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Baba Yaga's Worm Soup

Thu, 2022/07/21 - 10:09am

It crossed my mind this morning that a strong contributing factor in the distrust of modern medicine stems from the longstanding lack of family doctors. Doctors at clinics don't have the time to get to know their patients and it makes nuanced diagnosis next to impossible. Diagnosing problems in complex dynamical systems is difficult. Problems almost never exist in isolation and the deep understanding of what interactions may be at play can only be developed over time. But for the most part doctors are only given the time for "What's the problem?", "OK.


The Science of Fractal Images

Thu, 2022/07/21 - 9:30am

The Science of Fractal Images
Michael F. Barnsley, Robert L. Devaney, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Heinz-Otto Peitgen, Deitmar Saupe, and Richard F. Voss, with contributions by Yuval Fisher and Michael McGuire, 1988
Springer-Verlag, US, 1988
ex libris signature with note on first leaf: “Michael René Barrick / (25th birthday present from Dad. 1992)”


Dynamical systems and fractals

Thu, 2022/07/21 - 6:30am

Dynamical systems and fractals
Karl-Heinz Becker and Michael Dörfler, 1986
Translation by Ian Stewart
Cambridge University Press, UK, 3rd English printing 1990


Fractal Vision: Put Fractals to Work for You

Thu, 2022/07/21 - 3:30am

Fractal Vision: Put Fractals to Work for You
Dick Oliver, 1992
Sams Publishing, US, 1992
3½" disk and 3-D viewer intact


Fractal Programming in Turbo Pascal

Thu, 2022/07/21 - 12:30am

Fractal Programming in Turbo Pascal
Roger T. Stevens, 1990
M & T Publishing, US, 1990
5¼" disk intact


Applied Mechanics

Wed, 2022/07/20 - 3:30am

Applied Mechanics
R. C. Stephens and J. J. Ward, 1957
Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd., UK, 3rd printing with revisions 1960
ex libris name inside front cover: “Colin Winter ONC Mech / 211NO15”


Introduction to the Practice of Statistics

Wed, 2022/07/20 - 12:30am

Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
David S. Moore and George P. McCabe, 1993
W. H. Freeman and Company, US, second edition 1993
Scratched out ex libris name inside front cover. Marks, mostly highlighting, throughout.


Calculus

Tue, 2022/07/19 - 9:30pm

Calculus
James Stewart, 1987
Brooks/Cole Publishing, US, second edition 1991
ex libris name on second leaf: “Michael René Barrick 739-2175” with cutout on first leaf to show name


The Math Workshop: Elementary Functions

Tue, 2022/07/19 - 6:30pm

The Math Workshop: Elementary Functions
Deborah Hughes-Hallett, 1980
W. W. Norton and Company, US, 1980
sellers stamp and marks on first leaf: “Quad Books - SFU”


Algebra and Trigonometry

Tue, 2022/07/19 - 3:30pm

Algebra and Trigonometry
David Cohen, 1986
West Publishing Company, US, second edition 1989


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