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The Inquisitive Problem Solver is a collection of mathematical miniatures composed to stimulate and entertain. On a deeper level, these little puzzles, accessible to a general audience, provide a setting rich in mathematical themes. One of the larger purposes of the book is to show how everyday situations can lead an inquisitive problem solver to profound and far-reaching mathematical principles. Discussions accompanying the problems reinforce important techniques in discrete mathematics, and the solutions - which require verbal arguments - show that proofs and careful reasoning are at the core of doing mathematics. In addition, anyone reading this book will learn that asking good questions is just as important to the progress of mathematics as answering questions. The book contains more than a dozen open problems for further research by amateurs or professionals. This treasury of problems will serve as a resource for anyone seeking to improve their problem-solving knowledge and know-how. |
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 Journey into Mathematics: An Introduction to Proofs (Dover Books on Mathematics)Instructors have observed, when teaching junior level courses in abstract algebra, number theory, or real variables, that many students have difficulty out of proportion to the level of difficulty of the material. In an abstract algebra course introducing groups and rings, students' struggles are not affected by the changing of texts, instructors,... | | Handbook of Odors in Plastic Materials
Several reasons are behind formation of odors in materials, including the following:
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Use of other materials than polymer, especially materials required in processing
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Use of various process parameters and their severity in degradation of components of formulation
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Recycling of...
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This book presents the development and experimental validation of the structural test strategy called Oscillation-Based Test – OBT in short. The results presented here assert, not only from a theoretical point of view, but also based on a wide experimental support, that OBT is an efficient defect-oriented test solution, complementing... |
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