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Philosophy of mathematics
Paperback. Exploring the syntax and semantics of the language in which mathematical modelling rules are written, this text moves from the basics of modelling to the upper reaches of scientific and philosophical speculation. Series: Wiley Science Paperback Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471184355
- ISBN
- 9780471184355
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Condition: New
€ 166.73
€ 166.73
Hardcover. Composed of six previously published works. Editor(s): Martineau, John. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- The Ultimate Experts Publishing House United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 409
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907155048
- ISBN
- 9781907155048
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€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652566
- ISBN
- 9780745652566
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€ 66.70
€ 66.70
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
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Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.05
€ 24.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PBWS; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821803677
- ISBN
- 9780821803677
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Condition: New
€ 141.60
€ 141.60
Hardback. Computation permeates our world, but a satisfactory philosophical theory of what it is has been lacking. Gualtiero Piccinini presents a mechanistic account of what makes a physical system a computing system. He argues that computation does not entail representation or information-processing, although information-processing entails computation. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658855
- ISBN
- 9780199658855
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Condition: New
€ 127.50
€ 127.50
Paperback. Seminal articles in the philosophy of mathematics by Russell, Quine, Godel and other major thinkers. Editor(s): Benacerraf, Paul; Putnam, Hilary. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521296489
- ISBN
- 9780521296489
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.74
€ 52.99
€ 50.74
Hardback. Explores the central problems and the most intriguing new directions in the philosophy of mathematics. The papers are organized thematically, rather than chronologically, to give the best overview of philosophical issues connected with mathematics and the development of mathematical knowledge. Editor(s): Jacquette, Dale. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 37. Weight in Grams: 902.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218692
- ISBN
- 9780631218692
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Condition: New
€ 165.47
€ 165.47
Paperback. Examines how advances in philosophy were led by scientific discoveries - the more humankind understood about the physical world, the more curious we became. Drawing on work by Descartes, Galileo, Hume, Kant, Leibniz, and Newton, this book helps readers understand science through the lens of philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141206
- ISBN
- 9780691141206
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Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 50.50
€ 64.99
€ 50.50
Hardback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161402
- ISBN
- 9780691161402
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. In Oppositions and Paradoxes, John L. Bell uses conceptual puzzles and paradoxes as a window into fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics. Num Pages: 170 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813025
- ISBN
- 9781554813025
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€ 49.99€ 35.66
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€ 35.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Moore, Matthew E. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812696813
- ISBN
- 9780812696813
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Condition: New
€ 85.85€ 74.53
€ 85.85
€ 74.53
Paperback. Offers a "postmodern"�' assessment of the philosophy of mathematics - one that addresses issues of theoretical importance in terms of mathematical experience. This book reveals an effort to account for the nature of mathematics in relation to other human activities. It discusses such topics as the history of mathematics as a field study. Editor(s): Tymoczko, Thomas. Num Pages: 456 pages, 11 figs. BIC Classification: PBB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034980
- ISBN
- 9780691034980
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Condition: New
€ 88.62€ 68.28
€ 88.62
€ 68.28
Paperback. A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZE Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: PBB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753805305
- ISBN
- 9780753805305
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Condition: New
€ 15.83
€ 15.83
Hardback. A collection of the author's general writings on philosophy, mathematics, and physics. It includes the author's exposition of his synthesis of electromagnetism and gravitation. Editor(s): Pesic, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135458
- ISBN
- 9780691135458
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Condition: New
€ 59.08€ 46.42
€ 59.08
€ 46.42
Paperback. Now in paperback: one of the world's greatest mathematicians explains his revolutionary hypothesis about the enigma at the heart of maths: omega (?). 'Chaitin comes across as a kind of mathematical Richard Feynman, intuitive and high-spirited, irreverent and plain-spoken.' Peter Pesic, TLS Num Pages: 240 pages, Diagrams throughout. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228. The Quest for Omega. 224 pages, diagrams throughout. Presents the story of Gregory Chaitin's account of his discovery of 'omega'. This work shows us that mathematics is as much art form as logic, as much science as pure reasoning, and sheds light on what we can ultimately hope to know about the universe and the very nature of life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PBB. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545255
- ISBN
- 9781843545255
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638362
- ISBN
- 9780691638362
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Condition: New
€ 156.79
€ 156.79
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610207
- ISBN
- 9780691610207
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Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 42.10
€ 53.17
€ 42.10
Paperback. Produced under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), this volume was born as part of the activities observing the World Mathematical Year 2000. It consists of 30 articles that also offer reflections about the amazing mathematical progress we have witnessed in this century. Editor(s): Arnold, V.; Atiyah, M.; Lax, P.; Mazur, B. Num Pages: 459 pages. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821826973
- ISBN
- 9780821826973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.31
€ 69.31