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Science: general issues
Paperback. 9780226241364 Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226241364
- ISBN
- 9780226241364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.89
€ 32.99
€ 25.89
Paperback. The emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences, as revealed through images in scientific atlases--a story of how lofty epistemic ideals fuse with workaday practices. Num Pages: 501 pages, 32 color illus., 108 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 501
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951795
- ISBN
- 9781890951795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. From the reviews of Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations in Science and Engineering: "The book by Lapidus and Pinder is a very comprehensive, even exhaustive, survey of the subject.. [It] is unique in that it covers equally finite difference and finite element methods. "-Burrelle's. Num Pages: 678 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 678
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471359449
- ISBN
- 9780471359449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 207.05
€ 207.05
Hardcover. This book is written from the perspective of a physicist, not a mathematician, with an emphasis on modern practical applications in the physical and engineering sciences. The book itself is essentially software, written in the language of Mathematica, the widely used and highly praised Mathematica software package. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 266 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471266105
- ISBN
- 9780471266105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.32
€ 242.32
Hardcover. In its updated second edition, this book explores computational methods for problems arising in the areas of classical analysis, approximation theory, and ordinary differential equations, among others. Includes new exercises, and a complete solutions manual. Num Pages: 588 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1084. 616 pages, black & white illustrations. In its updated second edition, this book explores computational methods for problems arising in the areas of classical analysis, approximation theory, and ordinary differential equations, among others. Includes new exercises, and a complete solutions manual. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW; PDE. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 38. Weight: 1050.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817682583
- ISBN
- 9780817682583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.12€ 128.44
€ 130.12
€ 128.44
Hardback. Demonstrates how odd and unusual math problems can be solved by bringing together basic physics ideas and powerful computers. This title looks at how the art of number-crunching has changed since the advent of computers, and how high-speed technology helps to solve conundrums such as the three-body, Monte Carlo, and gambler's ruin problems. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4 halftones. 98 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM; UM; UYA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144252
- ISBN
- 9780691144252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.96
€ 42.96
Paperback. From the author of "How to Make a Camel Smoothie" comes a book of surreal sums and absurd arithmetic: it's doodling with numbers, doing sums in one's head just for fun, and playing dice with the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KNW0008302
- ISBN
- 9781840467512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780452288119
- ISBN
- 9780452288119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.63
€ 23.99
€ 17.63
Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226019758
- ISBN
- 9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 64.58
€ 76.90
€ 64.58
Hardcover. Name on endpaper - D. Reidel Publishsing Company,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- SKU
- KTK0101598
- ISBN
- 9789027710802
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199225866
- ISBN
- 9780199225866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. Examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. This book shows how and why agrarian Americans - yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike - accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139235
- ISBN
- 9780300139235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Paperback. An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 photographs, figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353327
- ISBN
- 9780393353327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. *A controversial but optimistic book about humanity's increasing co-operation and our technological future Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113340
- ISBN
- 9780349113340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Math - the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions - usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes - conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true. This book is a collection of paradoxes from different areas of math. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 halftones. 143 line illus. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148229
- ISBN
- 9780691148229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
paperback. Thoroughly updated and expanded 4th edition of the classic text, including numerous worked examples, diagrams and exercises. An ideal resource for students and lecturers in engineering, mathematics and the sciences it is published alongside a separate Problems and Solutions Sourcebook containing over 500 problems and fully-worked solutions. Series: Oxford Texts in Applied & Engineering Mathematics. Num Pages: 544 pages, black and white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199208258
- ISBN
- 9780199208258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.53
€ 57.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594540677
- ISBN
- 9781594540677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.27€ 142.05
€ 189.27
€ 142.05
Paperback. This is the third book in a series presenting Nobel Prizes in life sciences using the remarkably rich archives of nominations and reviews which are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have been made. The two previous books are Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences (2010) and Nobel Prizes and Nature's Surprises (2013). Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789813144644
- ISBN
- 9789813144644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.19
€ 42.99
€ 41.19
Paperback. The Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a measure of scientific excellence. This title traces the strengths and weaknesses of the Nobel system as exemplified by individual prizes. It offers insights into how the laureate selection process has developed to secure optimal choice. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814299374
- ISBN
- 9789814299374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.96
€ 42.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. This book retraces the life and work of Nobel Laureate Wolfgang Pauli, one of the great physicists of the 20th century. Pauli spent most of his professional life in Zurich where he was a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH, and where he was in close contact with the psychology of C.G. Jung. Num Pages: 584 pages, 39 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588152
- ISBN
- 9780199588152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.09
€ 79.09