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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nelson, E. Charles; Elliott, David J. Series: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book. Num Pages: 456 pages, 238 colour paintings, illustrations, photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; PDX; PST; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347264
- ISBN
- 9780820347264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.54
€ 82.54
Hardcover. Part of the ""History of Mathematics"" series, this book presents a variety of perspectives on the political, social, and mathematical forces that have shaped the American mathematical community. Editor(s): Duren, Peter L. Series: History of Mathematics. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1021.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821801246
- ISBN
- 9780821801246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.60
€ 141.60
Hardcover. Contains the proceedings of a symposium honoring the memory of Josiah Willard Gibbs, one of the giants of theoretical physics. This book provides perspectives on Gibbs, the man, and on the place his work occupies in the history of science. Editor(s): Caldi, D.G.; Mostow, George D. Num Pages: 334 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PBW; PDX; PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821801574
- ISBN
- 9780821801574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.15
€ 109.15
Paperback. Throughout the history of mathematics, maximum and minimum problems have played an important role in the evolution of the field. This book presents fifteen 'stories' that acquaint readers with the central concepts of the theory of maxima and minima, as well as with its illustrious history. Translator(s): Shenitzer, A. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 187 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821801659
- ISBN
- 9780821801659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.98
€ 52.99
€ 52.98
Paperback. The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PBWS; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821803677
- ISBN
- 9780821803677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.60
€ 141.60
Paperback. Suitable for those with an interest in mathematics, this work features articles including: 'From Wired to Weird', on advances that are encouraging research in quantum computation; 'A Prime Case of Chaos', on connections between number theory and theoretical physics; 'Beetlemania: Chaos in Ecology'; and, 'A Blue-Letter Day for Computer Chess'. Editor(s): Cipra, Barry. Series: What's Happening in Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821807668
- ISBN
- 9780821807668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Offers an account of Indian work in diophantine equations during the 6th through 12th centuries and Italian work on solutions of cubic and biquadratic equations from the 11th through 16th centuries. The volume traces the historical development of algebra and the theory of equations from ancient times to the beginning of modern algebra. Editor(s): Varadarajan, Veeraualli Seshadri. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 174 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FKA; 3F; 3H; 3J; PBF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 10. Weight in Grams: 287.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821809891
- ISBN
- 9780821809891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.98
€ 57.98
Paperback. Contains lectures from the CBMS Regional Conference held at Harvey Mudd College, June 1977. This monograph consists of applications to nonlinear differential equations of the author's coincidental degree. It includes an bibliography covering many aspects of the modern theory of nonlinear differential equations and the theory of nonlinear analysis. Series: CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260. Weight in Grams: 250.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821816905
- ISBN
- 9780821816905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.80
€ 34.80
Paperback. Tries to display the value (and joy!) of starting from a mathematically amorphous problem and combining ideas from diverse sources to produce new and significant mathematics - mathematics unforeseen from the motivating problem. This book focuses on aperiodic tilings; the best-known example is the 'kite and dart' tiling. Series: Student Mathematical Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821819333
- ISBN
- 9780821819333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Paperback. The laws of thermodynamics happen to be an extremely powerful tool for understanding the objects of holomorphic dynamical systems. This book develops a 'thermodynamic formalism', bringing together notions that are a priori unrelated. It describes this formalism both from the physical and mathematical point of view. Series: SMF/AMS Texts & Monographs. Num Pages: 82 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821819487
- ISBN
- 9780821819487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Emphasizes on functions rather than on geometric or physical applications. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: PBB; PBKB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- 3 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821828304
- ISBN
- 9780821828304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.96
€ 75.96
Kolmogorov in Perspective (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathema...
American Mathematical Society/London Mathemat...
Paperback. Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829189
- ISBN
- 9780821829189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.95
€ 143.95
Paperback. The name Bourbaki is known to every mathematician. This book presents accounts of the origins of Bourbaki, their meetings, their seminars, and the members themselves. It also discusses the lasting influence that Bourbaki has had on mathematics, through both the Elements and the Seminaires. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821839676
- ISBN
- 9780821839676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.75
€ 46.99
€ 46.75
Hardcover. Includes Gauss' number-theoretic works. This title provides papers that include a fourth, fifth, and sixth proof of the Quadratic Reciprocity Law, researches on biquadratic residues, quadratic forms, and other topics. It also includes an appendix and concludes with a commentary on the papers. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 695 pages. BIC Classification: PBH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821842133
- ISBN
- 9780821842133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.51
€ 80.51
The Scientific Legacy of Poincare (History of Mathematics)
Eric Charpentier, Etienne Ghys, Annick Lesne
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821847183
- ISBN
- 9780821847183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.81
€ 141.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944164
- ISBN
- 9780822944164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.35
€ 77.35
Hardcover. Presents a general theory of iteration algorithms for the numerical solution of equations and systems of equations. This book investigates the relationship between the quantity and the quality of information that is used by an algorithm. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 159. Weight in Grams: 709.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780828403122
- ISBN
- 9780828403122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.80
€ 81.80
Paperback. Addresses the flood of DNA-related information that has flowed from the recent revolution in biotechnology: information that is transforming the food we eat; the way medicine is practised, and even changing the ways in which crimes are solved. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 135. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868409849
- ISBN
- 9780868409849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
5 Practices for Orchestrating Task-Based Discussions in Science
Jennifer Cartier, Margaret Schwan Smith, Mary...
Paperback. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JNT; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873537452
- ISBN
- 9780873537452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.52
€ 40.99
€ 40.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Fathman, Ann K.; Crowther, David T. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association United States
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873552530
- ISBN
- 9780873552530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.19
€ 74.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873552738
- ISBN
- 9780873552738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.59
€ 87.59
Paperback. Providing examples of scientific thoughtfrom all disciplines of Western science, this volume covers everything from Jean-Baptiste Lamark"s theory of evolution of 1809 to the isolation of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898.' Editor(s): Weber, A. Scott. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111650
- ISBN
- 9781551111650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.23
€ 57.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- UNSW Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742232690
- ISBN
- 9781742232690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Paperback. This new volume in our bestselling series provides more topic areas for classroom use as well as guidance on how teachers can use the probes for their own learning. Volume 3 offers five life science probes, seven Earth and space science probes, ten physical science probes, and three nature of science probes. This volume is an invaluable resource. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association United States
- Edition
- Current
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933531243
- ISBN
- 9781933531243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.25
€ 40.25