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Taalman/Kohn Calculus

Laura Taalman and Peter Kohn, Freeman/Macmillan, First Edition 2013.
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Taalman and Kohn’s Calculus offers a streamlined, structured exposition of calculus that combines the clarity of classic textbooks with a modern perspective on concepts, skills, applications, and theory. Its sleek, uncluttered design eliminates sidebars, historical biographies, and asides to keep students focused on what’s most important—the foundational concepts of calculus that are so important to their future academic and professional careers.

Taalman Calculus with Integrated Precalculus

Laura Taalman, Freeman/Macmillan, First Edition 2013
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Taalman’s innovative text is the only book to interweave calculus with precalculus and algebra in a manner suitable for math and science majors— not a rehashing or just-in-time review of precalculus and algebra, but rather a new approach that uses a calculus-level toolbox to examine the structure and behavior of algebraic and transcendental functions.

Taalman Integrated Calculus

Laura Taalman, Houghton Mifflin, First Edition 2004.
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Textbook Excellence Award 2006, Text and Academic Authors Association

The only text on the market that truly integrates calculus with precalculus and algebra in a two-semester course appropriate for math and science majors, Integrated Calculus uses a student-friendly approach without sacrificing rigor. Students learn about logic and proofs early in the text then apply these skills throughout the course to different types of functions.

Trade Books

Taking Sudoku Seriously

Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman, Oxford University Press, 2012.
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PROSE Award for Popular Science and Mathematics 2012, Association of American Publishers

Reviews: The Guardian, Mathematical Association of America, Wall Street Journal, Royal Statistical Society Review, Mathematical Gazette, Tanya Khovanova, Programmer, and God Plays Dice

Taking Sudoku Seriously uses this popular craze as the starting point for a fun-filled introduction to higher mathematics. How many Sudoku solution squares are there? What is the fewest number of starting clues a sound Sudoku puzzle can have? Does solving Sudoku require mathematics? Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman show that answering these questions opens the door to a wealth of interesting mathematics.

Taking Sudoku Seriously, Japanese Translation

Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman, Seidosha Press, Japanese translation 2014.
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Taking the world by storm, enjoying “Sudoku” puzzles thorough research! This book considers a variety of interesting questions for Sudoku fans to mathematicians. “Father of Sudoku,” Kaji MaOkoshi Mr. [Corporation Nikoli President] recommends!! The authors Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman understand the fun of the Sudoku boom, and in this new and interesting this book, analyze Sudoku variations from the side of mathematical research. All color. Includes over 90 original puzzles.

Taking Sudoku Seriously, Chinese Translation

Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman, Machinery Industry Press, Chinese translation 2014.
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Through more than one hundred color pictures and a wealth of Sudoku, Magic Square and Sudoku Variation puzzles, this book explores higher mathematical research around the great game of Sudoku, the world’s most popular pencil puzzle. This is a math book, while at the same time, a fun puzzle book. How many Sudoku grids are there in total? How many initial clues are required for a unique solution? The authors demonstrate the fact that by answering these questions, you can open a door to a rich and interesting world of mathematics.

Puzzle Books

Rainbow Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2016.
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Who said sudoku have to be black and white? These 180 multihued puzzles come in a rainbow of glorious colors and patterns that enhance the fun. Although they begin with the standard 9×9 grid and follow the basic rules, each sudoku offers a fresh twist to tradition: perhaps every red square must contain a different number, or a puzzle may look like a jigsaw. It’s the perfect collection for solvers who enjoy a challenge that’s way out of the ordinary.

Ninecraft Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2016.
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These puzzles are not dressed to the “9’s”! That’s because not one of these sudoku contains the number 9 as a given, so solvers must do some mining to discover where they belong. Pixel-y, nerdy, creative, and challenging, Ninecraft Sudoku features nearly 190 puzzles that get harder as you go along, and includes some grids with givens that are in shapes seen in mining games.

Fifty Squares of Grey

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2014.
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Whips, handcuffs . . . sudoku? When you’re in the mood for some masochistic pleasure, this variant of the popular puzzle will satisfy your desires. Each 10×10 grid is divided into ten regions of 5×2. Play like regular sudoku, except using numbers 0-9. Then comes the twist: each sudoku also has five 10-square grey regions to complete—a total of 50 squares of grey.

Double Trouble Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2014.
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This brand-new sudoku variant will have logic lovers seeing double! Instead of appearing only once in every row and column, each number appears TWICE. And instead of the usual three-by-three areas, these puzzles have irregular shapes. These twists add spice to the solving, variety to the sudoku, and make every puzzle a unique challenge for your eyes and mind.

Beyond Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2012.
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Ready to take your sudoku skills to the next level? Beyond Sudoku features more than 150 ingenious puzzles with extra regions indicated by colored squares or colored dotted lines. The play of patterns and colors makes each grid a unique work of art, and there’s only one new rule: no numbers may repeat in the extra regions. But that simple rule takes you Beyond Sudoku to a new world of challenges and fun!

No-Frills Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2011.
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Unlike many sudoku, where a third of the squares are filled in, each of these puzzles has only 18 givens (completed squares). That means fans enjoy more of a challenge. All the puzzles are expertly crafted to satisfy both casual solvers on a break and sudoku die-hards relaxing on a Sunday afternoon.

Naked Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Puzzlewright Press, 2009.
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All the starting numbers have been stripped away, leaving you with something truly intriguing: Naked Sudoku. Each puzzle is a variation on regular sudoku, but there are no starting numbers to help. Instead, you must use other types of clues to determine where to begin. In one variant, for instance, greater-than and less-than signs point out the way. These are sudoku puzzles that will push your brain to the limit and expose your true sudoku talent.

Color Sudoku

Philip Riley and Laura Taalman, Brainfreeze Puzzles, Sterling Publishing, 2007.
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Sudoku fans will welcome this bright new twist to the popular puzzles! Every one of these ingenious creations—from “Bold X” to “Rainbow Up”—makes colors and patterns part of the solving fun. And although each puzzle maintains the normal 9×9 grid and follows the basic rules of the game, every style adds an additional restriction to intensify the challenge. In “Worms,” for example, swirly, squirmy shapes fill the grids; the numbers increase as you work your way from head to tail. They’re all lots of fun!

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