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History of mathematics

Paperback. An autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story with prophetic speculations and peppered with anecdotes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071544
ISBN
9780520071544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); and John Casey (1820-1891). Editor(s): Houston, Ken. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621496
ISBN
9781900621496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.80

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642505
ISBN
9780691642505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.84

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614939
ISBN
9780691614939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.17
€ 60.47

Paperback. The discoveries and insights of ancient mathematics continue to amaze and fascinate the modern reader. This volume offers the first accessible survey of the discipline in all its variety and diversity of practices. Series: Sciences of Antiquity Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 44 line drawings and 7 b&w photographs, diagrams, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBAH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415164955
ISBN
9780415164955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.67

Paperback. Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, this book offers an account of Bayes' rule for general readers, It traces its discovery by an amateur mathematician in the 1740s through its development into roughly its modern form by French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBTB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
37310th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188226
ISBN
9780300188226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.12

Hardback. In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. This is a modern translation based on the 1726 edition. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne. Num Pages: 992 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 276 line figures, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; PBX; PHD; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 264 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, Collector's ed.
SKU
V9780520290877
ISBN
9780520290877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.96
€ 69.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107536517
ISBN
9781107536517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.81

Paperback. Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Num Pages: 1184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141018782
ISBN
9780141018782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088917
ISBN
9780674088917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. This collection of essays examines in detail the history of some of the concepts involved in bringing statistical argument "to the table", and some of the pitfalls that have been encountered. Topics range from 17th century medicine and blood circulation to the meter of Virgil's poetry. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24 line illustrations, 34 tables. BIC Classification: DN; JFCX; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
n Third printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009790
ISBN
9780674009790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.15

Hardback. The Real Numbers Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 244 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBKB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
262
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319015767
ISBN
9783319015767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.36

Hardback. A collection of historical essays detailing a variety of mathematical disciplines and issues. It includes chapters on simple groups and sections on alternating groups and the Poincare conjecture. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 662 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBKB; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd ed. 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441960528
ISBN
9781441960528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 684 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBK; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461426325
ISBN
9781461426325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Paperback. Mathematics can be a passionate subject, and this text introduces the human sides and foibles of mathematics and mathematicians. Each scandal is introduced by a vignette which, although fictional, follows factual historical accounts. Num Pages: 151 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wide World Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9781884550102
ISBN
9781884550102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.58

Paperback. Hankins brings together the many aspects of Hamilton's life and work-from his significant contributions to mathematics, optics, and mechanics to his passion for metaphysics, poetry, and politics-fully portraying the brilliant man whose faith and idealism guided him in everything he did. Num Pages: 500 pages, 48, 20 black & white halftones, 28 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869730
ISBN
9780801869730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.03

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635200
ISBN
9780691635200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.18
€ 134.10

Hardback. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414423
ISBN
9781421414423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.94
€ 78.41

Hardback. What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. This title considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved and how they relate. Num Pages: 504 pages, 29 halftones. 51 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149059
ISBN
9780691149059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.18
€ 43.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pearson New International Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292027784
ISBN
9781292027784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.60

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