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History of mathematics
Paperback. Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Num Pages: 392 pages, 99 line illus. BIC Classification: PBU; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130521
- ISBN
- 9780691130521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. First published in 1991, The Unreal Life of Oscar Zariski was highly successful and widely praised, but has been out of print for many years. Springer is proud to make this book available again, introducing Oscar Zariski to a new generation of mathematicians. Num Pages: 194 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094298
- ISBN
- 9780387094298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
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
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
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
€ 114.47
€ 114.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319255668
- ISBN
- 9783319255668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 40.32
€ 43.99
€ 40.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175997
- ISBN
- 9780691175997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.56
€ 23.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. A handy where-to-find-it pocket reference companion to Euclid's Elements. Provides all the propositions and diagrams without the detailed proofs. Readers can use it to see the scope and structure of Elements, identify exactly what Euclid covers and what he doesn't, and to find the location of remembered propositions. Editor(s): Densmore, Dana. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009217
- ISBN
- 9781888009217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.76
€ 14.99
€ 13.76
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
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Paperback. Neal Koblitz is a co-inventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, and his autobiographical memoirs are collected in this volume. These engaging stories fully capture the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events of his generation. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBX; UMB; URY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 401
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642430152
- ISBN
- 9783642430152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.15
€ 97.15
Hardback. String Figures as Mathematics? Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 411 pages, 1100 black & white illustrations, 134 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319119939
- ISBN
- 9783319119939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.51
€ 124.51
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematic...
Ivor Grattan-Guiness (Ed.)
Paperback. First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Grattan-Guiness, Ivor. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1805.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138688162
- ISBN
- 9781138688162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
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
€ 67.58€ 52.85
€ 67.58
€ 52.85
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: 870. An Epic Search for Truth. 352 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. The innovative, dramatic graphic novel based on the life of the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FXL; PBX. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 24. Weight: 858.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747597209
- ISBN
- 9780747597209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.03
€ 21.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pearson New International Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292027784
- ISBN
- 9781292027784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.62
€ 100.62
Hardback. Translator(s): Bruzzo, Ugo. Series: Springer Biographies. BIC Classification: PBX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493935314
- ISBN
- 9781493935314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.01
€ 135.01
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€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Find out why maths really is for you, for your children and for your grandchildren, and why it's a natural part of your cultural heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 B&W and 8 Colour. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783167968
- ISBN
- 9781783167968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.07
€ 17.07
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
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555460
- ISBN
- 9781781555460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.00
€ 36.99
€ 32.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486797939
- ISBN
- 9780486797939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.49
€ 9.99
€ 9.49