The Mind of the MathematicianWhat makes mathematicians tick? How do their minds process formulas and concepts that, for most of the rest of the world's population, remain mysterious and beyond comprehension? Is there a connection between mathematical creativity and mental illness?
Evolution: Society, Science and the Universe (Darwin College Lectures)Evolution is a fundamental process that cuts across boundaries of art and science and has beguiled thinkers for ages. This collection of articles about all aspects of evolution is a feast of challenging ideas, drawing together world-renowned thinkers and communicators with their own intriguing insights. This impressive cast of contributors takes on such questions as: Why and how do civilizations and societies change over time?
"Перевод и смысловая структура", 1976 г. Автор: Л.А. Черняховская
Книга посвящена одной из наиболее актуальных проблем современной лингвистики. На богатом фактическом материале описаны различные типы смысловой структуры и способы их синтаксического оформления в английском и русском языках. Книга представляет собой не только теоретический интерес; она полезна и для переводчиков-практиков и для всех изучающих иностранный язык.
The role of civil disobedience, the act of defying society for the greater good, has been a theme of many famous and often controversial literary works. This volume explores the role of civil disobedience in '1984', 'Antigone', 'The Crucible', 'Fahrenheit 451', the speeches of Malcolm X, and many more works. Featuring original essays and excerpts from previously published critical analyses, this addition to the Bloom's Literary Themes series gives students valuable insight into the title's subject theme.
Combinatorial Games: Tic-Tac-Toe Theory (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)
Traditional game theory has been successful at developing strategy in games of incomplete information: when one player knows something that the other does not. But it has little to say about games of complete information, for example tic-tac-toe, solitaire and hex. This is the subject of combinatorial game theory.
