This text, extensively class-tested over a decade at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego, explains the fundamentals of algorithms in a story line that makes the material enjoyable and easy to digest. Emphasis is placed on understanding the crisp mathematical idea behind each algorithm, in a manner that is intuitive and rigorous without being unduly formal
Aldous Huxley's lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece Point Counter Point. By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, Huxley characterizes the symptoms of "the disease of modern man" in the manner of a composer presenting themes and characters repeated, altered slightly, and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic.
This book Text Book of Circle and Parabola has been written to meet the requirement of B.Sc. and engineering student of various universities in India. The subject matter has been discussed in such a simple way that the students will find no difficulty to understand it. The article have been explaind in details in a nice manner and all the examples have been completely solved. We have tried to solve each problem in an elegant and more interesting way.
In his third book, Strauss delves into the mysterious process whereby an idea is born in the mind and materialized through the hand in the expression of an artwork. How exactly does this happen? It's a question so basic, an act so fundamental to art-making, that it has rarely received attention. It makes an ideal topic for Strauss, a writer with an exceptional ability to animate art's philosophical dimensions in a clear, persuasive manner.
Houseonomics: Why Owning a Home is Still a Great Investment
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