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Science & Technology
Hardback. Consists of essays about the mathematical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the US and Europe. This book includes essays on rationality, logic and mathematics, and the transfer of knowledge from East to West. It addresses the relation between science and culture and relates the mathematical practices to the cultures which produced them. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 879.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364818
- ISBN
- 9780792364818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 495.51
€ 495.51
Paperback. Consists of essays dealing with the mathematical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. With articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Inca, and African mathematics, this book includes essays on Rationality, Logic and Mathematics, and the transfer of knowledge from East to West. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402002601
- ISBN
- 9781402002601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 492.29
€ 492.29
Helps users discover the many ways in which mathematics is relevant to their lives. This title helps students master problem-solving skills in such areas as calculating interest and understanding voting systems, and come to recognize the relevance of mathematics and to appreciate its creative human aspect. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 227 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2134.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Edition
- 8 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305104174
- ISBN
- 9781305104174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 290.74
€ 290.74
Paperback. Continuing its rich tradition of engaging students and demonstrating how mathematics applies to various fields of study, the new edition of this text is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, social and life sciences. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471448242
- ISBN
- 9780471448242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.51
€ 94.51
Paperback. This work aims to teach simple mathematics using geological examples to illustrate mathematical ideas. This approach emphasizes the relevance of mathematics to geology, helps to motivate the reader and gives examples of mathematical concepts in a context familiar to the reader. Num Pages: 208 pages, 204. BIC Classification: PDE; RBG; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632053452
- ISBN
- 9780632053452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.49
€ 95.49
Hardcover. Continuing its rich tradition of engaging students and demonstrating how mathematics applies to various fields of study, the new edition of this text is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, social and life sciences. Num Pages: 1256 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 214 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2222.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471327844
- ISBN
- 9780471327844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 324.89
€ 324.89
Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, text-figures. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195030853
- ISBN
- 9780195030853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.89
€ 31.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859503068
- ISBN
- 9780859503068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.17
€ 86.17
Hardcover. A gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world of mathematics. Num Pages: 1128 pages, Over 1000 technical illustrations and cartoons and drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 190 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2144.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 1118
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393040029
- ISBN
- 9780393040029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.04€ 68.72
€ 71.04
€ 68.72
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486462400
- ISBN
- 9780486462400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.80
€ 16.99
€ 12.80
Mathematicians Fleeing from Nazi Germany: Individual Fates and Global ...
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze
paperback. The emigration of mathematicians from Europe during the Nazi era signaled an irrevocable and important historical shift for the international mathematics world. This book presents an account of this exodus. It describes the flight of more than 140 mathematicians, their reasons for leaving, and the political and economic issues involved. Num Pages: 504 pages, 59 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140414
- ISBN
- 9780691140414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.79
€ 82.90
€ 63.79
Paperback. A manifesto for freeing math from the drudgery of traditional teaching by a brilliant mathematician. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781934137178
- ISBN
- 9781934137178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Szymaniec, Irena; Weron, Aleksander. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 492 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319231013
- ISBN
- 9783319231013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.80
€ 147.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 491
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319219837
- ISBN
- 9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.28
€ 147.28
Paperback. Mathematical Writing Series: Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBW; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447165262
- ISBN
- 9781447165262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Hardback. This text contains the following four mathematical treatises of the 15th century polymath, Leon Alberti: Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura. Each treatise, presented in modern English, includes commentary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034604734
- ISBN
- 9783034604734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. A collection of patterns using overlapping regular shapes, which when made using coloured paper and placed over a window, allow light to filter through the layers revealing an attractive and colourful pattern. Full descriptions and plans are included. Num Pages: 36 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; WFT; YNPH; YQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 243 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Tarquin Pubns
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899618316
- ISBN
- 9781899618316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.78
€ 10.78
Hardcover. A cutting edge graduate level book on the way the mathematical analytics of big data can add value and bring competitive advantage to consumer-facing industries. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 colour and 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PBV; PBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198725091
- ISBN
- 9780198725091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.36
€ 79.36
Hardcover. A collection of philosophical reflections on advances of science. Papers explore scientific theorems and mathematical truths as purely man-made constructions and mathematical undecidability and quantum nonlocality are then proposed as a road to metaphysical principles and eventually to God. Editor(s): Driessen, Alfred; Suarez, Antoine. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343066
- ISBN
- 9780792343066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PB; YNVP; YQM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 296 x 203 x 4. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Tarquin Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 36
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899618446
- ISBN
- 9781899618446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. One of the most challenging topics in applied mathematics has been the development of the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations. Despite a long history of contributions, there exists no central core theory. This two volume work forms a unique and rigorous treatise on various mathematical aspects of fluid mechanics models. Series: Oxford Lecture Series in Mathematics & Its Applications. Num Pages: 252 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBW; PHDF; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199679218
- ISBN
- 9780199679218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Hardcover. Draws on two traditions: the algebraic formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, and the geometric theory of classical mechanics. These are combined in a unified treatment of the theory of Poisson algebras of observables and pure state spaces with a transition probability. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 529 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PHD; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387983189
- ISBN
- 9780387983189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.99
€ 252.99
Hardback. Mathematical modeling is critical to our understanding of how infectious diseases spread at the individual and population levels. This book explains how to translate biological assumptions into mathematics to construct useful and consistent models, and how to use the biological interpretation and mathematical reasoning to analyze these models. Series: Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology. Num Pages: 520 pages, 53 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: MBNS; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1206.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155395
- ISBN
- 9780691155395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.35€ 94.53
€ 124.35
€ 94.53
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486482125
- ISBN
- 9780486482125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.94
€ 24.99
€ 23.94