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History of mathematics
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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319237145
- ISBN
- 9783319237145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
Paperback. By any measure, the Pythagorean theorem is the most famous statement in all of mathematics. In this book, the author reveals the full story of this ubiquitous geometric theorem. It shows that the theorem, although attributed to Pythagoras, was known to the Babylonians more than a thousand years earlier. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 color illus. 141 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148236
- ISBN
- 9780691148236
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Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.15
€ 19.00
€ 17.15
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
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.30
€ 53.99
€ 45.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319100937
- ISBN
- 9783319100937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
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
€ 95.06€ 72.98
€ 95.06
€ 72.98
Paperback. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009691
- ISBN
- 9780674009691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
paperback. Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032382
- ISBN
- 9780141032382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. To mark the centenary of the 1910 to 1913 publication of the monumental Principia Mathematica by Alfred N. Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, this collection of fifteen new essays by distinguished scholars considers the influence and history of PM over the last hundred years. Editor(s): Griffin, N. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 485 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPM; PBB; PBX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 485
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466115
- ISBN
- 9781349466115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
The Noether Theorems. Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentiet...
Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach
Paperback. This book carries a translation of Noether's original paper into English, and then describes the strange history of its reception and the responses to her work. The book clearly shows how long it took to recognize the seminal importance of Noether's results. Translator(s): Schwarzbach, Bertram Eugene. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 205 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461427681
- ISBN
- 9781461427681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
paperback. Editor(s): Feingold, M. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPC; HR; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048161157
- ISBN
- 9789048161157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JNB; JNU; PBX; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226421490
- ISBN
- 9780226421490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Hardback. The Mathematics of Measurement is a historical survey of the introduction of mathematics to physics and of the branches of mathematics that were developed specifically for handling measurements, including dimensional analysis, error analysis, and the calculus of quantities. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387915814
- ISBN
- 9780387915814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.09
€ 107.09
Hardcover. This book on focuses on the work of Ferdinand Frobenius in linear algebra, its relationship with the work of Burnside, Cartan, and Molien, and its extension by Schur and Brauer. Also covers the Berlin school of mathematics and the guiding force of Weierstrass. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 699 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461463320
- ISBN
- 9781461463320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.73
€ 187.73
Hardback. British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in 1954 after eating a cyanide-laced apple - his death was ruled a suicide. This book reveals the author's personal reflections on Turing and other fellow mathematicians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129822
- ISBN
- 9780691129822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Daly, R. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 951.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642075704
- ISBN
- 9783642075704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.32€ 61.63
€ 67.32
€ 61.63
Hardcover. Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is one of Norways greatest scientific talents. His mathematical works have made him famous around the world no less than Niels Henrik Abel. This biography introduces us both the person Sophus Lie and his time. Translator(s): Daly, R. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540421375
- ISBN
- 9783540421375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 47.83
€ 53.99
€ 47.83
Paperback. This text contains the following four mathematical treatises of the 15th century polymath, Leon Alberti: Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura. Each treatise, presented in modern English, includes commentary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807470
- ISBN
- 9783034807470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Rodriguez-Consuegra, Francisco A. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034875356
- ISBN
- 9783034875356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Focusing on a subset of Ramanujan's significant papers, this book gives an informal account of major developments that emanated from his work in the 20th and 21st centuries. The essays presented here show how Ramanujan shaped the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBKF; PBV; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132217435
- ISBN
- 9788132217435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.99
€ 182.99
Hardcover. Focusing on a subset of Ramanujan's significant papers, this book gives an informal account of major developments that emanated from his work in the 20th and 21st centuries. The essays presented here show how Ramanujan shaped the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBKF; PBV; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132207696
- ISBN
- 9788132207696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.99
€ 182.99