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History of mathematics

Hardback. Recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before he was slain by a Roman soldier - "Don't disturb my circles" - words that seem to refer to two radically different concerns: that of the practical person living in the concrete world of reality, and that of the theoretician lost in a world of abstraction. Editor(s): Doxiadis, Apostolos; Mazur, Barry. Num Pages: 552 pages, 91 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149042
ISBN
9780691149042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.73
€ 53.34

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

€ 74.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119127925
ISBN
9781119127925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107536517
ISBN
9781107536517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback. Combinatorics is the branch of discrete mathematics that studies (and counts) permutations, combinations, and arrangements of sets of elements. This book constitutes the first book-length survey of the history of combinatorics and uniquely assembles research in the area that would otherwise be inaccessible to the general reader. Editor(s): Wilson, Robin; Watkins, John J. Num Pages: 400 pages, 130 b/w line drawings, 20 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: PBD; PBV; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198739050
ISBN
9780198739050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Case, Bettye Anne; Leggett, Anne M. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171098
ISBN
9780691171098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. This title provides an introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. Num Pages: 256 pages, 301 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160122
ISBN
9780691160122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); and John Casey (1820-1891). Editor(s): Houston, Ken. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621496
ISBN
9781900621496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316607015
ISBN
9781316607015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.55

Describes the developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics - the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. The Clay Mathematics Institute is offering a prize of $1 million to anyone who can discover a general solution to the problem. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBMW; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151199
ISBN
9780691151199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Other refinements in the new edition include an enlarged biography of Emmy Noether's life and work, parallels drawn between the present approach and Noether's original 1918 paper, and a summary of the logic behind Noether's theorem. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20, 5 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX; PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
revised and updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422671
ISBN
9781421422671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

hardcover. Using an array of published and private sources, Cohen shows how philosophers and mathematicians seized upon the beautiful simplicity inherent in mathematical laws to reconnect with the divine and traces the route by which the divinely inspired mathematics of the Victorian era begot later secular philosophies. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HRCX6; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885532
ISBN
9780801885532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

Paperback. Series: Princeton Mathematical Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: PBMW; PBPH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171104
ISBN
9780691171104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32
€ 42.10

Paperback. The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy student and teacher sewn softcover edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossary. Editor(s): Densmore, Dana. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L. Num Pages: 529 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
529
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009194
ISBN
9781888009194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.68

Hardcover. The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy sewn hardcover student and teacher edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossary. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L.; Densmore, Dana. Num Pages: 529 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
529
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009187
ISBN
9781888009187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.84

Hardcover. Explore Euler's extraordinary contribution to pure mathematics and beyond, in areas such as astronomy and music. Editor(s): Bogolyubov, N. N.; Mikhailov, G.K.; Yushkevich, A. P. Translator(s): Burns, Robert. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 27. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Mathematical Association of America United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883855645
ISBN
9780883855645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.82

Hardcover. Euler is one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. This book examines his work and its relation to current mathematics. It also treats the progression of ideas regarding divergent series from Euler to many parts of modern analysis and quantum physics. Num Pages: 300 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: PBB; PBH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821835807
ISBN
9780821835807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.73

Paperback. Leonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects - from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and giant all-carbon molecules. Yet Euler's formula is so simple it can be explained to a child. This title tells the story of this indispensable mathematical idea. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones. 185 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154572
ISBN
9780691154572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Emil Artin was one of the great mathematicians of the twentieth century. He had the rare distinction of having solved two of the famous problems posed by David Hilbert in 1900. He showed that every positive definite rational function of several variables was a sum of squares. This book gathers a selection of his writings. Editor(s): Rosen, Michael. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 643.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821841723
ISBN
9780821841723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.02

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
€ 29.12

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