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History of mathematics

Hardcover. This book offers an historical perspective on the basic mathematical concepts, results, and theories behind number theory, calculus/analysis, and proofs, offering ten historical essays on key topics, four historical courses and biographies of five important mathematicians. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBH; PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817682675
ISBN
9780817682675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.28

Paperback. This book explores the history of abstract algebra. It shows how abstract algebra has arisen in attempting to solve some of these classical problems, providing a context from which the reader may gain a deeper appreciation of the mathematics involved. Num Pages: 184 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817646844
ISBN
9780817646844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Paperback. Traces the development of the calculus from the early seventeenth century through its expansion into mathematical analysis to the developments in set theory and the foundations of mathematics in the early twentieth century. This book chronicles the work of mathematicians from Descartes and Newton to Russell and Hilbert and many others. Editor(s): Grattan-Guinness, Ivor. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCH; PBKA; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070827
ISBN
9780691070827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.37
€ 71.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Szymaniec, Irena; Weron, Aleksander. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 492 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319231013
ISBN
9783319231013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.80

Paperback. Plotting humankind's efforts to visualize data, this book discusses atheoretical plotting of data to reveal suggestive patterns. It includes chapters illustrating the uses and abuses of this invention (plotting), from a murder trial in Connecticut to the Vietnam War's effect on college admissions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 halftones. 93 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PBV; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134055
ISBN
9780691134055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Pesic, Peter. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486489032
ISBN
9780486489032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Begleitband zur Jubilaumsveranstaltung 2005, Alte Kantonsschule Aarau" Editor(s): Hunziker, Herbert. Num Pages: 205 pages, IX, 205 S. BIC Classification: PBX; PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764374440
ISBN
9783764374440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.14

Hardback. Consists of essays about the mathematical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the US and Europe. This book includes essays on rationality, logic and mathematics, and the transfer of knowledge from East to West. It addresses the relation between science and culture and relates the mathematical practices to the cultures which produced them. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 879.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
499
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792364818
ISBN
9780792364818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 495.51

Hardback. Dieses Buch handelt von Mathematik und ihrer Geschichte. Die Analyse dessen, was "die Alten" bewiesen, fuhrt zu einem besseren Verstandnis der Geschichte und der heutigen Mathematik. Band 2 beginnt mit der grossen Arbeit von Lagrange von 1770/71 " Num Pages: 627 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764387785
ISBN
9783764387785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.69

Hardback. Mathematik und ihre Geschichte: Die sorgfaltige Analyse dessen, was "die Alten" bewiesen, fuhrt zu einem besseren Verstandnis der Geschichte und der heutigen Mathematik sowie zu einer guten Motivation. Band 1 behandelt die Konstruktion der reellen Zahlen

" Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764387761
ISBN
9783764387761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.22

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653105
ISBN
9780691653105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Paperback. Series: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics. Num Pages: 117 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493932634
ISBN
9781493932634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.12

Hardback. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Birkhauser United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764372576
ISBN
9783764372576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBKA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783827403926
ISBN
9783827403926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Paperback / so. Series: Mathematisch-Physikalische Bibliothek. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 4. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1927
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
3
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663155942
ISBN
9783663155942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.07

Hardback. Translator(s): Stern, Manfred. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Birkhauser United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034800808
ISBN
9783034800808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.71

Hardback. Italian mathematics between the two World Wars was shaped by a colorful array of strong personalities who concentrated their efforts on a select number of fields and won international recognition and respect in an incredibly short time. This book describes Italian mathematics in the period between the two World Wars. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764365554
ISBN
9783764365554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.07

Hardback. Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. This title traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBMB; PBX; PG; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148922
ISBN
9780691148922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 30.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175997
ISBN
9780691175997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Hardback. Translator(s): Bruzzo, Ugo. Series: Springer Biographies. BIC Classification: PBX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493935314
ISBN
9781493935314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.39

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