Michael Goldsmith

Math, so often a mystery to children, is simply explained in I Wish I Knew That Math. With clear, commonsense explanations of mathematical concepts and fun and interesting applications, this book is a great way to increase your understanding of math. The concepts addressed include, but are certainly not limited to: Basic operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division The math behind money The connections between math and music Irrational numbers – Why did Pythagoras have one of his followers killed just for talking about the square root of 2? The value of zero Angles – from acute, all the way to reflexive Coordinates and the Cartesian plane Probability – What is the likelihood of being struck by lightning? Logic – induction, deduction and Sherlock Holmes Computers and algorithms Code breaking – from ancient Rome to super computers With its readable style and engaging examples, I Wish I Knew That: Math can give children a head start or a helping hand in their understanding of math. Even grownups could learn a thing or two that they may have forgotten or maybe things they never learned at all!

I Wish I Knew That: Math

Bas Denters

Andreas Ladner

Poul Erik Mouritzen

Lawrence E. Rose

How large should local governments be, and what are the implications of changing the scale of local governments for the quality of local democracy? These questions have stood at the centre of debates among scholars and public sector reformers alike fro

Size and Local Democracy

Politics, Planning and the City is designed to introduce the complex political processes and problems of the modern city. The author begins by setting the theoretical context and discusses models of democracy, power and the nature of policy. Next he examines change and the city, by focusing on actual decision-making. Three major policy areas affecting the city - housing, planning and the social services - are then reviewed and the post-war experiences analysed. The author concludes by discussing the consequences, intended and unintended, for the city adn asks whether city governments can cope with the future. This book was first published in 1980.

Politics, Planning and the City

Peter Ryan

Steve A. Schneider

Gavin Lowe

Bill Roscoe

An introduction to CSP - Modelling security protocols in CSP - Expressing protocol goals - Overview of FDR - Casper - Encoding protocols and intruders for FDR - Theorem proving - Simplifying transformations - Other approaches - Prospects and wider issues.

Michael Goldsmith

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