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Kolmogorov in Perspective (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathema...
American Mathematical Society/London Mathemat...
Paperback. Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829189
- ISBN
- 9780821829189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59
Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732604
- ISBN
- 9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Statistics have helped shape every area of science. Without the means to analyze critical data, none of the great disoveries of the past would be possible. This paperback reprint of a Wiley bestseller shows the development of these data analysis tools and the manner in which they aided technological development prior to 1750. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 586 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471471295
- ISBN
- 9780471471295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.58
€ 186.58
Hardback. Covering the more than 200 year period between James Bernoulli and R.A. Fisher, this book offers a detailed history of parametric statistical inference. Lively biographical sketches of many of the main characters are featured throughout. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 226 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387464084
- ISBN
- 9780387464084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.26
€ 132.26
Paperback. Andre Weil's mathematical work has deeply influenced the mathematics of the twentieth century. Part of a three-volume set, this work collects his papers in chronological order and includes lengthy commentaries on many of the articles written by Weil himself. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 561 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2009. Reprint 2014 of the 2009 and 1979 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662443224
- ISBN
- 9783662443224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.41
€ 86.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034897075
- ISBN
- 9783034897075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.97
€ 148.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Appel, Andrew W. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 253 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164731
- ISBN
- 9780691164731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784700089
- ISBN
- 9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.67
€ 14.99
€ 11.67
hardcover. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) was an English clergyman and mathematician. Until around 1950, he was considered a minor contributor to the history of mathematics, and if he was known at all it was because his name was attached to a simple theorem in the calculus of probabilities. This book talks about the life and work of this person. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 670 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387004990
- ISBN
- 9780387004990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.59
€ 199.59
hardcover. Offers a history of the use of Bayes theoremfrom its discovery by Thomas Bayes to the rise of the statistical competitors in the first part of the twentieth century. This book focuses particularly on the development of one of the fundamental aspects of Bayesian statistics. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 671 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988078
- ISBN
- 9780387988078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.52
€ 198.52
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics. Num Pages: 341 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461269069
- ISBN
- 9781461269069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.47
€ 78.47
Hardback. Presents the features of the Wasan tradition, which is the indigenous mathematics that developed in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868). This work offers a description of the mathematical textbooks published in the 17th century, then shifts to the work of the two leading mathematicians of this tradition, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Translator(s): Wimmer-Zagier, Silke. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764387440
- ISBN
- 9783764387440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.05
€ 285.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerbino, Anthony. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 332 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; AMA; AMX; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319359236
- ISBN
- 9783319359236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.19
€ 205.19
Hardback. Recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before he was slain by a Roman soldier - "Don't disturb my circles" - words that seem to refer to two radically different concerns: that of the practical person living in the concrete world of reality, and that of the theoretician lost in a world of abstraction. Editor(s): Doxiadis, Apostolos; Mazur, Barry. Num Pages: 552 pages, 91 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149042
- ISBN
- 9780691149042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97
Hardback. This 'excursion' through the evolution of research mathematics takes in some 40 papers, published up to the 1970s, on proofs of the Cantor-Bernstein theorem. It provides a detailed example of proof-processing in the derivation of Bernstein's division theorem. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 452 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBCH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034802239
- ISBN
- 9783034802239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Hardcover. Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is one of Norways greatest scientific talents. His mathematical works have made him famous around the world no less than Niels Henrik Abel. This biography introduces us both the person Sophus Lie and his time. Translator(s): Daly, R. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540421375
- ISBN
- 9783540421375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 47.83
€ 53.99
€ 47.83
Paperback. This is the first biography of Gosta Mittag-Leffler, often called the father of Swedish mathematics. Written in a lucid and compelling manner, this monumental work includes many hitherto unknown facts about his personal life and professional endeavors. Translator(s): Nunnally, Tiina. Num Pages: 743 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PH; TBC; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 743
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662501764
- ISBN
- 9783662501764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
Paperback. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 800 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1983. Reprint 2014 of the 1983 edition
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662443101
- ISBN
- 9783662443101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.51
€ 88.51
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lang, Serge; Tate, John T. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBP; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461457985
- ISBN
- 9781461457985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.28
€ 86.28
Describes the developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics - the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. The Clay Mathematics Institute is offering a prize of $1 million to anyone who can discover a general solution to the problem. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBMW; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151199
- ISBN
- 9780691151199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06