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Paperback. Editor(s): Biehler, Rolf; Scholz, Roland W.; Strasser, Rudolf; Winkelmann, Bernard (Institute for Didactics of Mathematics, University of Bielefeld, Germany). Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 467 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNU; PBX; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401737661
- ISBN
- 9789401737661
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Condition: New
€ 251.13
€ 251.13
Paperback. This book provides a deeper understanding of L.E.J. Brouwer and his revolutionary ideas on topology and foundations of mathematics (intuitionism). Includes letters and university and faculty correspondence that illustrates his role in the twentieth century. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBP; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447126911
- ISBN
- 9781447126911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
Paperback / so. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447127154
- ISBN
- 9781447127154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.55
€ 164.55
Paperback. The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance of his work is often overlooked. This book details the man, his achievements and his historical importance. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447158240
- ISBN
- 9781447158240
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics. Num Pages: 341 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461269069
- ISBN
- 9781461269069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.47
€ 78.47
The Application of Mathematics to the Sciences of Nature. Critical Mom...
. Ed(S): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (...
Paperback. Editor(s): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (University of Pisa, Italy); Freguglia, Paolo. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDE; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461351474
- ISBN
- 9781461351474
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Condition: New
€ 194.94
€ 194.94
Paperback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425038
- ISBN
- 9781461425038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
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. Comprised of eight books, Apollonius's Conics was one of the greatest works of advanced mathematics in antiquity. This volume provides the first complete English translation of Edmond Halley's reconstruction of Book VIII with supplementary notes on the text. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429876
- ISBN
- 9781461429876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lang, Serge; Tate, John T. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBP; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461457985
- ISBN
- 9781461457985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.28
€ 86.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Prekopa, Andras; Molnar, Emil. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 519 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBMP; PBMS; PBX; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 519
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461497714
- ISBN
- 9781461497714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.27
€ 196.27
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
€ 69.19
€ 69.19
Hardback. Presents Newton's "Principia" not only to modern scholars of history of science, but also to nonspecialist undergraduate students of humanities. This title moves from Newton's definitions and axioms through the essential propositions, as Newton himself identified them, to the establishment of universal gravitation and elliptical orbits. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 589 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Edition
- 3
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009248
- ISBN
- 9781888009248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.69
€ 52.99
€ 47.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PBX; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556523502
- ISBN
- 9781556523502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.27
€ 21.99
€ 21.27
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.30
€ 53.99
€ 45.30
Hardback. Series: Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 885 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 885
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387971803
- ISBN
- 9780387971803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.99
€ 290.99
Hardback. Euclid presents the essential of mathematics in a manner which has set a high standard for more than 2000 years. This book offers an explanation of the nature of mathematics from its most important early source. It is suitable for lovers of mathematics, whether they be students or university professors. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2001
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387984230
- ISBN
- 9780387984230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.00
€ 168.00
Hardback. t/c with MS. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; DNF; PBMS; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387987484
- ISBN
- 9780387987484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.85
€ 133.85
Hardback. An understanding of developments in Arabic mathematics between the IXth and XVth century is vital to a full appreciation of the history of classical mathematics. This book highlights one of the major developments in Arabic mathematical thinking, provoked by the double fecondation between arithmetic and the algebra of al-Khwarizmi. Translator(s): Armstrong, Angela. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325659
- ISBN
- 9780792325659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.09
€ 257.09
Hardback. Pays homage to Freudenthal and his work on mathematics, its history and education. This book portrays Freudenthal as a universal human being. It reviews his final book "Revisiting Mathematics Education" (1991). It also describes Freudenthal's "Working on Mathematics Education" both from an historical as well as a theoretical perspective. Editor(s): Streefland, Leen. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from EDUCATIONAL STUDIES IN MATHEMATICS
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326533
- ISBN
- 9780792326533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.00
€ 131.00