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Paperback. Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, this book offers an account of Bayes' rule for general readers, It traces its discovery by an amateur mathematician in the 1740s through its development into roughly its modern form by French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBTB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
37310th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188226
ISBN
9780300188226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Hardcover. Presents an introduction to probability and statistics. This book covers topics that include the axiomatic setup of probability theory, polynomial distribution, finite Markov chains, distribution functions and convolution, the laws of large numbers (weak and strong), characteristic functions, the central limit theorem, and Markov processes. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 529 pages. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 891.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821837467
ISBN
9780821837467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70

Hardcover. Offers an easily accessible form a coherent account of matrix theory with a view to applications in mathematics, theoretical physics, statistics, and electrical engineering. This title includes individual chapters that have been kept as far as possible independent of each other. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBML. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821813935
ISBN
9780821813935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.04

Hardcover. A translation from the second Russian edition of ""Teoriya Grupp"". It covers the theory of abelian groups. It also covers the theory of free groups and free products; group extensions; and the deep changes in the theory of solvable and nilpotent groups. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821834770
ISBN
9780821834770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70

Hardcover. Starts with necessary information about matrices, algebras, and groups. This title then proceeds to representations of finite groups. It includes several chapters dealing with representations and characters of symmetric groups and the closely related theory of symmetric polynomials. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821840672
ISBN
9780821840672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70

Paperback. In the second century, some Gnostic Christians used numerical structures to describe God, interpret the Bible, and frame the universe. The Theology of Arithmetic explores the rich variety of number symbolism used by gnosticizing groups and their orthodox critics, and shows how earlier neo-Pythagorean and Platonist thought influenced this theology. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 6 line illustrations, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRKP; HRQC1; PBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073302
ISBN
9780674073302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. This title develops a mathematical theory of symmetry that allows the description and classification of symmetries in numerous geometric environments. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568812205
ISBN
9781568812205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.22

Hardcover. This book illustrates scientific methodology through descriptions of how actual scientists "create science. " The authors present a novel point of view, arguing that the popular perception of science as being strictly objective is untrue and that knowledge is often acquired through very personal means. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 296 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471396857
ISBN
9780471396857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.81

Paperback. Gives a presentation of the complete proof of the classification of Bruhat-Tits buildings first completed by Jacques Tits in 1986. This book includes numerous results about automorphisms, completions, and residues of these buildings. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PBG; PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 212 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138817
ISBN
9780691138817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 68.63

Paperback. Series: Classics in Applied Mathematics. 400 pages. An updated edition of a classic text treating the identification of noisy linear systems, interweaving structure theory and statistical analysis. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBT; UYD. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SIAM-Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611972184
ISBN
9781611972184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 145.66

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607917
ISBN
9780691607917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 86.13

Paperback. Reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, the author takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can use information in a smarter way amid a noise of data - and make predictions in our lives. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975658
ISBN
9780141975658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414423
ISBN
9781421414423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.97
€ 82.52

Paperback. Crisscross, zigzag, bowtie, devil, angel, or star: which are the longest, the shortest, the strongest, and the weakest lacings? This book presents the mathematics of shoelaces which is a mix of combinatorics and elementary calculus. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 125 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 7. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821839331
ISBN
9780821839331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.97

Paperback. A differential geometry-based guide to understanding mathematical models which feature an underlying geometry which evolves in time. Series: Advances in Design and Control. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBP; UY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics,U.S. United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611973952
ISBN
9781611973952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Nesetril, Jaroslav; Pellegrini, Marco. Series: Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore / Crm Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Italy
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876424748
ISBN
9788876424748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.67

Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088917
ISBN
9780674088917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Treats free probability theory, which has been extensively developed since the early 1980s. This work focuses on entropy and the random matrix model approach. It is suitable as a reference for mathematicians interested in free probability theory and can serve as a text for an advanced graduate course. Series: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBT; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821841358
ISBN
9780821841358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.91

Paperback. The introduction of the Seiberg-Witten invariants of smooth four-manifolds has revolutionized the study of those manifolds. This book serves as an introduction to the Seiberg-Witten invariants. It also includes a review of the classical material on Spin c structures and their associated Dirac operators. Series: Mathematical Notes. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025971
ISBN
9780691025971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 55.74

Hardcover. This is a compelling account of this complicated, difficult man. Series: Spectrum S. Num Pages: 382 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Mathematical Association of America United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883855089
ISBN
9780883855089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.69

Hardcover. Henri Poincare (1854-1912) was one of the greatest scientists of his time, perhaps the last one to have mastered and expanded almost all areas in mathematics and theoretical physics. In this book, twenty world experts present one part of Poincare's extraordinary work. Each chapter treats one theme, presenting Poincare's approach, and achievements. Editor(s): Charpentier, Eric; Ghys, Etienne; Lesne, Annick. Translator(s): Bowman, Joshua. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821847183
ISBN
9780821847183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.54

Paperback. The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418803
ISBN
9781421418803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.30

paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033264
ISBN
9780486458731
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardback. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMW; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781470418496
ISBN
9781470418496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.66

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