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Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (Introducing Statistical Methods S.) (2nd Edition)62 reviews
Andy Field

Sage Publications Ltd, 2005

Bless you, Andy Field!
This should be the first book you buy if you need help with stats and SPSS. When I first began doing empirical research I knew almost nothing about statistics or SPSS, and had to learn virtually everything I needed to know about complex multivariate tests on my own. I had suffered through many of the relevant, canonical books before I happened upon Field. It was a V-8 moment. Not only does the ... 		  
  







  
  
Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset, Second Edition23 reviews
Aswath Damodaran

Wiley, 2002

Comprehensive View of Investment Valuation
An overall excellnet text on valuing any asset. The author does a wonderful job of highighting the only 3 rational ways to value any asset: discounted cash flows, relative valuation, and the options pricing model. This book may help you consider the value of assets using all 3 methods to arrive at a true valuation for your purchase or divestment. A must have for anyone who values assests. 		  
  







  
  
CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 30th Edition24 reviews

CRC-Press, 1996

A must-have
I am a physics major, and this book was recommended to me by one of my professors as a good source of integral tables, and as a great general reference on miscellaneous mathematical concepts. I found the integral tables to be good, but one might also want to purchase Dwight's Tables of Integrals and Other Mathematical Data (Fourth Edition) (unfortunately no longer in print), as it contains a ... 		  
  







  
  
Forgotten Calculus32 reviews
Barbara Lee, Ph.D. Bleau

Barron''s Educational Series, 2002

A great initial treatment of the subject.
This is a great book for a general treatment of beginning calculus. It was definitely meant for people who have either already taken calculus or people who know nothing of it and want a easy intro. If your a non-mathematical student looking to prepare for your first calculus course this isn't a bad start, but you may want to consider augmenting it with a more complete text. As noted in another ... 		  
  







  
  
A Mathematician's Apology (Canto)27 reviews
G. H. Hardy

Cambridge University Press, 1992

One of my top 20. Somewhat depressing but oh so true.
This short book has long been one of my favorites. Hardy's philosophical musings may depress some but they ring so very true. Hardy is quite honest about life, art, mathematics, and his failing abilities. For example, his statement, that a very small minority of us are really good at what we do may sound depressing today. But the fact is true. I can recall when words such as super, ... 		  
  







  
  
Quaternions and Rotation Sequences30 reviews
Jack B. Kuipers

Princeton University Press, 1998

All four elements...
Quaternions are not as intuitive as 3x3 matrices however this book give a strong understanding of quaternions so that the reader can let go of the 3x3 matrix and successfully, in my case at least, change over to only using quaternions. This has proven useful in my simulations for, and firmware code for, satellite attitude determination and control. In the version I have of this book, there are ... 		  
  







  
  
The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy22 reviews
Isaac Newton

University of California Press, 1999

A time of Science and Philosophy together
"I hope that, decades from now, when I and my other books have been forgotten, this will still be useful to scholars and students". So spoke Harvard University Professor I. Bernard Cohen some years before his death in 2003. His co-translator Anne Whitman had died in 1984. The translation and the extraordinary commentary is 974 pages long and took 15 years to complete. I have had this edition for ... 		  
  







  
  
One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale21 reviews
Demi

Scholastic Press, 1997

ANOTHER WONDERFUL OFFERING FROM DEMI
This wonderful Indian folk tale is brought to life by some wonderful illustrations and art work. Demi is one of the better illustrators, and indeed, writers of children's books active today. I do not know of one book by this author that is not a complete delight to the eye and ear. This is a story of a "Wise Raja" and how he is tricked by a little girl. This ruler made the decision one day ... 		  
  







  
  
Journey through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics69 reviews
William Dunham

Wiley, 1990

Just what I've been looking for!
First things first: You have to really like maths to appreciate this book. If you have ever wondered how to prove Pythagoras' theorem geometrically, or would like to find out how Archimedes estimated pi, this is the book for you. If not, buy another. The book has a good mix of stories, explanations and mathematical proofs. It actually answered questions I have been wondering about for a long ... 		  
  







  
  
Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art21 reviews
Robert J. Lang

AK Peters, 2003

Worth every cent
This book is a MUST HAVE for the origami enthusiast - it begins with excellent coverage of the basics and each chapter builds on the last. When you finish this book, you'll be able to fold anything, except maybe time and space ;-) 		  
  







  
  
The mathematical experience15 reviews
Philip J Davis

Houghton Mifflin, 1982

Philosophy, History and Myths of Mathematics
The Mathematical Experience by Philip J. Davis and Reuben Hersh 1981 Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston Is all of pure mathematics a meaningless game? What are the contradictions that upset the very foundations of mathematics? If a can of tuna cost $1.05 how much does two cans of tuna cost (Pg. 71)? If you think you know the answer, don't be so sure. How old are the oldest mathematical tables? ... 		  
  







