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Science: general issues
Hardback. This book offers comprehensive coverage of all the mathematical tools needed by engineers in the field of processing and transport of all forms of information, data and images - as well as many other engineering disciplines. Series: ISTE. Num Pages: 435 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848210554
- ISBN
- 9781848210554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.03
€ 179.03
Paperback. The Normal and the Pathological is one of the crucial contributions to the history of science in the last half century. Translator(s): Fawcett, Carolyn R. Num Pages: 327 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299595
- ISBN
- 9780942299595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. i>A Vital Rationalist brings together for the first time a selection of Canguilhem's most important writings, including excerpts from previously unpublished manuscripts and a critical biography by Camille Limoges. Editor(s): Delaporte, Francois. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299731
- ISBN
- 9780942299731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardback. This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; MBX; MJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413020
- ISBN
- 9781421413020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.93€ 56.12
€ 60.93
€ 56.12
Paperback. Leads us on a tour of organisms, which differ radically from both animals and plants. This book ponders the impact of microbes on the evolution of civilization. It offers various tales into an account of the nature of fungi. It discusses topics such as the role of fungi in the Irish potato famine. It is intended for science enthusiasts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 color illus. 43 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSQ; PSTP; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 5th
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070162
- ISBN
- 9780691070162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Num Pages: 554 pages, 112 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486277400
- ISBN
- 9780486277400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. A collection of practical lessons that demonstrates how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies, tackle problems from unusual angles, and extract information from the data. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140124996
- ISBN
- 9780140124996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Countering the pervasive view that the facts of Darwin's world must lead to a disenchanting vision of it, the author shows that Darwin's ideas and the language of his books offer an alternative form of enchantment. He makes a case for an enchanted secularism - a commitment to the value of the natural world and the human striving to understand it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136394
- ISBN
- 9780691136394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 colour plates, 106 halftones, 52 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACQB; AMA; PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327846
- ISBN
- 9780226327846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.96
€ 52.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. Tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099464587
- ISBN
- 9780099464587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 128 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402. Facts and Speculations of Science. 352 pages, 128 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486256641
- ISBN
- 9780486256641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
paperback. Series: Briefings. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529707
- ISBN
- 9780714529707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. How have shifts in power and in assumptions about knowledge affected scientific practice? Who controls the new technologies, and how are moral and professional issues addressed during a time of global change? This work explores such questions of relevance in the current scientific climate. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 570 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504445
- ISBN
- 9780226504445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.37
€ 47.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015903
- ISBN
- 9780141015903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.25
€ 18.99
€ 14.25
Hardcover. Provides the mathematical methods that aspiring scientists and engineers are likely to encounter as students and beginning researchers. This book also provides mathematical relations and their proofs essential to the study of physics and related fields. It focuses on problem-solving skills and active learning, offering numerous chapter problems. Num Pages: 1220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 200 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123846549
- ISBN
- 9780123846549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.19
€ 124.19
Hardcover. Finite mixture models are typically used where the population being studied is heterogeneous in composition. This work aims to offer an up-to-date account of the major issues involved with finite modelling. There is a practical emphasis on the applications of mixture models. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 456 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471006268
- ISBN
- 9780471006268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.48
€ 214.48
Paperback. Probability is an area of mathematics of tremendous contemporary importance across all aspects of human endeavour. This book is a compact account of the basic features of probability and random processes at the level of first and second year mathematics undergraduates and Masters' students in cognate fields. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198709978
- ISBN
- 9780198709978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Hardback. He examines how the machine emerged as a technology of truth, transporting readers back to the obscure origins of criminology itself, ultimately concluding that the lie detector owes as much to popular culture as it does to factual science. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JKVF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405308
- ISBN
- 9781421405308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.10
€ 44.99
€ 37.10
Paperback. What hope will there be for us when computers take over most of the tasks that people now get paid to do? Humans are Underrated shows us we must look to unlikely places, learn from the best, and cultivate the human abilities that make us unique. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886603
- ISBN
- 9781857886603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, frontispiece, figures, charts. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271032559
- ISBN
- 9780271032559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.78
€ 37.99
€ 29.78