The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics

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Takes in various branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Suitable for students at...

This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn...

This is a major revision and expansion of what has long been recognized as a basic reference in its field. Besides updating the existing text, the ...

Second edition with over 7, 500 updated geological definitions.

An outstanding distillation of Grimal's classic reference, this extensively cross-referenced work offers clear and concise entries that capture the...

A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins).

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A dictionary of international relations that provides an overview of this complex subject. Ranging from the Arab-Israeli conflict to weapons of mas...

Many courses in literary or cultural studies include some discussion of psychoanalysis, structuralism, post-modernism, linguistics and semiotics. T...

A dictionary that covers all the important topics in this key subject area including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, human ana...

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This dictionary provides clear definitions for over 4, 000 pure and applied mathematics terms, including key theories, concepts, methods, people, a...

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Provides definitions and critical discussions of the technical terms used in psychoanalysis.

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History, literature, religion, myth, film, psychology, theory, and daily conversation all rely heavily on narrative. Cutting across many discipline...

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A Dictionary of Zoology comprises over 6, 000 entries, covering all aspects of zoology, including terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour...

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This new fourth edition has been completely updated, with over 500 new entries increasing the coverage of botanical terms, key drugs derived from p...

Compiled by Britain's lexicographers, this dictionary is suitable for homes and offices. It offers comprehensive coverage of the English language.P...

The Freakonomics of math--a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn...

Publisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaAuthor(s): Georgia ProductionsNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 143 x 208 x 14Cover ty...

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Need a rhyme but can't spare the time? Want to make your jingles tingle or crack the code to the ode? This is a useful companion for those who writ...

If asked to describe a plant, many of us would have to resort to basic descriptors such as vague shapes or simple colors. But for those who work an...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Ritchie RobertsonIllustration(s): 24pp b/w or colour; 24pp b/w or colourNumber of pages: 1008Publication dat...

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