Darwinian logic gives fathers an edge over their sons, at least on average. This is one of many sources of intergenerational ...

Conceptual problems, ideology clashes and xenophobia prevented the concept of zero from catching on for a long time. Today ...

Polynomial equations are a cornerstone of modern science, providing a mathematical basis for celestial mechanics, computer ...

The simplest mathematical model of the Brownian motion of physics is the simple, symmetric random walk. This book collects and compares current results — mostly strong theorems which describe the ...

Various models are developed, ranging from simple to more sophisticated models that take into account new physical effects observed in submicron transistors used in today's (1993) MOS VLSI technology.