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Philosophy of mathematics
Hardback. This text provides a presentation of general philosophical approaches, more technical foundational discussions, questions related to the application of mathematics, and historical analyses. Editor(s): Agazzi, Evandro; Darvas, Gyorgy. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343431
- ISBN
- 9780792343431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.26
€ 130.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Assayag, Gerard; Feichtinger, Hans G. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642078361
- ISBN
- 9783642078361
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Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. In Western Civilization mathematics and music have a long common history. This book journeys into recent work relating music and mathematics, covering historical aspects, influence of logic and mathematical thought in composition, perception and understanding of music and computational aspects. Editor(s): Assayag, Gerard; Feichtinger, Hans G.; Rodrigues, Jose Francisco. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437277
- ISBN
- 9783540437277
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Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Beziau, Jean-Yves (University of Neuchatel); Basti, Gianfranco. Series: Studies in Universal Logic. Num Pages: 337 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, 45 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319450612
- ISBN
- 9783319450612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Paperback. Thirteen promising young researchers write on what they take to be the right philosophical account of mathematics and discuss where the philosophy of mathematics ought to be going. New trends are revealed, such as an increasing attention to mathematical practice, a reassessment of the canon, and inspiration from philosophical logic. Editor(s): Bueno, Otavio; Linnebo, Oystein. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219434
- ISBN
- 9780230219434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.94
€ 99.94
Educational Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry
. Ed(S): Damlamian, Alain; Rodrigues, Jose Fr...
Paperback. This report includes the original plenary papers from the joint ICMI-ICAM meeting, highlights collaborative research on the educational links between mathematics and industry, and features papers on the topic from a host of international contributors. Editor(s): Damlamian, Alain; Rodrigues, Jose Francisco; Strasser, Rudolf. Series: New ICMI Study Series. Num Pages: 481 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 481
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319351711
- ISBN
- 9783319351711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.20
€ 129.20
Hardback. Examines the role of scientific theory and empirical fact in the growth of mathematical knowledge. This book then examines the role of abstraction, analysis and axiomatization. It also raises the question of whether the growth of mathematical knowledge constitutes progress, and how progress may be understood. Editor(s): Grosholz, Emily R.; Breger, Herbert. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361510
- ISBN
- 9780792361510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.85
€ 291.85
Hardback. Includes: Plenary Lectures; The Vassiliev Theory of Discriminants and Knots; Transparent Proofs and Limits to Approximation; Poisson Algebraic Groups and Representations of Quantum Groups at Roots of 1; Gauge Theory and Four-Manifold Topology; Spectral Theory and Geometry; and, Pattern Theory: A Unifying Perspective. Editor(s): Joseph, A.; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 612 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1116.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764327989
- ISBN
- 9783764327989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
First European Congress of Mathematics, Paris, July 6-10, 1992
. Ed(S): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Mu...
Hardback. Includes: Martingales, Arbitrage, and Portfolio Choice; Mathematical Aspects of the Quantum Hall Effect; Analytic and Geometric Aspects of Variational Problems for Vector Valued Mappings; Harmonic Measures for Leafwise Elliptic Operators Along Foliations; and, Feynman Diagrams and Low-Dimensional Topology. Editor(s): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764327996
- ISBN
- 9783764327996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.86
€ 185.86
Hardback. Contains the round table reports of the first European Congress of Mathematics, a feature of this Congress devoted to furthering the contribution of mathematics to society and reporting on its interaction with the exact and social sciences. Editor(s): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 612 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764328009
- ISBN
- 9783764328009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.45
€ 165.45
First European Congress of Mathematics: Paris, July 6–10, 1992 Round...
. Ed(S): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Mu...
paperback. Contains the round table reports of the first European Congress of Mathematics, a new feature of this Congress devoted to furthering the contribution of mathematics to society and reporting on its interaction with the exact and social sciences. Editor(s): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 574 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764351564
- ISBN
- 9783764351564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.25
€ 170.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Ju, Shier; Lowe, Benedikt; Xie, Yun; Muller, Thomas. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 132 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319315003
- ISBN
- 9783319315003
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Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Kamali, Mohammad Hashim; Bakar, Osman; Hashim, Rugayah; Batchelor, Daud Abdul-Fattah. Num Pages: 403 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812877772
- ISBN
- 9789812877772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.24
€ 229.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Kerkhove, Bart van; Bendegem, Jean Paul van. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048172603
- ISBN
- 9789048172603
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Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics
. Ed(S): Mancosu, Paolo; Jorgensen, Klaus Fro...
Hardback. Contains contributions to the philosophical analysis of mathematical practice. The historians and philosophers in this book agree that there is more to understanding mathematics than a study of its logical structure. How are mathematical objects and concepts generated? How does the process tie up with justification? Editor(s): Mancosu, Paolo; Jorgensen, Klaus Frovin; Pedersen, Stig Andur. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033346
- ISBN
- 9781402033346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics
. Ed(S): Mancosu, Paolo; Jorgensen, Klaus Fro...
Paperback. Editor(s): Mancosu, Paolo; Jorgensen, Klaus Frovin; Pedersen, Stig Andur. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048168378
- ISBN
- 9789048168378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
The History and Philosophy of Polish Logic. Essays in Honour of Jan Wo...
. Ed(S): Mulligan, Kevin; Kijania-Placek, Kat...
Paperback. The book presents the state of the art of research into the legacy of interwar Polish analytic philosophy and exemplifies different approaches to the history of philosophy. It contains discussions and reconstructions of aspects of Polish philosophy and logic as well as reactions to and developments of this tradition. Editor(s): Mulligan, Kevin; Kijania-Placek, Katarzyna; Placek, Tomasz. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF; HPCF5; HPL; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440634
- ISBN
- 9781349440634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "Philosophical logic has been, and continues to be, a driving force behind much progress and development in philosophy more broadly. This collection by up-and-coming philosophical logicians deals with a broad range of topics, including, for example, proof-theory, probability, context-sensitivity, dialetheism and dynamic semantics"-- Editor(s): Restall, Greg; Russell, Gillian. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; HPM; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251748
- ISBN
- 9780230251748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardback. A collection of essays that explores the affinity between the mathematical and the aesthetic, focusing on fundamental connections between these two modes of reasoning and communicating. Editor(s): Sinclair, Nathalie; Pimm, David; Higginson, William. Series: CMS Books in Mathematics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387305264
- ISBN
- 9780387305264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.47
€ 68.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Zack, Maria; Landry, Elaine. Series: Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Societe Canadienne D'histoire et de Philosophie des Mathematiques. Num Pages: 248 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319432694
- ISBN
- 9783319432694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.40
€ 160.40