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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€ 28.79
€ 40.99
€ 28.79
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
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Condition: New
€ 167.99€ 126.72
€ 167.99
€ 126.72
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
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.24
€ 18.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. During the 1920s and 30s philosophers and mathematicians attempted to clarify the nature of mathematics, their legacy consists of three programs. This text aims to provide an introduction to these programs by describing and investigating their philosophical and mathematical components. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195443
- ISBN
- 9780631195443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Hardcover. Gerry Kennedy set off on a tour through Russia, China, Japan and the USA . Only dimly aware of his Victorian ancestors: George Boole, forefather of the digital revolution and James Hinton, eccentric philosopher and advocate of polygamy, he had directly followed in the footsteps of two dynasties of radical thinkers and doers. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGT; JPWQ; PBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Attic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051855
- ISBN
- 9781782051855
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Probability theory is a key tool of the physical, mathematical, and social sciences, and is playing an increasingly important role in many areas of philosophy. This Handbook furthers the influence of philosophy on probability, and of probability on philosophy. Nearly forty articles present new insights into the intersection of these two fields. Editor(s): Hajek, Alan; Hitchcock, Christopher. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PBB; PBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199607617
- ISBN
- 9780199607617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.48
€ 217.48
Hardback. Why do ideas of how mechanisms relate to causality and probability differ so much across the sciences? Can progress in understanding the tools of causal inference in some sciences lead to progress in others? This book tackles these questions and others concerning the use of causality in the sciences. Editor(s): Illari, Phyllis McKay; Russo, Dr. Federica; Williamson, Jon. Num Pages: 952 pages, 79 line drawings plus 2 colour plates. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 952
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574131
- ISBN
- 9780199574131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.77
€ 159.77
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
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. There's Something About Godel is a lucid and accessible guide to Godel's revolutionary Incompleteness Theorem , considered one of the most astounding argumentative sequences in the history of human thought. It is also an exploration of the most controversial alleged philosophical outcomes of the Theorem. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405197670
- ISBN
- 9781405197670
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Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316607015
- ISBN
- 9781316607015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
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
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Condition: New
€ 158.35
€ 158.35
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
€ 129.72
€ 129.72
hardcover. Proposes an austere form of naturalism called 'Second Philosophy'. This book, using the persona of an idealized inquirer, constructs a second-philosophical line of thought which is practised in reflections on the ground of logical truth, the methodology, ontology and epistemology of mathematics, and general prospects for metaphysics naturalized. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199273669
- ISBN
- 9780199273669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.21
€ 61.21
Paperback. This text explores the reasons why diagrams have been ignored in modern formal theories of axiomatic systems. By looking at the use of diagrams in logic and geometry it concludes that it is not technical incompatibility, but history and philosophy that restricts the use of diagrams in these fields. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Center for the Study of Language and Inf
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575862941
- ISBN
- 9781575862941
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.22
€ 26.99
€ 22.22
hardcover. Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds of non-causal explanations in science and mathematics. Series: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 512 pages, 56. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190269487
- ISBN
- 9780190269487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
hardcover. Series: New Problems of Philosophy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138827585
- ISBN
- 9781138827585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99
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
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Condition: New
€ 77.19
€ 77.19
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. .
- Format
- 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
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
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
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.46
€ 53.24
€ 42.46
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
€ 47.61
€ 47.61