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Philosophy of mathematics
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
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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€ 18.64
€ 24.99
€ 18.64
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.99
€ 156.99
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610207
- ISBN
- 9780691610207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
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
€ 70.90
€ 70.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; PBB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175836
- ISBN
- 9780691175836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
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
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.77
€ 51.99
€ 46.77
Paperback. Contemporary thinking on philosophy and the social sciences has primarily focused on the centrality of language in understanding societies and individuals. This work includes a chapter that considers how teachers experience the demands they face. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd rev. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369691
- ISBN
- 9780792369691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Paperback. 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 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736848
- ISBN
- 9780804736848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
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
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible. Num Pages: 160 pages, 44ill. BIC Classification: PBB; PBPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226199900
- ISBN
- 9780226199900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
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
Paperback. Explains how to become a "good guesser." This two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025100
- ISBN
- 9780691025100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
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Paperback. Explains how to become a 'good guesser'. This work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition(PB)
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025094
- ISBN
- 9780691025094
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
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.
- Format
- 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
Paperback
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Hardback. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 156 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HDD; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319225234
- ISBN
- 9783319225234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardback. Calvin Clawson, the author of "Mathematical Mysteries", has a talent for opening the door for the uninitiated to the splendors of mathematics. A writer in love with his subject, Clawson offers readers the perfect antidote to the phobias and misconceptions surrounding mathematics in this text. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306460036
- ISBN
- 9780306460036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167510
- ISBN
- 9780691167510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Larvor, Brendan P. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 468 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JN; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 859.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319285801
- ISBN
- 9783319285801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.53
€ 196.53