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History of mathematics
Hardback. This collection of essays focuses on the reception of Leibniz's thinking in the sciences and the philosophy of science in the 19th and 20th centuries. Authors studied include C.F. Gauss, Georg Cantor, Kurd Lasswitz, Bertrand Russell, Ernst Cassirer, Louis Couturat, among others. Editor(s): Kromer, Ralph; Chin-Drian, Yannick. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605038
- ISBN
- 9783034605038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Hardback. 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: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034604734
- ISBN
- 9783034604734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Hardback. This text is based on lectures Couturat gave at the University Caen. It is an outstanding document of the popularization and propagation of symbolic logic around 1900, and it is the only manuscript mentioned in his correspondence that has been rediscovered. Editor(s): Schlaudt, Oliver; Sakhri, Mohsen. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034604109
- ISBN
- 9783034604109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.17
€ 135.17
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. Comprising unpublished material including photographs and letters that were believed lost forever, this book gives deep insights into the great scholar's struggle for self-discovery, and allows the relationship to his very different brother to emerge vividly. Editor(s): Petsche, Hans-Joachim; Kannenberg, Lloyd C.; Kessler, Gottfried; Liskowacka, Jolanta. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034601542
- ISBN
- 9783034601542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
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
hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649395
- ISBN
- 9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.66
€ 123.66
Walter Gautschi, Volume 3: Selected Works with Commentaries
. Ed(S): Brezinski, Claude; Sameh, Ahmed
paperback. Editor(s): Brezinski, Claude; Sameh, Ahmed. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 778 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 778
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493955572
- ISBN
- 9781493955572
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Condition: New
€ 192.95
€ 192.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Brezinski, Claude; Sameh, Ahmed. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 927 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 1731.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 927
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493943906
- ISBN
- 9781493943906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.57
€ 192.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Brezinski, Claude; Sameh, Ahmed. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 705 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 705
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493943890
- ISBN
- 9781493943890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.60
€ 129.60
Paperback. This two volume set presents over 50 of the most groundbreaking contributions of Menahem M Schiffer. All of the reprints of Schiffer's works herein have extensive annotation and invited commentaries, offering new clarity and insight into his impact and legacy. Editor(s): Duren, Peter; Zalcman, Lawrence. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 569 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493939558
- ISBN
- 9781493939558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Paperback. This two-volume set collects more than 50 of the most groundbreaking contributions of Menahem Max Schiffer, on topics including geometric function theory, Riemann surfaces and partial differential equations. Includes annotation and invited commentaries. Editor(s): Duren, Peter; Zalcman, Lawrence. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 587 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1287.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 587
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493936984
- ISBN
- 9781493936984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
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
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
The Theory of the Top. Volume IV. Technical Applications of the Theory...
Klein, Felix; Sommerfeld, Arnold
Hardback. The theory of the top, originally made public as a lecture by Felix Klein at the University of Gottingen in 1895, was improved by Klein's collaboration with Arnold Sommerfeld. This volume provides a thorough and insightful account and includes recent advances. Translator(s): Nagem, Raymond J.; Sandri, Guido. Num Pages: 262 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDX; PHD; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817648268
- ISBN
- 9780817648268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.00
€ 124.00
The Theory of the Top. Perturbations. Astronomical and Geophysical App...
Klein, Felix; Sommerfeld, Arnold
Hardback. A series of four self-contained English translations that provide insights into kinetic theory and kinematics. Translator(s): Nagem, Raymond J.; Sandri, Guido. Num Pages: 325 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PHD; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817648251
- ISBN
- 9780817648251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.89
€ 145.89
The Theory of the Top. Development of the Theory in the Case of the He...
Klein, Felix; Sommerfeld, Arnold
Hardback. A product of Felix Klein's lectures from 1895, the Theory of the Top remains an informative and insightful text for students and mathematicians alike. Translator(s): Nagem, Raymond J.; Sandri, Guido. Num Pages: 426 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDX; PHD; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817648244
- ISBN
- 9780817648244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.72
€ 184.72
Paperback. This volume offers insights into the development of mathematical logic over the last century. The chapters explore technical innovations, the philosophical consequences of work during the period, and the historical and social context in which the logicians worked. Editor(s): Drucker, Thomas. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1991 ed
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647681
- ISBN
- 9780817647681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardback. This book presents contributions of mathematicians covering topics from ancient India, placing them in the broader context of the history of mathematics. Through a systematic approach, it examines these ancient mathematical ideas that were spread throughout India, China, the Islamic world, and Western Europe. Editor(s): Yadav, B S; Mohan, Man (University of Delhi). Num Pages: 218 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646943
- ISBN
- 9780817646943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.74
€ 159.74
Paperback. This book explores the history of abstract algebra. It shows how abstract algebra has arisen in attempting to solve some of these classical problems, providing a context from which the reader may gain a deeper appreciation of the mathematics involved. Num Pages: 184 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646844
- ISBN
- 9780817646844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64