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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€ 12.18
€ 14.99
€ 12.18
Hardcover. 5000 Years of Geometry Translator(s): Schreiber, Jana. Num Pages: 638 pages, 157 black & white illustrations, 156 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034808972
- ISBN
- 9783034808972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.25
€ 231.25
paperback.
Die Ursprunge der Mathematik liegen in den Hochkulturen Mesopotamiens im 4. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Hier beginnt der Autor seine spannende Zeitreise. Ein lebendiges Lesevergnugen mit mathematischen Ideen, Methoden, Ergebnissen und den Menschen, die sie entwickelten..
Series: Vom Zahlstein zum Computer. BIC Classification: PBX. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 813.- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Spektrum
- Edition
- 1. Aufl. 2008. Unveränd. Nachdruck
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642313486
- ISBN
- 9783642313486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.15
€ 48.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718199463
- ISBN
- 9780718199463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. An informal guide to the evolution of mathematical language and its profound influence on our lives Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472117113
- ISBN
- 9781472117113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
A Chronicle of Permutation Statistical Methods: 1920-2000, and Beyond
Berry, Kenneth J., Johnston, Janis E, Mielke,...
Hardcover. A Chronicle of Permutation Statistical Methods Num Pages: 517 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319027432
- ISBN
- 9783319027432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.15
€ 131.15
Hardcover. A Comet of the Enlightenment Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319006178
- ISBN
- 9783319006178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
hardcover. The first critical edition with English translation and commentary, this book records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura, including pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, and an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics, the theories of light and vision. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 305 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9783319479903
- ISBN
- 9783319479903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.87
€ 150.87
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. 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
€ 44.99€ 34.69
€ 44.99
€ 34.69
Paperback. Covering the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations right up to modern mathematics this highly illustrated book addresses the methods and challenges associated with studying the history of mathematics for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199676767
- ISBN
- 9780199676767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
hardcover. This study discusses the history of the central limit theorem and related probabilistic limit theorems from about 1810 through 1950. Coverage extends to the historical development of analytical probability theory and its tools. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387878560
- ISBN
- 9780387878560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.30
€ 235.30
paperback. This study discusses the history of the central limit theorem and related probabilistic limit theorems from about 1810 through 1950. Coverage extends to the historical development of analytical probability theory and its tools. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461427018
- ISBN
- 9781461427018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 228.44
€ 228.44
paperback. Tracking the concept of 'work' in applied mechanics, from Carnot to new-generation polytechnical engineers such as Navier, Coriolis and Poncelet, this book extends to the principle of virtual works, pointing the way for future research and applications. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 262 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PHH; TGMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401779180
- ISBN
- 9789401779180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
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
€ 62.55€ 59.28
€ 62.55
€ 59.28
A Mathematician's Journeys: Otto Neugebauer and Modern Transformations...
. Ed(S): Jones, Alexander; Proust, Christine;...
hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Alexander; Proust, Christine; Steele, John M. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 353 pages, 54 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 695.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319258638
- ISBN
- 9783319258638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.27
€ 151.27
Hardcover. Taking off from Euclid's famous assertion to the contrary, this book leads the reader on a clear path - a royal road - through the elements of modern algebraic geometry from algebraic curves to the present shape of the field to Grothendieck's theory of schemes. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642192241
- ISBN
- 9783642192241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.54
€ 118.54
Paperback. This book traces the history of population dynamics. It details the problems that scientists face when governments ask them for reliable predictions to help control epidemic, manage renewable resources, or anticipate demographic evolutions such as aging. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857291141
- ISBN
- 9780857291141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610511
- ISBN
- 9780691610511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.12€ 68.86
€ 89.12
€ 68.86
Hardcover. This book develops the major themes of time series analysis from its formal beginnings in the early part of the 20th century to the present day through the research of six distinguished British statisticians, all of whose work is characterised by the British traits of pragmatism and the desire to solve practical problems of importance. Series: Palgrave Advanced Texts in Econometrics. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369115
- ISBN
- 9780230369115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.15
€ 196.15