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History of mathematics
Paperback. One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. His religious beliefs led him to expect paradoxes in any concept of the infinite. This work shows that these played an integral part in his understanding and defense of set theory. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024479
- ISBN
- 9780691024479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.82
€ 82.90
€ 63.82
Hardcover. This book introduces fundamentals of geometry in the approximate order of their discovery, from the ancient Greeks through Euclid, to Descartes, Euler and Gauss, to spatial geometry, matrices and projective geometry. Includes many examples, figures and images. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642291623
- ISBN
- 9783642291623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732604
- ISBN
- 9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Kielanowski, Piotr; Bieliavsky, Pierre; Odesskii, Alexander; Odzijewicz, Anatol; Schlichenmaier, Martin; Voronov, Theodore. Series: Trends in Mathematics. Num Pages: 299 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKS; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319352824
- ISBN
- 9783319352824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.98
€ 64.98
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034895170
- ISBN
- 9783034895170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.01
€ 82.01
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
€ 68.16
€ 68.16
Gardens, Knowledge and the Sciences in the Early Modern Period
. Ed(S): Fischer, Hubertus; Remmert, Volker R...
hardcover. Editor(s): Fischer, Hubertus; Remmert, Volker R.; Wolschke-Bulmahn, Joachim. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 380 pages, 72 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; PBX; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319263403
- ISBN
- 9783319263403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 308.50
€ 308.50
Hardback. Published in honor of his 70th birthday, this volume explores and celebrates the work of G.W. (Pete) Stewart, a world-renowned expert in computational linear algebra. It includes forty-four of Stewart's most influential research papers and a biography of him. Editor(s): Kilmer, Misha E.; O'Leary, Dianne P. (University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA). Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 729 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBKS; PBX; UGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 3300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 729
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649678
- ISBN
- 9780817649678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.40
€ 201.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Goethe, Norma B.; Beeley, Philip; Rabouin, David. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 210 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401796637
- ISBN
- 9789401796637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38
€ 65.38
Paperback. Traces the development of the calculus from the early seventeenth century through its expansion into mathematical analysis to the developments in set theory and the foundations of mathematics in the early twentieth century. This book chronicles the work of mathematicians from Descartes and Newton to Russell and Hilbert and many others. Editor(s): Grattan-Guinness, Ivor. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCH; PBKA; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070827
- ISBN
- 9780691070827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.37€ 71.27
€ 92.37
€ 71.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Petsche, Hans-Joachim; Lewis, Albert C.; Liesen, Jorg; Russ, Steve. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807388
- ISBN
- 9783034807388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.50
€ 127.50
Hardback. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Grassmann (1809-1877), an interdisciplinary conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, and in Grassmann's hometown Szczecin, Poland. This title contains 37 papers presented at the conference. Editor(s): Petsche, Hans-Joachim; Lewis, Albert C.; Liesen, Jorg; Russ, Steve. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1251.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034604048
- ISBN
- 9783034604048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
Hardback. Includes the foundational ideas of working mathematicians, such as Kronecker, Dedekind, Borel and the early Hilbert, and the development of notions like model and modelling, arbitrary function, completeness, and non-Archimedean structures. This title also covers Husserl, Wittgenstein and Ramsey. Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334842
- ISBN
- 9780792334842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.88
€ 249.88
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€ 10.14
€ 10.99
€ 10.14
Paperback. Introduces Arabic numerals and methods in Europe. This title is of interest to historians of science, mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 638 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387407371
- ISBN
- 9780387407371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Festschrift Zur Feier Des 100. Geburtstages Hermann Grassmanns
Vorstande Der Berliner Mathematischen Gesells...
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 2. Weight in Grams: 77.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1909
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663154273
- ISBN
- 9783663154273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148298
- ISBN
- 9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
Paperback. Series: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics. Num Pages: 185 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBB; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319428628
- ISBN
- 9783319428628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.37
€ 59.37
Hardcover. This book offers an historical perspective on the basic mathematical concepts, results, and theories behind number theory, calculus/analysis, and proofs, offering ten historical essays on key topics, four historical courses and biographies of five important mathematicians. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBH; PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817682675
- ISBN
- 9780817682675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.28
€ 114.28
Paperback. Evariste Galois' short life was lived against the turbulent background of the restoration of the Bourbons to the throne of France, the 1830 revolution in Paris and the accession of Louis-Phillipe. This work focuses on a life led with great intensity and a death met tragically under dark circumstances. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 163 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PBF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764354107
- ISBN
- 9783764354107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05