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Gates of Krystalia is a TTJRPG offering a unique fantasy adventure that seamlessly blends magical elements with an anime-inspired atmosphere. Set in a crystalline world where light and darkness batt……続きを見る

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller “Engaging and entertaining… a glimpse of the economy of the future.” ーTim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Si……続きを見る

Using data from one season of NBA games, Basketball Data Science: With Applications in R is the perfect book for anyone interested in learning and applying data analytics in basketball. Whether asse……続きを見る

Ideas about computers in text and binary, version two. Contains a link to software that keeps track of your celestial orbs and explores the realms of deeper mathematics and computer science, all by ……続きを見る

Modular origami is the latest craze in paper folding! These three-dimensional models are created from a number of small pieces of paper that are easily folded and then cleverly fit together to form ……続きを見る

At a time when the poor math performance of American school children has labeled us a "nation of underachievers," what can parents--often themselves daunted by the mysteries of mathematics--do to he……続きを見る

What games can teach us about life, the universe and ourselves. If you shuffle a deck of cards what are the odds that the sequence is unique? What is the connection between dice, platonic solids and……続きを見る

An "accessible and engaging" tool for understanding the branch of mathematics that is so crucial to modern computer science, using real-life problems ( Mathematical Reviews). What is the maximum num……続きを見る

The Language of Symmetry is a re-assessment of the structure and reach of symmetry, by an interdisciplinary group of specialists from the arts, humanities, and sciences at Oxford University. It expl……続きを見る

The mathematics behind some of the world's most amazing card tricks Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricksーand the profound mathematical ideas behind themーthat will ……続きを見る

Baseball is not the only sport to use "moneyball." American football fans, teams, and gamblers are increasingly using data to gain an edge against the competition. Professional and college teams use……続きを見る

A book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again! Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's ……続きを見る

Learn to fold incredible geometric origami models from "The Queen of Modular Origami!" In this book, Tomoko FuseーJapan's most famous living origami artistーshows you how to create amazing polyhedra……続きを見る

The year’s finest mathematical writing from around the world This annual anthology brings together the year’s finest mathematics writing from around the worldーand you don’t need to be a mathematici……続きを見る

The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ……続きを見る

A NEW TWIST ON A POPULAR PUZZLE CUBE! Invented by Piet Hein, the Soma cube is one of the most famous mechanical puzzles in the world. The traditional challenge and outcome is to build a cube or othe……続きを見る

A fun look at calculus in our everyday lives Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus i……続きを見る

'This delightful book connects mathematical concepts in a dozen areas to magic tricks. Expositions of the mathematics precede description and analysis of the tricks. The expositions are too short fo……続きを見る

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If we actually received messages from the stars, what would we do with them? Who were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? Who is the Number King?……続きを見る

Lewis Carroll the author of the world famous Alice in Wonderland is well known even today for his fiction, but his tenure as professor of mathematics at Oxford university is less well known as is hi……続きを見る

An entertaining and informative anthology of popular math writing from the Renaissance to cyberspace Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardn……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the history of gambling and gaming, stretching from the modern age right back to the ancient world. 続きを見る

The story of one of the greatest unsolved problems in mathematics What is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his cit……続きを見る

“When a third grade student with a sparkle in her eyes and excitement in her voice challenges her class with a math trivia, I know that my strategies to teach, explain, and immerse students in math ……続きを見る

Guesstimation is a book that unlocks the power of approximation--it's popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten! The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life. More and m……続きを見る

All sorts of MineCraft mods have been made available by developers who believe that the Sandindie game could be made way more fun. Here are 70 of them, categorized into groups, depending on what the……続きを見る

Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Gue……続きを見る

Minecraft is a great game to play alone, but it gets even better if you do so with your friends. Whether you are on PvP (player versus player) mode where your goal is to be the last man or in this c……続きを見る

"Deals in a very entertaining way with problems in normal life related to mathematics, luck, coincidence, gambling." - The Independent (London) Why do your chances of winning the lottery increase if……続きを見る