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History of mathematics

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History of mathematics

Hardcover. Editor(s): Risi, Vincenzo de. Translator(s): Allegri, Linda; Halsted, G. B. Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences. Num Pages: 381 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBMH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319059655
ISBN
9783319059655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Allegri, Linda; Halsted, G. B. Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences. Num Pages: 388 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 677.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319377919
ISBN
9783319377919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.85

Hardback. This review of the mathematics uses in computing takes in a host of topics including software engineering and reliability, coding theory, and cryptography, and is an enlightening introductory guide to the calculations which have built our technological world. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; PBX; UM; UYA; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
338
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447145332
ISBN
9781447145332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.88

Hardback. Since the birth of democracy in ancient Greece, the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the greatest philosophers. This title traces the quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt to the ever-changing demands that each generation places on our democratic institutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139944
ISBN
9780691139944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.32

Paperback. Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135267
ISBN
9780691135267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015903
ISBN
9780141015903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Gesztesy, Fritz; Godefroy, Gilles; Grafakos, Loukas; Verbitsky, Igor. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 800 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319187983
ISBN
9783319187983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Gesztesy, Fritz; Godefroy, Gilles; Grafakos, Loukas; Verbitsky, Igor. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 810 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319187952
ISBN
9783319187952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.42

Paperback. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 86 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764350789
ISBN
9783764350789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.15

Book. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764327293
ISBN
9783764327293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 293 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319389448
ISBN
9783319389448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780718199463
ISBN
9780718199463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Along the way, he tells us what various cultures knew about math and how they came to learn it, providing instructors with a wonderful way to incorporate multicultural mathematics into the middle school, high school, and college classroom. Num Pages: 208 pages, 91, 59 black & white halftones, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404387
ISBN
9781421404387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.45

Hardback. Along the way, he tells us what various cultures knew about math and how they came to learn it, providing instructors with a wonderful way to incorporate multicultural mathematics into the middle school, high school, and college classroom. Num Pages: 208 pages, 91, 59 black & white halftones, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404370
ISBN
9781421404370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.73
€ 59.78

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1927
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663155997
ISBN
9783663155997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.13

Paperback / so. Series: Mathematisch-Physikalische Bibliothek. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 3. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1923
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663151883
ISBN
9783663151883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

hardcover. Editor(s): Schurer, Max. Series: Leonhard Euler, Opera Omnia / Opera Mechanica Et Astronomica. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
1960th Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764314552
ISBN
9783764314552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.04

Hardcover. The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy sewn hardcover student and teacher edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossary. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L.; Densmore, Dana. Num Pages: 529 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
529
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009187
ISBN
9781888009187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.43

Paperback. A handy where-to-find-it pocket reference companion to Euclid's Elements. Provides all the propositions and diagrams without the detailed proofs. Readers can use it to see the scope and structure of Elements, identify exactly what Euclid covers and what he doesn't, and to find the location of remembered propositions. Editor(s): Densmore, Dana. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009217
ISBN
9781888009217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.55

Paperback. The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy student and teacher sewn softcover edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossary. Editor(s): Densmore, Dana. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L. Num Pages: 529 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
529
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009194
ISBN
9781888009194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.67

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