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Rockefeller and the Internationalization of Mathematics Between the Tw...
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze
Hardback. Philanthropic societies funded by the Rockefeller family were prominent in the social history of the twentieth century, for their involvement in medicine and applied science. This book provides the first detailed study of their relatively brief but nonetheless influential foray into the field of mathematics. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 877.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364687
- ISBN
- 9783764364687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback / so. Series: Institut Fa1/4r Baustatik Und Konstruktion. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364717
- ISBN
- 9783764364717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.48
€ 53.99
€ 45.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Sch]tte, Gesine; Stirn, Susanne; Beusmann, Volker; Schutte, Gesine. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkh?user Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364755
- ISBN
- 9783764364755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.18
€ 90.18
hardcover. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) is the most common mycorrhizal type involved in agricultural systems, and the most widespread plant root symbiosis. This book provide readers with theoretical and applied knowledge for the use of AM fungi in improving plant health and fitness, production of high quality food and in conservation of natural resources. Editor(s): Gianinazzi, S.; Schuepp, Hannes; Barea, Jose Miguel; Haselwandter, Kurt. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PST; TCB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364854
- ISBN
- 9783764364854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.32
€ 195.32
Hardback. This monograph compiles, rearranges, and refines recent research results in the complex G-L theory with or without immediate applications to the theory of superconductivity. An authoritative reference for applied mathematicians, theoretical physicists and engineers interested in the quantitative description of superconductivity using Ginzburg-Landau theory. Series: International Series of Numerical Mathematics. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PHK; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364861
- ISBN
- 9783764364861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.61
€ 135.61
Hardback. Arguably, many industrial optimization problems are of the multiobjective type. This book covers multiobjective optimization, and gives fresh insight into this important mathematical field by taking up the viewpoint of differential geometry. Series: International Series of Numerical Mathematics. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBU; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364984
- ISBN
- 9783764364984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.66
€ 69.66
hardcover. Series: Bauhandbuch. Num Pages: 233 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: TNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Birkh?user United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365073
- ISBN
- 9783764365073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00
€ 52.00
Der Bewegte Sinn. Grundlagen Und Anwendungen Zur Haptischen Wahrnehmun...
Grunwald, M. (Univeritat Leipzig, Germany); B...
Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JM; M; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365165
- ISBN
- 9783764365165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.81
€ 100.81
Hardback. Abelian varieties and their moduli are a topic of increasing importance in today's mathematics, applications ranging from algebraic geometry and number theory to mathematical physics. This collection of 17 articles originates from the third 'Texel Conference' held in 1999. Editor(s): Geer, Gerard van der; Faber, C.; Oort, Frans. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 518 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBMW; PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 929.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365172
- ISBN
- 9783764365172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.66
€ 204.66
Paperback. Series: Baupraxis. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Birkh?user United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365240
- ISBN
- 9783764365240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.12
€ 37.99
€ 33.12
Hardback. Systematically treats the theory of groups generated by a conjugacy class of subgroups, satisfying certain generational properties on pairs of subgroups. For finite groups, this theory has been developed in the 1970s mainly by M Aschbacher, B Fischer and the author. It was extended to arbitrary groups in the 1990s by the author. Series: Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365325
- ISBN
- 9783764365325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.68
€ 135.68
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Source Location
. Ed(S): Ringdal, Frode; Kennett, Brian L. N.
Paperback. This volume contains research papers focusing on seismic event location in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty context. It presents advances in both the methodology of locating seismic events and in the large-scale international regional calibration effort. Editor(s): Ringdal, Frode; Kennett, Brian L. N. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 424 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365349
- ISBN
- 9783764365349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.61
€ 135.61
Hardback. Allelochemicals play a great role in managed and natural ecosystems. Apart from plant growth, allelochemicals also may influence nutrient dynamics, mycorrhizae, soil chemical characteristics, and microbial ecology. This book emphasizes the role of allelochemicals in shaping the structure of plant communities in a broader ecological perspective. Editor(s): Inderjit; Mallik, Azim U. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PSTD; PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365356
- ISBN
- 9783764365356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.22
€ 133.22
Hardback. The significance of foundational debate in mathematics that took place in the 1920s seems to have been recognized only in circles of mathematicians and philosophers. This book presents the foundational debate in a period in the history of mathematics when mathematics and philosophy, usually so far away from each other, seemed to meet. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 471 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365363
- ISBN
- 9783764365363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.06
€ 137.06
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty
. Ed(S): Groot-Hedlin, Catherine De; Orcutt, ...
