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History of mathematics
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€ 31.72
€ 32.99
€ 31.72
The Scientific Legacy of Poincare (History of Mathematics)
Eric Charpentier, Etienne Ghys, Annick Lesne
Hardcover. Henri Poincare (1854-1912) was one of the greatest scientists of his time, perhaps the last one to have mastered and expanded almost all areas in mathematics and theoretical physics. In this book, twenty world experts present one part of Poincare's extraordinary work. Each chapter treats one theme, presenting Poincare's approach, and achievements. Editor(s): Charpentier, Eric; Ghys, Etienne; Lesne, Annick. Translator(s): Bowman, Joshua. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821847183
- ISBN
- 9780821847183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.81
€ 141.81
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. 104 line illus. BIC Classification: PBMB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158204
- ISBN
- 9780691158204
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.11
€ 21.99
€ 17.11
Paperback. By any measure, the Pythagorean theorem is the most famous statement in all of mathematics. In this book, the author reveals the full story of this ubiquitous geometric theorem. It shows that the theorem, although attributed to Pythagoras, was known to the Babylonians more than a thousand years earlier. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 color illus. 141 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148236
- ISBN
- 9780691148236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.03
€ 21.99
€ 17.03
Hardback. Traces the origins and development of mathematics in the ancient Middle East, from its earliest beginnings in the fourth millennium BCE to the end of indigenous intellectual culture in the second century BCE when cuneiform writing was gradually abandoned. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 halftones. 51 line illus. 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691091822
- ISBN
- 9780691091822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.61€ 64.27
€ 83.61
€ 64.27
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBTB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636290
- ISBN
- 9780691636290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.30
€ 302.30
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607771
- ISBN
- 9780691607771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.17€ 71.39
€ 93.17
€ 71.39
Hardcover. Explore Euler's extraordinary contribution to pure mathematics and beyond, in areas such as astronomy and music. Editor(s): Bogolyubov, N. N.; Mikhailov, G.K.; Yushkevich, A. P. Translator(s): Burns, Robert. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 27. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855645
- ISBN
- 9780883855645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.82
€ 41.99
€ 41.82
Paperback. Other refinements in the new edition include an enlarged biography of Emmy Noether's life and work, parallels drawn between the present approach and Noether's original 1918 paper, and a summary of the logic behind Noether's theorem. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20, 5 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX; PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- revised and updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422671
- ISBN
- 9781421422671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.53
€ 35.99
€ 30.53
Hardback. Writings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the history of mathematics provide some guidance, but what has been lacking is a guide tailored to the needs of readers approaching these writings for the first time. This book intends to fill this gap. Num Pages: 136 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140148
- ISBN
- 9780691140148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
paperback. The innovative, dramatic graphic novel based on the life of the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell. Num Pages: 352 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FXL; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747597209
- ISBN
- 9780747597209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.10
€ 21.99
€ 16.10
Hardcover. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Series: Spectrum. 292 pages, illustrations. A fictional account of the coming of age of the French mathematician Sophie Germain. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855775
- ISBN
- 9780883855775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.13
€ 54.13
paperback. Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032382
- ISBN
- 9780141032382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148298
- ISBN
- 9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.48
€ 40.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. Suitable for both students and teachers who love mathematics and want to study its various branches beyond the limits of school curriculum. This book contains vast theoretical and problem material in main areas of what authors consider to be 'extracurricular mathematics'. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821804308
- ISBN
- 9780821804308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638638
- ISBN
- 9780691638638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.86
€ 289.86
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610511
- ISBN
- 9780691610511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.58€ 68.76
€ 89.58
€ 68.76
Hardback. British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in 1954 after eating a cyanide-laced apple - his death was ruled a suicide. This book reveals the author's personal reflections on Turing and other fellow mathematicians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129822
- ISBN
- 9780691129822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.77
€ 25.99
€ 19.77
Hardback. The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. This title provides an introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. Num Pages: 256 pages, 301 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160122
- ISBN
- 9780691160122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. The story of how calculus came to be, accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of geometry and algebra. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476. Series: Spectrum. 180 pages, illustrations. The story of how calculus came to be, accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of geometry and algebra. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBK; PBX. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 15. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855751
- ISBN
- 9780883855751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50