History of mathematics
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History of mathematics
Paperback. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 463 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1989. Reprint 2013 of the 1989 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461490852
- ISBN
- 9781461490852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.04
€ 83.04
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
€ 94.74€ 87.12
€ 94.74
€ 87.12
Hardcover. Theory of Transformation Groups I Editor(s): Merker, Joel. Translator(s): Merker, Joel. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: PBG; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662462102
- ISBN
- 9783662462102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.58
€ 160.58
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
€ 59.72
€ 59.72
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: 790.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018782
- ISBN
- 9780141018782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
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
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.76
€ 31.99
€ 26.76
Hardback. This engaging contribution to popular science explores hot-button topics in mathematics that up to now have been largely absent from the genre. Real-world examples and visual aids help unlock the numerical principles of topics such as wavelets and encryption. Num Pages: 382 pages, 121 black & white illustrations, 78 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461489382
- ISBN
- 9781461489382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.41€ 57.23
€ 61.41
€ 57.23
Hardcover. This book takes the reader on a journey around the globe and through centuries of history, exploring the transformations that mathematical proof has undergone from its inception at the time of Euclid and Pythagoras to its versatile, present-day use. Num Pages: 264 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387489087
- ISBN
- 9780387489087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.75
€ 52.99
€ 43.75
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
€ 12.54
€ 12.54
Paperback. This volume offers insights into the development of mathematical logic over the last century. The chapters explore technical innovations, the philosophical consequences of work during the period, and the historical and social context in which the logicians worked. Editor(s): Drucker, Thomas. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1991 ed
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647681
- ISBN
- 9780817647681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
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
€ 44.99€ 42.15
€ 44.99
€ 42.15
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
€ 193.04€ 144.35
€ 193.04
€ 144.35
Hardback. Die Biographie schildert das wechselvolle Leben des ungarischen Mathematikers Janos Bolyai (1802 1860), der nachwies, dass die euklidische Geometrie keine Denknotwendigkeit ist. Damit legte er einen Grundstein fur die Entwicklung der Physik im 20.Jahrhundert." Translator(s): Stern, Manfred. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600453
- ISBN
- 9783034600453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.96
€ 101.96
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
€ 90.60€ 81.91
€ 90.60
€ 81.91
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
€ 59.21€ 46.81
€ 59.21
€ 46.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pearson New International Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292027784
- ISBN
- 9781292027784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.29
€ 101.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Jullien, Vincent. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 505 pages, 161 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319374956
- ISBN
- 9783319374956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.82
€ 124.82
Paperback. This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa)." Editor(s): De Risi, Vincenzo. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 327 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319379845
- ISBN
- 9783319379845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.74
€ 188.74
hardcover. This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa)." Editor(s): Risi, Vincenzo de. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 327 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319121017
- ISBN
- 9783319121017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.56
€ 188.56
Paperback. In this book, Vladimir Maz'ya describes the first thirty years of his life. He describes his formative years in the Soviet Union, the awakening of his passion for mathematics and his early achievements, presenting, in the process, a vivid picture of the time. Translator(s): Alexeev, Arkady. Num Pages: 204 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319349060
- ISBN
- 9783319349060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.36
€ 40.99
€ 32.36