Paperback. In September 1996, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), prohibiting nuclear explosions worldwide, in all environments. This book on Hydroacoustic Monitoring of the CTBT summarizes the research in the field. Editor(s): Groot-Hedlin, Catherine de; Orcutt, John. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBKC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365387
- ISBN
- 9783764365387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Includes papers that investigate regional variations of elastic and anelastic properties of Eurasia, the blockage of regional phases by sedimentary basins, methods for modeling regional wave propagation and for calibrating seismic wave paths in order to extract amplitude variations and source parameters. Editor(s): Patton, H. J.; Mitchell, Brian J. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHN; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365509
- ISBN
- 9783764365509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-test-ban Treaty
. Ed(S): Ekstrom, Goran; Denny, Marvin; Murph...
paperback. Presents summaries of research results on the related subjects of source processes and explosion yield estimation. This work describes the complex physical phenomena that are directly associated with a nuclear explosion, and the catastrophic deformation and transformation of the material surrounding the explosion. Editor(s): Ekstrom, Goran; Denny, Marvin; Murphy, John R.; Ekstoem, G. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 429 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JWMN; PHN; PHVG; RBC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365523
- ISBN
- 9783764365523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.19
€ 130.19
Statistics in Genetics and in the Environmental Sciences
. Ed(S): Fernholz, Luisa T.; Stahel, Werner (...
Hardback. Based on a workshop on statistics in the sciences held on Monte Verita, Switzerland, in the spring of 1999, this book offers a snapshot of the role played by statistics in genetics and in the environmental sciences. It presents several contributions on modern statistical methods in the sciences. Editor(s): Fernholz, Luisa T.; Stahel, Werner (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland); Morgenthaler, Stephan. Series: Trends in Mathematics. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PSAK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365752
- ISBN
- 9783764365752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.45
€ 131.45
paperback. This title provides and introduction to harmonic maps between a surface and a symmetric manifold and constant mean curvature surfaces as completely integrable systems. It should help the reader to access the ideas of the theory and to aquire a unified perspective of the subject. Series: Lectures in Mathematics. ETH Zurich. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365769
- ISBN
- 9783764365769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardback. A monograph that studies an evolutionary variational inequality approach to a degenerate moving free boundary problem. It takes an intermediate position between elliptic and parabolic inequalities and comprises an elliptic differential operator, a memory term and time-dependent convex constraint sets. Series: International Series of Numerical Mathematics. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365820
- ISBN
- 9783764365820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Cremona, John; Lario, Joan-Carles; Quer, Jordi; Ribet, Kenneth. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365868
- ISBN
- 9783764365868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Hardback. Presents a set of technologies that provide the tools for genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, drug discovery, screening, and analysis of biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, and small metabolites. This book covers topics from immunoassays and biochips to nano-biochemistry. Each chapter combines theory, practice, and protocols. Editor(s): Schalkhammer, Thomas G.M. Series: Methods and Tools in Biosciences and Medicine. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365905
- ISBN
- 9783764365905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Hardback. Mathematical modelling and numerical simulation in fluid mechanics are topics of great importance both in theory and technical applications. This text escribes the curent status in various areas of research. The theories of imcompressible and compressible Navier-Stokes equations are considered. Editor(s): Neustupa, J.; Penel, P. Series: Advances in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBW; PHDF; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365936
- ISBN
- 9783764365936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Paperback. Offers molecular microbiologists and researchers working with bacteria some of the important established recipes needed for their work. This title covers both revisited classical methods and fresh tools for global analysis such as genomics or proteomics. It is suitable for those who want to understand the modern tools used in microbiology. Editor(s): Blot, Michel. Series: Methods and Tools in Biosciences and Medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSD; PSF; PSGD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365967
- ISBN
- 9783764365967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78