Spectral sequences are among the most elegant, most powerful, and most complicated methods of computation in mathematics. This book describes some of the most important examples of spectral sequences and some of their most spectacular applications. The first third of the book treats the algebraic foundations for this sort of homological algebra, starting from informal calculati...(展开全部)

Bringing order and relevance to the cascade of recent brain findings, Dr John Ratey explains the brain's most important systems, the role they play in determining how we interact with the world and the ways in which we can influence their operations for the better. Throughout, he illustrates his points with vivid and often surprising examples drawn from his own practice, resear...(展开全部)

Rigorous probabilistic arguments, built on the foundation of measure theory introduced eighty years ago by Kolmogorov, have invaded many fields. Students of statistics, biostatistics, econometrics, finance, and other changing disciplines now find themselves needing to absorb theory beyond what they might have learned in the typical undergraduate, calculus-based probability cour...(展开全部)

A User's Guide to Thought and Meaning presents a profound and arresting integration of the faculties of the mind - of how we think, speak, and see the world. Ray Jackendoff starts out by looking at languages and what the meanings of words and sentences actually do. He shows that meanings are more adaptive and complicated than they're commonly given credit for, and he is led t...(展开全部)

In a work that will become indispensable to anyone seriously interested in modern art, Yve-Alain Bois and Rosalind Krauss introduce a new constellation of concepts to our understanding of avant-garde and modernist art practices. Formless: A User's Guide constitutes a decisive and dramatic transformation of the study of twentieth-century culture. Although it has been over sixty ...(展开全部)

Concepts lie at the core of social science theory and methodology. They provide substance to theories; they form the basis of measurement; they influence the selection of cases. "Social Science Concepts: A Users Guide" explores alternative means of concept construction and their impact on the role of concepts in measurement, case selection, and theories. While there exists a pl...(展开全部)

Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life: from road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. Semiotic theory can, however, appear mysterious and impenetrable. This introductory book decodes that mystery using visual examples instead of abstract theory. This new edition ...(展开全部)

符号学是关于标识、符号的理论。符号之间，存在着不可思议的差异性：从指明目的地的简单路标符号，到警示人们预防火灾的烟雾符号，再到暗含在艺术与文学中、有文学背景和象征意义的符号。阅读符号是我们日常生活非常重要的组成部分，然而符号学却常常被看作是一门神秘的科学。这本导论性质的书籍，采用了具体可见的实例而不是抽象的理论，为我们揭开符号学的神秘面纱。 本书一共罗列了75项符号学中关键性的概念，书中的每一部分都以一幅图像或符号开始，并配以一个问题，来带动我们表达出我们所看见的东西。翻过书页，我们便可以将自己的诠释与该符号背后所蕴含的理论进行比对。通过这样的方式，我们能够积极地调动自己创造性的思维。 不论是一口气将整本书读完，还是平时信手翻阅，你都可以从这本书中读到很多实用的例子，它们解释了在当下的文化中，意义是如何被制造呈现的。

What is economics? What can - and can't - it explain about the world? Why does it matter?