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Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

By: Steve Batterson

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Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

By: Steve Batterson

In 1957 Stephen Smale startled the mathematical world by showing that it is possible to turn a sphere inside out without cutting, tearing, or crimping. A few years later, from the beaches of Rio, he introduced the horseshoe map, demonstrating that simple functions could have chaotic dynamics. Despite his diverse accomplishments, Smales name is virtually unknown outside mathematics. One of the objectives of this book is to bring the life and work of this significant figure in intellectual history to the attention of a larger community.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821826964

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9780821826966

Stephen Smale - Reaching Higher Dimensions

By: Steve Batterson,Kate Springer

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Stephen Smale - Reaching Higher Dimensions

By: Steve Batterson,Kate Springer

In 2000, the American Mathematical Society published a biography of Professor Stephen Smale, who had recently retired from a prestigious career at the University of California, Berkeley. But in retirement, Professor Smale has continued his academic pursuits through the present day, resulting in numerous additional publications and honors in the past 20+ years. As part of the CityU Legacy Series, this book documents Professor Smale's time at City University of Hong Kong, during his first appointment as a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Mathematics from 1995-2001 as well as when he returned from 2009-2016. It also covers colorful and adventurous aspects of his life, including his impressive mineral collection and intrepid sailing and hiking trips to exotic locales. So that readers can experience the full extent of Professor Smale's notable life and work, the previous biography about him is included to provide a complete picture of this renowned scholar of international influence. "A fascinating and inspiring story of how Steve Smale, a bright yet seemingly unexceptional country boy ... became one of the most brilliant and in influential mathematicians on the planet." Lenore Blum Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, Emerita Carnegie Mellon University "I first met Steve during a visit to Berkeley … I did not foresee that the visit would mark the beginning of a long-lasting relationship including, but going well beyond, mathematical collaboration." Felipe Cucker Emeritus Professor, Department of Mathematics City University of Hong Kong

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City University of HK Press

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9629376903

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9789629376901

Complexity and Real Computation

By: Lenore Blum,Felipe Cucker,Michael Shub,Steve Smale

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Complexity and Real Computation

By: Lenore Blum,Felipe Cucker,Michael Shub,Steve Smale

The classical theory of computation has its origins in the work of Goedel, Turing, Church, and Kleene and has been an extraordinarily successful framework for theoretical computer science. The thesis of this book, however, is that it provides an inadequate foundation for modern scientific computation where most of the algorithms are real number algorithms. The goal of this book is to develop a formal theory of computation which integrates major themes of the classical theory and which is more directly applicable to problems in mathematics, numerical analysis, and scientific computing. Along the way, the authors consider such fundamental problems as: * Is the Mandelbrot set decidable? * For simple quadratic maps, is the Julia set a halting set? * What is the real complexity of Newton's method? * Is there an algorithm for deciding the knapsack problem in a ploynomial number of steps? * Is the Hilbert Nullstellensatz intractable? * Is the problem of locating a real zero of a degree four polynomial intractable? * Is linear programming tractable over the reals? The book is divided into three parts: The first part provides an extensive introduction and then proves the fundamental NP-completeness theorems of Cook-Karp and their extensions to more general number fields as the real and complex numbers. The later parts of the book develop a formal theory of computation which integrates major themes of the classical theory and which is more directly applicable to problems in mathematics, numerical analysis, and scientific computing.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461207010

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9781461207016

The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis

McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom

By: Steve Batterson

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The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis

McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom

By: Steve Batterson

Exposes the destruction of academic careers—and the complicity of educational institutions—in McCarthy's America The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who found himself taking an involuntary break from chalking equations to sit opposite a row of self-righteous anti-Communist congressmen at the height of the McCarthy era. Courageously asserting the First Amendment to confront a system rapidly descending into fascism, Davis testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). He became one of a small number of left wingers who served time for contempt of Congress. In this fascinating and disturbing narrative, author Steve Batterson takes a deep dive into extant archival records generated by the FBI, HUAC, the University of Michigan, and repositories holding the papers of former Supreme Court justices. He examines the plights of six faculty and graduate students—including three future members of the National Academy of Sciences—whose careers were disrupted by the anticommunist actions of a wide range of personnel at the University of Michigan. He focuses on the seemingly conflicting Supreme Court decisions on labor leader John Watkins and Vassar College Psychology instructor Lloyd Barenblatt. And he examines the role played in the trial by Felix Frankfurter, a longtime Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, close advisor of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and co-founder of the ACLU. In the process, Batterson exposes the ways that McCarthy’s righteous emissaries relied on all kinds of institutions in 1950s America—from Hollywood studios to universities—to sabotage the careers of anyone with a trace of “Red.”

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NYU Press

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1685900372

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9781685900373

A History in Sum

150 Years of Mathematics at Harvard (1825–1975)

By: Steve Nadis,Shing-Tung Yau

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A History in Sum

150 Years of Mathematics at Harvard (1825–1975)

By: Steve Nadis,Shing-Tung Yau

In the twentieth century, American mathematicians began to make critical advances in a field previously dominated by Europeans. Harvard’s mathematics department was at the center of these developments. A History in Sum is an inviting account of the pioneers who trailblazed a distinctly American tradition of mathematics—in algebraic geometry and topology, complex analysis, number theory, and a host of esoteric subdisciplines that have rarely been written about outside of journal articles or advanced textbooks. The heady mathematical concepts that emerged, and the men and women who shaped them, are described here in lively, accessible prose. The story begins in 1825, when a precocious sixteen-year-old freshman, Benjamin Peirce, arrived at the College. He would become the first American to produce original mathematics—an ambition frowned upon in an era when professors largely limited themselves to teaching. Peirce’s successors—William Fogg Osgood and Maxime Bôcher—undertook the task of transforming the math department into a world-class research center, attracting to the faculty such luminaries as George David Birkhoff. Birkhoff produced a dazzling body of work, while training a generation of innovators—students like Marston Morse and Hassler Whitney, who forged novel pathways in topology and other areas. Influential figures from around the world soon flocked to Harvard, some overcoming great challenges to pursue their elected calling. A History in Sum elucidates the contributions of these extraordinary minds and makes clear why the history of the Harvard mathematics department is an essential part of the history of mathematics in America and beyond.

