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Philosophy of mathematics

Paperback. The Ausdehnungslehre of 1862 is Grassmann's mature presentation of his extension theory. The work captured his mathematical achievements. This book includes development of the inner product and its relation to the concept of angle, the 'theory of functions' from the point of view of extension theory, and his contribution to the Pfaff problem. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 403 pages, indexes, notes. BIC Classification: PBB; PBKS; PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821820315
ISBN
9780821820315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 157.71

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764327989
ISBN
9783764327989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

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

€ 160.90

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

€ 179.17

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

€ 165.57

Hardback. Surveys the assortment of methods put forth for fixing Frege's system, in an attempt to determine just how much of mathematics can be reconstructed in each. This work considers every proposed fix, each with its distinctive philosophical advantages and drawbacks. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122311
ISBN
9780691122311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.97

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

€ 86.25

Paperback. This text seeks to get students actively involved in problem-solving, especially of a geometric nature. The approach highlights the mathematical connections between concepts, and aims to enhance students' geometrical intuition. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBM; PBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 193 x 23. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471041771
ISBN
9780471041771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.94

Hardback. Originally published in French as: Les origines de la gaeometrie: tiers livre des fondations / Michel Serres (Paris: Editions Julliard, 1993). Translator(s): Burks, Randolph. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PBB; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474281409
ISBN
9781474281409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Series: ICME-13 Topical Surveys. Num Pages: 50 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNMT; JNT; JNU; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 3. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319316154
ISBN
9783319316154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.73

Paperback. Translator(s): Spitzer, Susan. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509512034
ISBN
9781509512034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

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

Paperback. Presents a mathematically rigorous, philosophically sound foundation for a science of information. Series: Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521070997
ISBN
9780521070997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

hardcover. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 93 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; 3JD; BGT; PBB; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493931606
ISBN
9781493931606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardcover. Praise for William Dunham s Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions and proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations; portraits. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Wiley
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471500308
ISBN
9780471500308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.58

hardcover. Inside Mathforum.org is an ethnographic study of how digital media transform the learning contexts of both teachers and students of mathematics. Series: Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JM; JNZ; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107138858
ISBN
9781107138858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprinted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226904269
ISBN
9780226904269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Inspiration and guidance for aspiring mathematicians Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206. Series: Art of Mentoring S. 224 pages. Presents an exploration of what it's really like to do mathematics. This work deals with subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical - what mathematics is and why it's worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PBB. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465082322
ISBN
9780465082322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.78

Hardcover. Change-point problems arise in a variety of experimental and mathematical sciences, as well as in engineering and health sciences. This rigorously researched text provides a comprehensive review of recent probabilistic methods for detecting various types of possible changes in the distribution of chronologically ordered observations. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 438 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471955221
ISBN
9780471955221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 290.60

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