age ~69
from Glasgow, KY
Those with an interest in knots, both young and old, will enjoy reading Why Knot? An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Knots. Colin Adams, well-known for his advanced research in topology and knot theory, is the author of this new book that brings his findings and his passion for the subjec...
Author
Colin Adams
Binding
Paperback
Pages
62
Publisher
Wiley
ISBN #
0470413492
EAN Code
9780470413494
ISBN #
8
The most successful calculus book of its generation, Jon Rogawski’s Calculus offers an ideal balance of formal precision and dedicated conceptual focus, helping students build strong computational skills while continually reinforcing the relevance of calculus to their future studies and their lives....
Author
Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
1050
Publisher
W. H. Freeman
ISBN #
1464114889
EAN Code
9781464114885
ISBN #
5
Knots are familiar objects. We use them to moor our boats, to wrap our packages, to tie our shoes. Yet the mathematical theory of knots quickly leads to deep results in topology and geometry. "The Knot Book" is an introduction to this rich theory, starting with our familiar understanding of knots an...
Author
Colin Adams
Binding
Paperback
Pages
307
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
ISBN #
0821836781
EAN Code
9780821836781
ISBN #
3
Author
Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
767
Publisher
W. H. Freeman
ISBN #
1464175012
EAN Code
9781464175015
ISBN #
10
Author
Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams
Binding
Paperback
Pages
808
Publisher
W. H. Freeman
ISBN #
1464171890
EAN Code
9781464171895
ISBN #
9
NOTE : This book is standalone book and will not include access code.The most successful calculus book of its generation, Jon Rogawski’s Calculus offers an ideal balance of formal precision and dedicated conceptual focus, helping students build strong computational skills while continually reinforc...
Author
Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
1150
Publisher
W. H. Freeman
ISBN #
1464125260
EAN Code
9781464125263
ISBN #
6
How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular math writers, demonstrates how in this zombie adventure novel.Zombies and Calculus is the account of Craig Williams, a ...
Author
Colin Adams
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
240
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN #
0691161909
EAN Code
9780691161907
ISBN #
4
The sequel to How to Ace Calculus, How to Ace the Rest of Calculus provides humorous and highly readable explanations of the key topics of second and third semester calculus―such as sequences and series, polor coordinates, and multivariable calculus―without the technical details and fine print that ...
Author
Colin Adams, Abigail Thompson, Joel Hass
Binding
Paperback
Pages
304
Publisher
Times Books
ISBN #
0716741741
EAN Code
9780716741749
ISBN #
2
Author
Colin C. Adams
ISBN #
0805073809
Author
Colin C. Adams
ISBN #
0716741741
Author
Colin C. Adams
ISBN #
0716742195
Author
Colin C. Adams
ISBN #
0821836781
Author
Colin Adams
ISBN #
0199203970
1956
Mathematician • 20th-century mathematician • 21st-century mathematician
Company:Williams College
Position:Mathematician
University of Wisconsin - Madison • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
In the 1990s he was the Head of Northern Broadcasting at the BBC, before in 1997 he was rather surprisingly appointed as the Corporation's BBC television drama....
Director
Area of science:Television
Jogging
Skill:Creative