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History of mathematics

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History of mathematics

Paperback. We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory. This book gives us the complete history of this area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 halftones. 67 line illus. BIC Classification: PBUD; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155012
ISBN
9780691155012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PBKA; PBM; PBW; PBX; PDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284388
ISBN
9780674284388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Meyenn, Karl Von. Series: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 994 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
994
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662308400
ISBN
9783662308400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 206.87

Hardback. "The Almagest", by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. This title provides students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the "Almagest". Editor(s): Jones, Alexander. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Annotated ed
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387848259
ISBN
9780387848259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.67

Paperback. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034899635
ISBN
9783034899635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.97

Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPK; JNU; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048146444
ISBN
9789048146444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 189.11

Hardcover. Deals with some of the influential mathematics departments in the United States. This book also deals with a conference held at Princeton in 1946 to commemorate the university's bicentennial. It covers topics such as the influence of women in American mathematics, the burgeoning of differential geometry, and discussions of the work of von Karman. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 585 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 1219.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821801307
ISBN
9780821801307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.00
€ 113.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Zook, David. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBM; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1993
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048142170
ISBN
9789048142170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461275473
ISBN
9781461275473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.39

Paperback / so. Series: Mathematische Bibliothek. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 3. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1913
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663154167
ISBN
9783663154167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 521 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
521
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642086380
ISBN
9783642086380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 190.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 521 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
521
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540670841
ISBN
9783540670841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.16

Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128054
ISBN
9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.15

Paperback. This unique book shows how Lazare Carnot and his son Sadi influenced each other in their work in the fields of mechanics and thermodynamics, and how future generations of scientists have further benefited from their work. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 506 pages, 77 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBX; PDX; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2014
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401779500
ISBN
9789401779500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.58

paperback. Editor(s): Rollet, Laurent. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034894418
ISBN
9783034894418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Paperback. Providing insight into one of the most fascinating and unique subjects in statistics, this book examines classic problems of probability that have both contributed to the field and have been of historical significance, including Parrondo's Amazing Paradox, Laplace's Rule of Succession, and Jacob Bernoulli and His Golden Theorem. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118063255
ISBN
9781118063255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.62

Paperback / so. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034874120
ISBN
9783034874120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Mauldin, R. Daniel. Num Pages: 340 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKF; PBP; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319228969
ISBN
9783319228969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316633304
ISBN
9781316633304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.03

hardcover. Editor(s): Ramaswamy, Ramakrishna. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCHS; PBT; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer India
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9788132236740
ISBN
9788132236740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.44

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