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History of mathematics
Hardcover. Contains essays on Ramanujan and his work. This book includes survey articles in areas that are influenced by Ramanujan's mathematics. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 347 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: BG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 184. Weight in Grams: 877.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821826249
- ISBN
- 9780821826249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.22
€ 144.22
Paperback. The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics
For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind s relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470525487
- ISBN
- 9780470525487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.46
€ 43.99
€ 31.46
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626949
- ISBN
- 9780691626949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. In these selected essays, Charles Parsons surveys the contributions of philosophers and mathematicians who shaped the philosophy of mathematics over the past century: Brouwer, Hilbert, Bernays, Weyl, Godel, Russell, Quine, Putnam, Wang, and Tait. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; PBCD; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728066
- ISBN
- 9780674728066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.29€ 62.12
€ 68.29
€ 62.12
Paperback. Here is the captivating history of maths from prehistoric times to our digital age, looking at the people and their cultures, their beliefs and aims behind the discoveries that fundamentally changed the way we see the world. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black-and-white diagrams. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 12. .
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782437673
- ISBN
- 9781782437673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.07
€ 10.99
€ 10.07
Measuring Heaven: Pythagoras and His Influence on Thought and Art in A...
Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACK; HPCA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474095
- ISBN
- 9780801474095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 198 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HPCA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474521
- ISBN
- 9780801474521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JNB; JNU; PBX; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226421490
- ISBN
- 9780226421490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.45
€ 20.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PBX; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556523502
- ISBN
- 9781556523502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.27
€ 21.99
€ 21.27
Hardcover. This is a compelling account of this complicated, difficult man. Series: Spectrum S. Num Pages: 382 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883855089
- ISBN
- 9780883855089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.76
€ 41.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. Presents Newton's "Principia" not only to modern scholars of history of science, but also to nonspecialist undergraduate students of humanities. This title moves from Newton's definitions and axioms through the essential propositions, as Newton himself identified them, to the establishment of universal gravitation and elliptical orbits. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 589 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 589
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009231
- ISBN
- 9781888009231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.79
€ 34.99
€ 33.79
Hardback. Presents Newton's "Principia" not only to modern scholars of history of science, but also to nonspecialist undergraduate students of humanities. This title moves from Newton's definitions and axioms through the essential propositions, as Newton himself identified them, to the establishment of universal gravitation and elliptical orbits. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 589 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Edition
- 3
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009248
- ISBN
- 9781888009248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.56
€ 52.99
€ 47.56
hardcover. Using an array of published and private sources, Cohen shows how philosophers and mathematicians seized upon the beautiful simplicity inherent in mathematical laws to reconnect with the divine and traces the route by which the divinely inspired mathematics of the Victorian era begot later secular philosophies. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HRCX6; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885532
- ISBN
- 9780801885532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Hardback. Calculus is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics. David Acheson charts the historical development of calculus and takes readers through the basic ideas, step by step. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 115 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBK; PBKA; PBX. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198804543
- ISBN
- 9780198804543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.14
€ 18.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 92 line and 23 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590025
- ISBN
- 9780199590025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.00
€ 14.99
€ 12.00
Provides historical context to the mathematics that undergrad math and math education majors encounter every day. This title illuminates the people, stories, and social context behind mathematics' historical advances while maintaining appropriate focus on the mathematical concepts themselves. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780073383156
- ISBN
- 9780073383156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 275.37
€ 275.37
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
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
€ 33.00€ 27.39
€ 33.00
€ 27.39
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€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. Leonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects - from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and giant all-carbon molecules. Yet Euler's formula is so simple it can be explained to a child. This title tells the story of this indispensable mathematical idea. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones. 185 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154572
- ISBN
- 9780691154572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72