstruction and simulation, measurement and re-creation of different aspects of music practice – always with sound and its notation or scoring uppermost in the investigations.

Author : Orsucci, Franco
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781466620780

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Complexity Science, Living Systems, and Reflexing Interfaces: New Models and Perspectives by Orsucci, Franco Pdf

There are new and important advancements in today’s complexity theories in ICT and requires an extraordinary perspective on the interaction between living systems and information technologies. With human evolution and its continuous link with the development of new tools and environmental changes, technological advancements are paving the way for new evolutionary steps. Complexity Science, Living Systems, and Reflexing Interfaces: New Models and Perspectives is a collection of research provided by academics and scholars aiming to introduce important advancements in areas such as artificial intelligence, evolutionary computation, neural networks, and much more. This scholarly piece will provide contributions that will define the line of development in complexity science.

Author : Richard Nowakowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521808324

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More Games of No Chance by Richard Nowakowski Pdf

This 2003 book documents mathematical and computational advances in Amazons, Chomp, Dot-and-Boxes, Go, Chess, Hex, and more.

Author : Iain Gray
Publisher : Springer
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319606606

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Snake Charming - The Musical Python by Iain Gray Pdf

This book is an innovative introduction to Python and its audio-visual capabilities for beginning programmers; a resource for expert programmers and of interest to anyone involved in music. It is structured around four extensible, audio-visual projects on music and sound. The beginner will appreciate the 'need to know' basis of the presentation of Python for each project, and expert programmers will be able to go straight to the project code, run it and then extend it as they see fit. Musically interested readers will enjoy the historical and theoretical material at the beginning of each project, and it may even tempt them to try some coding - it is not too difficult! The four projects the book focuses on are all self-contained, but can be extended to incorporate aspects of the others. Above all this book is suited for self-study, which should be playful (pun intended!).

Author : Christos H. Skiadas,Ioannis Dimotikalis
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814350334

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Chaos Theory by Christos H. Skiadas,Ioannis Dimotikalis Pdf

The work done in chaotic modeling and simulation during the last decades has changed our views of the world around us and has introduced new scientific tools, methods and techniques. Advanced topics of these achievements are included in this volume on Chaos Theory which focuses on Chaotic Modeling, Simulation and Applications of the nonlinear phenomena. This volume includes the best papers presented in the 3rd International Conference on CHAOS. This interdisciplinary conference attracted people from many scientific fields dealing with chaos, nonlinear dynamics, fractals and the works presented and the papers included here are of particular interest that could provide a broad understanding of chaos in its various forms. The chapters relate to many fields of chaos including Dynamical and Nonlinear Systems, Attractors and Fractals. Hydro-Fluid Dynamics and Mechanics, Chaos in Meteorology and Cosmology, Chaos in Biology and Genetics, Chaotic Control, Chaos in Economy and Markets, and Computer Composition and Chaotic Simulations, including related applications, are presented.