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"Mathematics of Wave Propagation," "Table of Integrals,
Series, and Products, Sixth Edition," "Risk Analysis:
A Quantitative Guide, Second Edition," "Stat Labs:
Mathematical Statistics Through Applications," and
"Women Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional
Identity in Post-World War II America"
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The Springer-Verlag Math Store
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- Mathematics and Statistics Bestsellers
"Math into LaTeX," "The Math Gene: How Mathematical
Thinking Evolved and Why Numbers Are Like Gossip,"
and "Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary
Value Problems, Seventh Edition"
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NEW AND NOTABLE
 "Mathematics
of Wave Propagation"
by Julian L. Davis
By its very nature, wave propagation in various media involves the
use of applied mathematics in solving the physics of traveling waves.
The author of this major reference gives the reader a tapestry of
the mathematical principles that lie at the foundations of wave phenomena
and explain their physics. After reading this book, you'll never think
of the sound of ocean waves crashing on the beach in quite the same
way again.  Read
more
 "Table
of Integrals, Series, and Products, Sixth Edition"
by I.S. Gradshteyn, I.M. Ryzhik, Alan Jeffrey, and Dan Zwillinger
It's a pity the publisher of this huge text didn't take advantage
of our Look Inside This Book feature, as then you'd be able to see
samples of the more than 1,000 pages of mathematical formulae for
yourself. The new edition was completely reset in order to add more
material and to enhance the visual appearance of the book, and it's
an elegant presentation indeed. An Amazon.com customer from Madison,
Wisconsin says, "This is the best and largest compilation of integrals
and their solutions in existence. Whatever integral you are trying
to solve, odds are someone else has already solved it and the answer
is in this book. If you regularly come across integrals in your work
or play (yes, IT IS FUN for some people), this book is an absolute
must." Read
more
 "Risk
Analysis: A Quantitative Guide, Second Edition"
by David Vose
And speaking of publishers, here's a new edition that's bucked the
trend and actually come out before its announced publication date!
It's quite a hybrid, but for anyone who's enthralled with the Monte
Carlo simulation software, it provides a comprehensive guide to
the modeling of uncertainty using spreadsheets and Monte Carlo software
on standard PCs. A customer from Decisionalysis Risk Consulting
in Canada says, "Whether you are attempting Monte Carlo simulation
for the first time or have plenty of practical experience, Vose's
book is the best text available. Vose has done a great job providing
a brief but solid introduction to probability and statistics. It
also serves as a great practical reference for the details and applications
of all of the commonly used probability distribution functions."
Read
more
 "Stat
Labs: Mathematical Statistics Through Applications"
by Deborah Nolan and Terry Speed
What a concept: here's a beautiful blend of traditional mathematical
statistics and modern statistical practice. UC Berkeley professors
Nolan and Speed have organized this terrific text around real-life
case studies that are the centerpieces of each chapter. This novel
approach is ideal for motivating and illustrating standard statistical
techniques, for helping students understand mathematical statistics,
and for showing how statistics can be useful in a wide variety of
contexts. Read
more
 "Women
Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional Identity in Post-World
War II America"
by Margaret A. M. Murray
While perhaps not quite as riveting as the Gradshteyn and Ryzhik
book mentioned earlier, this is a unique look at 36 of the 200 women
who received PhDs in mathematics from American institutions during
the postwar years of 1940 to 1959. The author has done extensive
interviews with these mavericks and explores the complex interplay
between their personal and professional lives. Taking a life-course
approach, the book examines the development of mathematical identity
across the life span, from childhood through adulthood and into
retirement. Read
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: THE SPRINGER-VERLAG MATH STORE
Offering the finest selection of new and classic titles in mathematics
and statistics, the Springer-Verlag Math Store is your best source
ever for these invaluable, internationally respected reference works.
In the very near future, look for the addition of many new listings
and expanded subcategories spanning the entire field. We've stocked
up, so the availability of these hard-to-find titles has never been
better! Read
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MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS BESTSELLERS
 "Math
into LaTeX"
by George Gratzer
For anyone writing a mathematical book, thesis, or journal article,
Microsoft Word just won't cut it, thus the American Mathematical Society's
LaTeX software. Unlike traditional word-processing software, however,
one needs a book to get the most out of this nonintuitive package.
There are several guides, but this one wins hands-down for the elegance
of its approach and the breadth of coverage. An Amazon.com customer
from Atlanta says, "If you can only afford one LaTeX book, and you
need to crank out documents tomorrow, this is the book to have." Read
more
 "The
Math Gene: How Mathematical Thinking Evolved and Why Numbers Are
Like Gossip"
by Keith Devlin
This new book by the NPR commentator is our favorite since "The
Number Devil." If people are endowed with a "number instinct"
similar to the "language instinct" (as recent research suggests)
then why can't everyone figure out what polynomials are? In "The
Math Gene," mathematician and popular writer Keith Devlin attacks
both sides of this question and does it in a most interesting way.
It's not necessarily a math book, but it would make a wonderful
present for anyone who wonders why some people "get math" and some
don't, or for mathematically inclined parents who don't understand
why their own children struggle with it. Read
more
 "Elementary
Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Seventh Edition"
by William E. Boyce and Richard DiPrima
It may not be on The New York Times bestseller list, but this new
edition of a consistent Amazon.com performer has probably sold more
copies in its various editions than many fiction bestsellers do.
People either love it or hate it (read the wildly divergent customer
comments), but at least the seventh edition helpfully serves up
answers for all problems in the back of the book. Though primarily
used as a text, many people keep it on their shelves for years after
they've finished their D.E. courses. Read
more
You'll
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Mathematics
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