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History of mathematics
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€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, this book offers an account of Bayes' rule for general readers, It traces its discovery by an amateur mathematician in the 1740s through its development into roughly its modern form by French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBTB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 37310th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188226
- ISBN
- 9780300188226
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.39
€ 17.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Appel, Andrew W. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 253 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164731
- ISBN
- 9780691164731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
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
€ 53.29€ 42.00
€ 53.29
€ 42.00
Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784700089
- ISBN
- 9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.67
€ 14.99
€ 11.67
Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088917
- ISBN
- 9780674088917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.76
€ 31.99
€ 26.76
Hardcover. This book explains how mathematical ideas evolved in response to the growing levels of organization in human societies, from prehistoric times to the present day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198753353
- ISBN
- 9780198753353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.17
€ 57.17
Hardback. Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius and was one of the key players in topology. This book details of the life and work of this complex and often controversial genius. Num Pages: 875 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBP; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 853
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447146155
- ISBN
- 9781447146155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.03€ 82.55
€ 85.03
€ 82.55
Hardcover. Presents an essay on the development of Chebyshev's theory of approximation of functions, later called 'Constructive function theory', an essay of the development of the calculus of variations, and a study of the history of finite differences, in whose development Soviet mathematicians have played a prominent role. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764358457
- ISBN
- 9783764358457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
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
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Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Hardback. In these selected essays, Charles Parsons surveys the contributions of philosophers and mathematicians who shaped the philosophy of mathematics over the past century: Brouwer, Hilbert, Bernays, Weyl, Godel, Russell, Quine, Putnam, Wang, and Tait. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; PBCD; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728066
- ISBN
- 9780674728066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.63€ 62.27
€ 68.63
€ 62.27
Paperback. This book traces the history of population dynamics. It details the problems that scientists face when governments ask them for reliable predictions to help control epidemic, manage renewable resources, or anticipate demographic evolutions such as aging. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857291141
- ISBN
- 9780857291141
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Condition: New
€ 60.39
€ 60.39
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 684 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBK; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461426325
- ISBN
- 9781461426325
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Condition: New
€ 60.00
€ 60.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Pesic, Peter. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486489032
- ISBN
- 9780486489032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133911
- ISBN
- 9780691133911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198747833
- ISBN
- 9780198747833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.19
€ 31.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Swetz, Frank J. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486474427
- ISBN
- 9780486474427
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.65
€ 15.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Hankins brings together the many aspects of Hamilton's life and work-from his significant contributions to mathematics, optics, and mechanics to his passion for metaphysics, poetry, and politics-fully portraying the brilliant man whose faith and idealism guided him in everything he did. Num Pages: 500 pages, 48, 20 black & white halftones, 28 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869730
- ISBN
- 9780801869730
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.15
€ 44.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. 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: 253 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 589
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009231
- ISBN
- 9781888009231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.02
€ 34.99
€ 32.02
Hardcover. Journey through Mathematics offers an in-depth look at some of the most important aspects of about two thousand years of mathematical history. Topics include trigonometry and logarithms, complex numbers, infinite series, calculus, and some of the lesser known, but crucial contributors to modern day mathematics. Num Pages: 466 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387921532
- ISBN
- 9780387921532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.44
€ 148.44