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Harvard University Press

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0674727894

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9780674727892

Community Organization and Development

from its history towards a model for the future

By: Steve Clarke

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Community Organization and Development

from its history towards a model for the future

By: Steve Clarke

This book traces the development of community development/organization as it evolved separately in Britain and the United States, and how the social and political situations in each country determined the various shapes and directions it took. In presenting a comprehensive history of the subject, Community Organization and Development draws on local and international factors that have helped to shape its application and fortunes across varied settings. Recent economic and social pressures, the changing demographics of developed economies, and the rise of social and cultural diversity all contribute to the need for a comprehensive model that can be deployed to effect the necessary social changes required for sustained change with stability. The history of this intervention technique throws up many examples from which insight can be gained for the present time, and Wales is used as an example of how national policy and local development could be combined for maximum effect. Community development should become reliable and quantifiable, and the comprehensive model developed here demonstrates how and when it should be deployed.

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University of Wales Press

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1786830523

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9781786830524

Guardian of Lies

A Paul Madriani Novel

By: Steve Martini

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Guardian of Lies

A Paul Madriani Novel

By: Steve Martini

“The sort of compulsive page-turner that keeps readers up at night….Both timely and scary….Guardian of Lies more than satisfies.” —Washington Times Defense attorney Paul Madriani is caught in a web of deceit and murder involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who once worked for the CIA, and a furious assassin in Guardian of Lies, the most entertaining novel yet in the New York Times bestselling series. Steve Martini, #1 bestselling author of Shadow of Power, Double Tap, and other acclaimed Madriani thrillers, demonstrates once again why he’s one of the genre’s masters, along with John Grisham, David Baldacci, James Patterson, John Lescroart, Brad Meltzer, and Scott Turow.

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Harper Collins

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006189219X

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Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

By: Steve Batterson

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The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

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American Mathematical Soc.

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Tuff Stuff 2005 Standard Catalog of Football Cards

By: Steve Bloedow

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Tuff Stuff 2005 Standard Catalog of Football Cards

By: Steve Bloedow

- Features cards from the NFL, CFL and USFL, as well as from college, food issues, regional issues, and more- Includes listings from Fleer, Topps, Upper Deck, Pacific, Donruss/Playoff, Press Pass, and SAGE- Bonus single-player checklists for Brett Favre, Michael Vick, and Emmitt Smith

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0873498666

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9780873498661

Complexity and Real Computation

By: Lenore Blum,Felipe Cucker,Michael Shub,Steve Smale

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Complexity and Real Computation

By: Lenore Blum,Felipe Cucker,Michael Shub,Steve Smale

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Rolling on the River

The Best of Steve Neal

By: Steve Neal

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Rolling on the River

The Best of Steve Neal

By: Steve Neal

In these pages, you'll meet the state legislator who never met a special interest he did not like, an alderman groveling to a mob boss, and the prosecutor who gained notoriety as a publicity hound."--BOOK JACKET. "Neal's beat is politics, but his interests are rich and varied. He also writes about sports, music, literature, and film with a point of view that is fresh and original."--BOOK JACKET.

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SIU Press

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080932282X

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Crying for a Vision and Other Essays

The Collected Steve Scott Vol. One

By: Steve Scott,Gord Wilson

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Crying for a Vision and Other Essays

The Collected Steve Scott Vol. One

By: Steve Scott,Gord Wilson

In Crying for a Vision, British-born poet, musician and performance artist Steve Scott offers a challenge to artists and a manifesto for the arts. This new edition includes an introduction and study guide, four newly-collected essays and an interview with the author. Steve Scott is the author of Like a House on Fire: Renewal of the Arts in a Post-modern Culture and The Boundaries. "Steve Scott is a rare individual who combines a deep love and understanding of Scripture with a passion for the arts." -Steve Turner, author of Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster. "Steve Scott links a number of fields of inquiry that are usually perceived as unrelated. In doing so he hopes to open wider possibilities for Christians in the arts, who may perhaps be relieved to find that, in many ways, they were right all along." -Rupert Loydell, author of The Museum of Light. Cover art by Michael Redmond

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1425977448

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Book's by Steve Smale

Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

Stephen Smale - Reaching Higher Dimensions

Stephen Smale - Reaching Higher Dimensions

Complexity and Real Computation

Complexity and Real Computation

The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis

The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis

A History in Sum

A History in Sum

Community Organization and Development

Community Organization and Development

Guardian of Lies

Guardian of Lies

Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

Tuff Stuff 2005 Standard Catalog of Football Cards

Tuff Stuff 2005 Standard Catalog of Football Cards

Complexity and Real Computation

Complexity and Real Computation

Rolling on the River

Rolling on the River

Crying for a Vision and Other Essays

Crying for a Vision and Other Essays

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