Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil examines the next step in the evolutionary process of the union of human and machine. Kurzweil foresees the dawning of a new civilization where we will be able to transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity, combining our biological skills with the vastly greater capacity, speed and knowledge-sharing abilities of our creations. In practical terms, human ageing and illness will be reversed; pollution will be stopped and world hunger and pover...
Fecha de lanzamiento: 2010-02-11 10,99 €
How does the brain recognise images? Could computers drive? How is it possible for man-made programs to beat the worlds best chess players? In this fascinating look into the human mind, Ray Kurzweil relates the advanced brain processes we take for granted in our everyday lives, our sense of self and intellect and explains how artificial intelligence, once only the province of science fiction, is rapidly catching up. Effortlessly unravelling such key areas as love, learning and logic, he shows ho...
Fecha de lanzamiento: 2013-02-28 8,99 €
MATH MAGIC revised edition is for all of us who need and want to improve our understanding of math. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun. Scott Flansburg’s heartfelt belief is that there are no “mathematical illiterates,” just people who have not learned how to make math work for them. But millions of otherwise successful adults are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don’t know how to figure interest on savings or credit. Millions of students d...
Fecha de lanzamiento: 2015-06-16 Género:Ciencia y naturaleza > Matemáticas 8,49 €
Journal of Approximation Theory and Applied Mathematics Vol. 4 Content Approximation Error by Using a Finite Number of Base Coefficients for Special Types of Wavelets Solving Fredholm Integral Equations with Application of the Four Chebyshev Polynomials Fourier Properties of Approximations with Functions on a Compact Interval using Daubechies Wavelets
Fecha de lanzamiento: 2019-10-07 Género:Ciencia y naturaleza > Matemáticas 5,49 €
'Maths at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan Ellenberg Matt Parker, author of the No.1 bestseller Humble Pi , takes us on a riotous journey through the possibilities of numbers Mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exotic and fascinating ideas in mathematics. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, this book goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers i...
Fecha de lanzamiento: 2014-10-30 Género:Ciencia y naturaleza > Matemáticas 10,99 €
Spin glasses are disordered magnetic systems that have led to the development of mathematical tools with an array of real-world applications, from airline scheduling to neural networks. Spin Glasses and Complexity offers the most concise, engaging, and accessible introduction to the subject, fully explaining what spin glasses are, why they are important, and how they are opening up new ways of thinking about complexity. This one-of-a-kind guide to spin glasses begins by explaining the fundamenta...
Fecha de lanzamiento: 2013-01-15 Género:Ciencia y naturaleza 41,99 €