  
  
Mathematical analysis (Addison-Wesley series in mathematics)17 reviews
Tom M Apostol

Addison-Wesley Pub. Co, 1974

The Cat's Meow
As stated by prior reveiwers, this books does assume that the reader is Mathematically mature (a saying most young Mathematicians despise), in the sense that he/she must be able to follow the logical development of any given arguement, be able to 'see' where and how topics are related as well as fill in any blanks that may present themsevles in a given definition/proof. Apostol, as compared to ... 		  
  







  
  
Calculus: A New Horizon (Combined Edition: Text, Student Resource Manual and EGrade Learning Guide)20 reviews
Howard Anton

John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1998

Excellent Calculus Book for "Normal" People
To add a bit more information to the raw data of these reviews, I've mapped the universe of all possible readers of this book onto a set of x-y axes. Let the x-axis run from "non-Math-types" up through "Math-types." Let they y-axis go from "non-geniuses" up through "geniuses:" - Quadrant I: genius Math-types will probably be both irritated and bored with this book. Their irritation will ... 		  
  







  
  
Probability Theory: The Logic of Science17 reviews
E. T. Jaynes

Cambridge University Press, 2003

unbelievably charming and intelligent
Jaynes' book is a deep and opinionated exposition of probability theory and Baysean reasoning -- with detours into the nature of inductive reasoning, and a non-trivial investigation of scientific epistemology. The prose style is stunningly good -- by any standard, not just the low bar set by mathematical texts -- and the exposition is both rigorous and philosophically provocative. I'm a ... 		  
  







  
  
A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations18 reviews
Daniel Fleisch

Cambridge University Press, 2008

Kindle Version
I can only echo the praise that others have submitted regarding "A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations." My comments are targeted at how it looks on the Kindle Reader. The text rendering seems crisp and readable throughout, though the imaging of the equations are sometimes too small that the subscripts are difficult to read. (Locations 126-31) The text can be scaled nicely through six ... 		  
  







  
  
The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides)15 reviews
Adrian Banner

Princeton University Press, 2007

Good for Single Variable Calculus
This is the best book I found for single variable Calculus. It should cover all or most of the topics from what is offered at school as Calculus 1 and Calculus 2. However, the book does not offer any or much information about Calculus 3, or Multivariable Calculus. However, most calculus help books do not offer much information about multivariable calculus. In addition, this book just came out. ... 		  
  







  
  
The Sudoku Code: 200 Sudoku Puzzles. One Answer. Can You Find It?17 reviews
Frank Longo

Sterling, 2006

Beware....this is addicting!!
As a Sudoku enthusiast I have a hard time finding interesting Sudoku books. The square grids have become a bit boring so I went on to the variations (circles, snakes, mazes, etc). So when I saw the grids in this book I fully intended it to be one of "those" books that you pick up here and there to work on a puzzle. But no, I too was consumed. It was like reading a book where you couldn't put it ... 		  
  







  
  
Optimization in Operations Research16 reviews
Ronald L. Rardin

Prentice Hall, 1997

Good operations research book
This book presents the subjects in a different and novel way which provides many new insights. In it, there is a great concern with the practical, professional use of operations research, as can be easily seen in the modeling examples. This book could be named "Optimization theory with realistic applications". This book certainly enables the students to apply the theory learned in practical ... 		  
  







  
  
Estimation and use of the inverse hyperbolic sine transformation to model nonnormal correlated random ...15 reviews
Octavio A Ramírez

Food and Resource Economics Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1992

Outstanding
I've had this book for a few years now and have read it over and over again. The information is amazing. There's not a topic that Wiseman doesn't cover or at least touch on. Not only is it small, it's tough too. It's been on every camping trip, hike, deployment and just about every other trip with me for the past three years and it's still in great shape. Friends of mine that could have cared ... 		  
  







  
  
Introductory Physics with Algebra as a Second Language: Mastering Problem-Solving16 reviews
Stuart E. Loucks

Wiley, 2006

Excellent Book for Physics Problem Purgatory
This book is designed as a work book to amplify and diagram the most common problems in first semester physics, better known as that ugly little world of Newton and his Mechanics. I actually took this course from Professor Loucks at American River College. He is well suited to author this book as his in class lectures contain detailed explanations and step by step problem solving for ... 		  
  







  




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