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Philosophy of mathematics
Hardback. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into the diversity of Generality. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37. BIC Classification: HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 191 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198777267
- ISBN
- 9780198777267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.27
€ 206.27
Hardcover. Brings together essays by twenty experts in the history of mathematics who have investigated the genesis of the international mathematical community. This book includes developments within component national mathematical communities, such as the growth of societies and journals, and wide-ranging political, philosophical, and pedagogical issues. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 408 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821821244
- ISBN
- 9780821821244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.81
€ 141.81
Hardback. Translator(s): Spitzer, Susan. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509512027
- ISBN
- 9781509512027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Kolmogorov in Perspective (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathema...
American Mathematical Society/London Mathemat...
Paperback. Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829189
- ISBN
- 9780821829189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.02
€ 144.02
Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732604
- ISBN
- 9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback. A monograph on the interface of computational complexity and randomness of sets of natural numbers. Series: Oxford Logic Guides. Num Pages: 456 pages, 13 b/w line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD; UYAM; UYF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199652600
- ISBN
- 9780199652600
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Condition: New
€ 95.03
€ 95.03
Paperback. A welcome intervention in the science vs. humanities debate Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067978
- ISBN
- 9780472067978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.86
€ 40.99
€ 35.86
Hardcover. Explains how computers have brought a fresh practicality to mathematics and mathematical applications. This book explains fuzzy logic, a technique that allows computers to work with imprecise terms. It also discusses 'genetic algorithms' and 'neural networks'. It is intended for both specialists and the general reader. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 line drawings 1 table. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD; PBWX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001449
- ISBN
- 9780691001449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.61€ 41.84
€ 53.61
€ 41.84
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive treatise on the logical foundation of mathematics. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415487412
- ISBN
- 9780415487412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.05
€ 24.99
€ 23.05
Hardback. Two features of mathematics stand out: its objects and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. This text challenges the belief in the origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics, combining the mental and the linguistic aspects. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PBB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736831
- ISBN
- 9780804736831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.77
€ 127.77
hardcover. This is a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 20. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804721271
- ISBN
- 9780804721271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
Paperback. * 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, Int b&w. BIC Classification: BG; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349104522
- ISBN
- 9780349104522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489815
- ISBN
- 9780801489815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.78
€ 51.99
€ 45.78
Paperback. When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652573
- ISBN
- 9780745652573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Hardback. When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652566
- ISBN
- 9780745652566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in 1954 after eating a cyanide-laced apple - his death was ruled a suicide. This book reveals the author's personal reflections on Turing and other fellow mathematicians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129822
- ISBN
- 9780691129822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
The Calculus Collection: A Resource for AP* and Beyond (Classroom Reso...
Diefenderfer, Caren L., Nelsen, Roger B.
Hardcover. A collection of articles introducing the core ideas of calculus. A resource for teachers of secondary school and undergraduate students. Series: Classroom Resource Materials. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBKA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883857618
- ISBN
- 9780883857618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.47
€ 90.47
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction considers who Leibniz was and introduces his overarching intellectual vision. It follows his pursuit of the systematic reform and advancement of all the sciences, to be undertaken as a collaborative enterprise supported by an enlightened ruler, and his ultimate goal of the improvement of the human condition. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 black and white images. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCD; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718642
- ISBN
- 9780198718642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 45. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023724
- ISBN
- 9780691023724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 169.17€ 127.20
€ 169.17
€ 127.20
Hardcover. Emphasizes on functions rather than on geometric or physical applications. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: PBB; PBKB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- 3 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821828304
- ISBN
- 9780821828304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.96
€ 75.96