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Paperback. Ian Stewart considers the concept of infinity and the profound role it plays in mathematics, logic, physics, cosmology, and philosophy. He shows that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise, and analyses its important practical everyday applications. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 33 black and white images. BIC Classification: HP; HRA; PB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198755234
ISBN
9780198755234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. In this volume, Ekeland and Turnbull are mainly concerned with existence theory. They seek to determine whether, when given an optimization problem consisting of minimizing a functional over some feasible set, an optimal solution-a minimizer-may be found. Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 176 pages, viii, 166 p. BIC Classification: PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226199887
ISBN
9780226199887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486789750
ISBN
9780486789750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Explores what emerging computer technologies and their radical applications mean for the future of human life and society. This title examines the philosophical questions of the self and reality that arise through the digital experience. It shows the many practical applications of virtual reality, from education and medicine to sex and warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061809514
ISBN
9780061809514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Hardcover. Argues that environmentalism will never achieve its goals unless it sheds its fundamentalist logic. This work explores some of the myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359441
ISBN
9780226359441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.45

Paperback. Explores some of the myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics, to the designs of nature envisioned in philosophy, law, and religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102221
ISBN
9780226102221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. An introduction to a fascinating topic at the interface of functional analysis, algebra and numerical analysis, written for students, researchers and practitioners. This book is concerned with the study of infinite matrices and their approximation by matrices of finite size. Series: Frontiers in Mathematics. Num Pages: 206 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 347.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764377663
ISBN
9783764377663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.53

Hardback. Covers advances in the theory of infinite groups. This work covers topics including amenable groups, Kaehler groups, automorphism groups of rooted trees, rigidity, C*-algebras, random walks on groups, pro-p groups, Burnside groups, parafree groups, and Fuchsian groups. Editor(s): Bartholdi, Laurent; Ceccherini-Silberstein, Tullio; Smirnova-Nagnibeda, Tatiana; Zuk, Andrzej. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764374464
ISBN
9783764374464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.31

Hardback. Jacobi's elliptic function approach dates from his epic Fundamenta Nova of 1829. This title employs his combinatorial/elliptic function methods to derive many infinite families of explicit exact formulas involving either squares or triangular numbers, two of which generalize Jacobi's (1829) 4 and 8 squares identities to 4n2 or 4n(n+1) squares. Editor(s): Milne, Stephen C. Series: Developments in Mathematics. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004919
ISBN
9781402004919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817634513
ISBN
9780817634513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.47

paperback. This is a collection of closely related articles on infinite dimensional Kahler manifolds and associated group actions which grew out of a DMV-Seminar on the same subject. Editor(s): Huckleberry, A.; Wurzbacher, T. Series: Oberwolfach Seminars. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764366025
ISBN
9783764366025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540326960
ISBN
9783540326960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.94

Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663201410
ISBN
9783663201410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.57

Paperback. Series: Water Resources Monograph. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
American Geophysical Union United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875903194
ISBN
9780875903194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 397 pages, 114 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBK; TQD; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319317861
ISBN
9783319317861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.23

hardcover. This book presents the latest statistical methods required for applying functional data analysis to problems arising in geosciences, finance, economics and biology. It describes all procedures algorithmically, supported by a complete asymptotic theory. Series: Springer Series in Statistics. Num Pages: 436 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Edition
2012th Edition
SKU
V9781461436546
ISBN
9781461436546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.12
€ 161.95

Hardback. The threats to forest health around the world are increasingly attracting international attention. This book covers the advances in the management of forest diseases, including the epidemiology and infection biology of forest pathogens, and forest protection based on integrated pest and disease management approaches. Editor(s): Gonthier, Paolo; Nicolotti, Giovanni. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: PSTP; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780640402
ISBN
9781780640402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.62
€ 198.02

Hardback. Written by veterinary pathologists, epidemiologists and clinicans, this is the definitive reference covering infectious diseases found in wild mammals and birds in Europe. Editor(s): Gavier-Widen, Dolores; Meredith, Anna; Duff, J. Paul. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; PSVL; PSVW6; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199056
ISBN
9781405199056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.16

Hardcover. Free-living birds encounter multiple health hazards brought on by viruses, bacteria, and fungi, some which in turn can significantly impact other animal populations and human health. Newly emerging diseases and new zoonotic forms of older diseases have brought increased global attention to the health of wild bird populations. Editor(s): Thomas, Nancy J.; Hunter, D. Bruce; Atkinson, Carter T. Num Pages: 496 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: MZM; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 182 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813828121
ISBN
9780813828121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Benjamin Bolker and Marta L. Wayne explore the world of infectious disease, from viruses and bacteria to protists and fungi. Taking an ecological and evolutionary viewpoint, they use case studies to explore how outbreaks are managed and how newly emergent strains might be controlled. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688937
ISBN
9780199688937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.45

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