Suggested Books of the Week 06, 2020 | Books - Helge Scherlund's eLearning News

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A Concise History of Mathematics for Philosophers

A Concise History of Mathematics for Philosophers

This Element aims to present an outline of mathematics and its history, with particular emphasis on events that shook up its philosophy. It ranges from the discovery of irrational numbers in ancient Greece to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century discoveries on the nature of infinity and proof. Recurring themes are intuition and logic, meaning and existence, and the discrete and the continuous.

Date Published: June 2019
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Numerical Methods - Fundamentals and Applications 

Numerical Methods
Fundamentals and Applications

Written in an easy-to-understand manner, this comprehensive textbook brings together both basic and advanced concepts of numerical methods in a single volume. Important topics including error analysis, nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, interpolation and interpolation for Equal intervals and bivariate interpolation are discussed comprehensively...

Pedagogical features including solved examples and unsolved exercises are interspersed throughout the book for better understanding.

• Includes C program codes for methods including bisection, secant, regular-falsi, Newton–Rapson, Chebyshev and Aitken process
• Presents a step-by-step methodology to solve problems, and both basic and advanced topics are covered
• Extensive pedagogical features including solved examples and unsolved exercises are interspersed throughout the book

Date Published: May 2019 
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Decision Theory with a Human Face

Decision Theory with a Human Face

When making decisions, people naturally face uncertainty about the potential consequences of their actions due in part to limits in their capacity to represent, evaluate or deliberate. Nonetheless, they aim to make the best decisions possible...

He engages with the strengths and flaws of Bayesian reasoning, and presents clear and comprehensive explorations of key issues in decision theory, from belief and desire to semantics and learning. His book draws on philosophy, economics, decision science and psychology, and will appeal to readers in all of these disciplines.

• Presents a comprehensive treatment of rational decision-making in situations of severe factual and evaluative uncertainty, and develops a unified theory of rational bounded agency
• Provides researchers in different fields - philosophy, economics, psychology - with a coherent conceptual framework within which to investigate key issues
• Includes clear and detailed presentation of formal and conceptual philosophical material, enabling readers to develop an advanced understanding of the latest research

Publication planned for: April 2020
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The Logic in Philosophy of Science

The Logic in Philosophy of Science

Major figures of twentieth-century philosophy were enthralled by the revolution in formal logic, and many of their arguments are based on novel mathematical discoveries...

This book dissects these and other arguments through in-depth investigation of the mathematical facts undergirding them. It presents a systematic, mathematically rigorous account of the key notions arising from such debates, including theory, equivalence, translation, reduction, and model. The result is a far-reaching reconceptualization of the role of formal methods in answering philosophical questions.

• Examines the role of formal logic in key debates in twentieth-century philosophy
• Applies cutting-edge mathematical techniques to philosophical questions, providing philosophers with new tools to aid their analysis
• Contains an introduction to metalogic, basic topology, set theory, and category theory

Date Published: July 2019
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Theories of Human Learning - Mrs Gribbin's Cat  

Theories of Human Learning
Mrs Gribbin's Cat

Both a serious academic text and an intriguing story, this seventh edition reflects a significant update in research, theory, and applications in all areas. It presents a comprehensive view of the historical development of learning theories from behaviorist through to cognitive models...

The stage is given to Mrs Gribbin and her swashbuckling cat, who both lighten things up and supply much-needed detail. These two help to explore the importance of technology for simulating human cognitive processes and engage with current models of memory. They investigate developments in, and applications of, brain-based research and plunge into models in motivation theory, to name but a few of the adventures they embark upon in this textbook.

• Presents the development of the big ideas behind learning theory with emphasis on their interconnectedness
• Every chapter contains one or more sections detailing relevant educational implications and applications
• A third-person narrator, Mrs Gribbin, is used to insert a footnoted level of meta-commentary that simplifies and clarifies difficult concepts

Date Published: October 2019 
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Machine Learning Refined - Foundations, Algorithms, and Applications

Machine Learning Refined
Foundations, Algorithms, and Applications

With its intuitive yet rigorous approach to machine learning, this text provides students with the fundamental knowledge and practical tools needed to conduct research and build data-driven products. The authors prioritize geometric intuition and algorithmic thinking, and include detail on all the essential mathematical prerequisites, to offer a fresh and accessible way to learn...

A suite of online resources including sample code, data sets, interactive lecture slides, and a solutions manual are provided online, making this an ideal text both for graduate courses on machine learning and for individual reference and self-study.

• Encourages geometric intuition and algorithmic thinking to provide an intuitive understanding of key concepts and an interactive way of learning
• Features coding exercises for Python to help put knowledge into practice
• Emphasizes practical applications, with real-world examples, to give students the confidence to conduct research, build products, and solve problems
• Completely self-contained, with appendices covering the essential mathematical prerequisites

Date Published: January 2020 
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Unexplained Mysteries: Ancient Aliens Or Lost Technology?: The Missing Tech Behind The World's Greatest Structures

Unexplained Mysteries: Ancient Aliens Or Lost Technology?:
The Missing Tech Behind The World's Greatest Structures

When we look at the incredible feats of engineering that our ancestors were able to achieve, it leaves us in awe. Not just because these structures are beautiful and shrouded in mystery, but because they were constructed on a scale we can't comprehend, thousands of years ago. Modern science claims everything boils down to physical labor and primitive tools, yet can't replicate an effective recreation strategy.  
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Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Mythology:
A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses,
and Traditions of Ancient Egypt

From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Now, in Egyptian Mythology, Geraldine Pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles the mystery of Egyptian Myth. 
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