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Paperback. Why is it that incredibly unlikely phenomena actually happen quite regularly and why should we, in fact, expect such things to happen? This book is aimed at anyone with an interest in coincidences, probability or gambling. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170192
ISBN
9780552170192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Investigates the 'law', considering arguments for and against it and discussing methodological issues that arise whenever we question the legitimacy of logical principles. This volume presents a debate about the Law of Non-Contradiction, from discussions as to how the law is to be understood, to reasons for accepting or re-thinking the law. Editor(s): Priest, Graham; Beall, J.C.; Armour-Garb, Bradley. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPL; PBCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199204199
ISBN
9780199204199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.53

Paperback. The Little Book of Mathematical Principles provides simple, clear explanations for over 120 principles, equations, paradoxes, laws and theorems that form the basis of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 140. .
Publisher
IMM Lifestyle Books United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781504800532
ISBN
9781504800532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. An incisive analysis of real-life situations that helps all those involved in any kind of strategic planning recognize and avoid logical yet devastating errors. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780201479485
ISBN
9780201479485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Teaching calculus in an original and refreshing way, this guide combines Japanese-style manga cartoons with mathematical content as it follows the story of heroine Noriko. Noriko takes a job with a local newspaper and quickly befriends math whiz Kakeru, who wants to help her understand the practical uses of calculus in journalism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
No Starch Press,US United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593271947
ISBN
9781593271947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. "The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra" uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the essentials of linear algebra. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530. 247 pages, illustrations. "The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra" uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the essentials of linear algebra. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PBF. Dimension: 179 x 235 x 17. Weight: 530.
Publisher
No Starch Press
Number of pages
247
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593274139
ISBN
9781593274139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
No Starch Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593277284
ISBN
9781593277284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; UFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
No Starch Press,US United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593271893
ISBN
9781593271893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.64

Hardcover. Enhance the quality of survey results by recognizing and reducing measurement errors. Margins of Error: A Study of Reliability in Survey Measurement demonstrates how and hwy identifying the presence and extent of measurement errors in survey data is essential for improving the overall collection and analysis of the data. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470081488
ISBN
9780470081488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036663
ISBN
9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.07

Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128054
ISBN
9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Did you know it's possible to derive the Pythagorean theorem by spinning a fish tank filled with water? Or that the line of best fit for a data set can be found using a mechanical contraption made from a rod and springs? This title demonstrates how to use physical intuition to solve these and other math problems. Num Pages: 200 pages, 56 halftones. 66 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZM; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154565
ISBN
9780691154565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. Shannon's major precept, that all communication is essentially digital, is commonplace among the digitalia that many wonder why Shannon needed to state such an obvious axiom. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252725487
ISBN
9780252725487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe.. he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471176619
ISBN
9780471176619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardcover. "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe.. he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471536567
ISBN
9780471536567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in 1954 after eating a cyanide-laced apple - his death was ruled a suicide. This book reveals the author's personal reflections on Turing and other fellow mathematicians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129822
ISBN
9780691129822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Explores the complex problem of mental life. This book argues that the roots of creativity for lie not in consciousness, but in the long unconscious work of incubation, and in the unconscious aesthetic selection of ideas that thereby pass into consciousness. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029313
ISBN
9780691029313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. Throughout banking, mathematical techniques are used. Some of these are within software products or models; mathematicians use others to analyse data. The current literature on the subject is either very basic or very advanced. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFK; PBKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470014899
ISBN
9780470014899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Hardcover. A revised and updated translation of a work originally published in Portuguese in 1997. It introduces the algorithmic aspects of number theory and its applications to the study of codes, and of code-breaking. The work ends with study of the Rivest, Shamir, and Aldeman (RSA) public key cryptosystem, Num Pages: 198 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568810829
ISBN
9781568810829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.72

Hardcover. Discusses analytical issues and intricate financial instruments in a way that it is accessible to postgraduate students with or without a previous background in probability theory and finance. This title covers an overview of MATLAB and the various components that will be used alongside it throughout the textbook. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFM; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470683699
ISBN
9780470683699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.71

Hardcover. Praise for The Mathematics of Derivatives "The Mathematics of Derivatives provides a concise pedagogical discussion of both fundamental and very recent developments in mathematical finance, and is particularly well suited for readers with a science or engineering background. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFM; KJQ; PBKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470047255
ISBN
9780470047255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.33
€ 43.50

Hardback. Provides a collection of English translations of mathematical texts from five important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and puts them into historical and mathematical context. This book is intended for mathematics teachers who want to use non-Western mathematical ideas in the classroom. Editor(s): Katz, Victor J. Num Pages: 704 pages, 76 halftones. 210 line illus. 42 tables. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 189 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114859
ISBN
9780691114859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.73
€ 105.59

Hardcover. Learn how quantitative models can help fight client problems head-on Before financial problems can be solved, they need to be fully understood. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: KFF; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118004616
ISBN
9781118004616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.81
€ 74.41

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