History of mathematics
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History of mathematics
paperback. The innovative, dramatic graphic novel based on the life of the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell. Num Pages: 352 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FXL; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747597209
- ISBN
- 9780747597209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.10
€ 21.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. Lewis Carroll's books have delighted children and adults for generations, but behind their exuberant fantasy and delightful nonsense was the mind of a brilliant mathematician. This title explores the curious imagination of this man who filled his writings with problems, paradoxes, puzzles and teasing games of logic. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141016108
- ISBN
- 9780141016108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Pesic, Peter. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486489032
- ISBN
- 9780486489032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 696 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119274
- ISBN
- 9780691119274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 55.14
€ 71.06
€ 55.14
Hardcover. Leonhard Euler was by far the most productive mathematician in the history of mankind, and also one of the greatest scholars of all time. He attained, a degree of popularity and fame which may well be compared with that of Galilei, Newton, or Einstein. This book is based in part on unpublished sources and comes right out of the research on Euler. Translator(s): Gautschi, E.; Gautschi, W. Num Pages: 180 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764375386
- ISBN
- 9783764375386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
Hardback. Pays homage to Freudenthal and his work on mathematics, its history and education. This book portrays Freudenthal as a universal human being. It reviews his final book "Revisiting Mathematics Education" (1991). It also describes Freudenthal's "Working on Mathematics Education" both from an historical as well as a theoretical perspective. Editor(s): Streefland, Leen. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from EDUCATIONAL STUDIES IN MATHEMATICS
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326533
- ISBN
- 9780792326533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Book. Editor(s): Walter, Scott; Nabonnand, Philippe; Mawhin, Jean; Volkert, Klaus. Num Pages: 500 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ; PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764371685
- ISBN
- 9783764371685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.69
€ 168.69
Hardback. Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius and was one of the key players in topology. This book details of the life and work of this complex and often controversial genius. Num Pages: 875 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBP; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 853
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447146155
- ISBN
- 9781447146155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.03€ 82.55
€ 85.03
€ 82.55
L'Hôpital's Analyse des infiniments petits: An Annotated Translation ...
Bradley, Robert E, Petrilli, Salvatore J, San...
Hardcover. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 311 pages, 239 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKL; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319171142
- ISBN
- 9783319171142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.64
€ 162.64
Hardcover. Journey through Mathematics offers an in-depth look at some of the most important aspects of about two thousand years of mathematical history. Topics include trigonometry and logarithms, complex numbers, infinite series, calculus, and some of the lesser known, but crucial contributors to modern day mathematics. Num Pages: 466 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387921532
- ISBN
- 9780387921532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.44
€ 148.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155708
- ISBN
- 9780691155708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Inventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour/black+white. BIC Classification: BGT; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267668
- ISBN
- 9781905267668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
Hardback. Presents the features of the Wasan tradition, which is the indigenous mathematics that developed in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868). This work offers a description of the mathematical textbooks published in the 17th century, then shifts to the work of the two leading mathematicians of this tradition, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Translator(s): Wimmer-Zagier, Silke. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764387440
- ISBN
- 9783764387440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 277.15
€ 277.15
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
She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882913
- ISBN
- 9780801882913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.32
€ 89.32
Hardback. Italian mathematics between the two World Wars was shaped by a colorful array of strong personalities who concentrated their efforts on a select number of fields and won international recognition and respect in an incredibly short time. This book describes Italian mathematics in the period between the two World Wars. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365554
- ISBN
- 9783764365554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07
€ 130.07
Paperback. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 122 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312975
- ISBN
- 9781848312975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
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. While the Jesuits claimed Xu as a convert, he presented the Jesuits as men from afar who had traveled from the West to China to serve the emperor. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406060
- ISBN
- 9781421406060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.04
€ 70.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Mazliak, Laurent; Tazzioli, Rossana; Jouve, Guillaume. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 321 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DST; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319400808
- ISBN
- 9783319400808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.83
€ 189.83