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From the simple to the intricate and the audacious to the absurd, Adam Kucharski reveals the long and tangled history between betting and science and explains why gambling continues to generate insights into luck and decision making today. Covering exploits and ideas from across the globe, he meets the teams behind hedge funds that capitalize on inaccurate sports betting odds and explains how PhD-level pundits are using methods originally developed for the US nuclear program to predict sports results.

Master the mental game of Texas hold 'em poker and learn how to use simple and effective techniques to crush your opponents in any poker game! Even if you’re the guy who loses his money every time or you've barely played a game of poker in your life and want to hit the ground running, The Poker Mind is a guide that will give you a huge advantage over your opponents.

Journey into quantum physics - without the mathematical maze! Ever wonder how particles can exist in two places at once or why Einstein called quantum entanglement "spooky action at distance"? Quantum Physics Unplugged transforms these mind-bending concepts into clear, engaging insights that anyone can grasp.

Dan and Sue are sure they can build a snowman taller than a tree—even if John and Zack don’t believe them. Rulers, yardsticks, and tape measures are useful tools for Dan and Sue, but will the snowman measure up?

The GED Test Prep & Study Guide is an exhaustive and expertly curated resource aimed at empowering individuals seeking to obtain their General Educational Development (GED) certificate. This all-encompassing guide covers the full spectrum of subjects tested on the GED, structured in an accessible and systematic format.

Hockey statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at math the same way again!

Unlock the secrets to winning poker with Poker Math for Winners: The Definitive Guide to No-Limit Hold'em Success. Whether you're an aspiring poker player or an experienced grinder, mastering the mathematical principles behind the game is your key to consistent profitability. In this comprehensive guide, Tyler Robert breaks down essential poker math concepts—from pot odds and expected value (EV) to advanced strategies like combinatorics and Game Theory Optimal (GTO) play. Learn how to make informed, profitable decisions and outsmart your opponents at every turn.

The foundations of modern knowledge - philosophy, math, astronomy, geography - were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls and stored in libraries across the Mediterranean and beyond. But as the vast Roman Empire disintegrated, so did appreciation of these precious texts. Christianity cast a shadow over so-called pagan thought, books were burned, and the library of Alexandria, the greatest repository of classical knowledge, was destroyed. Yet some texts did survive and The Map of Knowledge explores the role played by seven cities around the Mediterranean....

Will you pay more for a $19.99 shirt with a 20 percent discount or a $24.99 shirt with a 30 percent discount? The truth is, most of the math you find yourself doing on a day to day basis it's usually done in your head, that's why improving your mental math skills is always useful. If you’ve grown up hating math, that’s probably because you’ve been taught with the wrong approach. Math can help you calculate a discount on the fly, easily multiply big numbers, or quickly figure out how much dough packs you’ll need to make 50 cookies if one pack will be enough for 20.

Music makes learning math facts 0-12 easy and fun. Kids will listen and say each fact and answer beginning with facts of one, all the way through the multiple of twelve.

Math Adventures introduces beginning learners to early math concepts including counting and addition, subtraction, measurements, and odd and even numbers in fun, narrative stories. Each title focuses on a key math concept and the role it plays in everyday settings and interactions. With a focus on math curriculum standards, tightly controlled vocabulary, and repetitive text patterns and sounds, children will learn key math concepts and develop learning skills.

This 10-part history of mathematics reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.

Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind and start from nothing—no matter, no cosmos, not even empty space—could we create a universe using only math? Irreverent and boundlessly creative, The Big Bang of Numbers invites us to try.

Baseball statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at mathematics in the same way again.

Pressure and anxiety often get in the way of learning multiplication tables making it take way longer than it should to master those math facts. By creating a pressure-free story-driven book, you can easily listen through. If you've ever said, "I'm not a math person," this is the book for you. It will build memorable stories for anyone who wants to finally master the math they need to succeed. The examples are step-by-step with all of the tips and tricks that make math a lot easier to learn.

Poker math is a vitally important aspect to no-limit hold 'em poker, but it is often overlooked or simply not used because many poker players fear it is too difficult to learn. I'm here to tell you it is not. In fact, fundamental poker math is very easy to learn. More importantly, it can yield you a lot more profits at the poker table. Without using simple math at the poker table, you are simply playing a guessing game. I will teach you how to use simple arithmetic at the poker table to gain a huge skill advantage over your opponents that will allow you to win more and lose less.

Have you always been fascinated by quantum physics' spellbinding twirls but been held back by its daunting equations? Are you eager to explore the Quantum universe and unravel its mysteries but dread diving into a sea of complex numbers? Master the mystical world of Quantum Physics in just a few hours. Empower yourself with the knowledge of the microscopic universe, minus the mind-boggling math!

To be a great poker player you need to stay calm and focused on whatever is happening. Regardless of whether you are playing online or in person, cash poker or tournament poker, it's vitally important to avoid losing control of your emotions. When a player gives in to their emotions they start playing irrationally; this is a state of mind known in the world of poker as ‘"tilt". Tilt describes the state of mind a poker player slides into when their emotions take over their decision-making process and they begin playing based on their feelings rather than on their strategy.

Most of the top jobs for the future require students to have a strong foundational understanding of mathematics. Our failure to mathematically educate most students in general, and students of color in particular, is bad not only for these students individually but also for our society. In Choosing to See, Pamela Seda and Kyndall Brown offer a substantive, rigorous, and necessary set of interventions to move mathematics education toward greater equity, particularly in serving the needs of Black and Brown students, who are underrepresented and underserved as math scholars.

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