In the academic world Dover Publications is widely known for publishing standard texts in mathematics. To me they’re known for publishing books with the best cover designs around, which truly make them stand out among the boring rest.
These are fantastic. If you can make a math book look inviting … well, you’ve done something special.
I kid, of course. Math is awesome. I’m only allowed to give math a hard time because I am the child of mathematicians.
Any other favorite artistic textbook covers? Reblog with your favorites or send them my way via the fan mail button or Twitter.
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Mario Is Hard, and That's Mathematically Official
An analysis of the computational complexity of video games, including those in the Mario and Legend of Zelda series, proves that many of them belong to a class of mathematical problems called NP-hard. This means that for a given game level, it can be very difficult to work out whether it is possible for a player to reach the end.That explains a lot…
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Shaken, but not stirred. All the awesome James Bond covers by Michael Gillette here.
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timetravelandrocketpoweredapes:
Batman by Ryan Horvath
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