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History of mathematics

Hardcover. Editor(s): Yor, Marc; Bru, Bernard. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2020
SKU
V9783319418803
ISBN
9783319418803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.96
€ 66.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Epple, Moritz. Num Pages: 900 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
900
Condition
New
Edition
1. Aufl. 2021
SKU
V9783540778387
ISBN
9783540778387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.69
€ 91.35

Hardcover. In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. This is a modern translation based on the 1726 edition. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne. Num Pages: 992 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 276 line figures, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; PBX; PHD; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 264 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, Collector's ed.
SKU
V9780520290877
ISBN
9780520290877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.70
€ 84.59

Paperback. An analysis of Newton's mathematical work, from early discoveries to mature reflections, and a discussion of Newton's views on the role and nature of mathematics. Series: Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 96 b&w illus., 9 tables. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262516488
ISBN
9780262516488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Num Pages: 1184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141018782
ISBN
9780141018782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128054
ISBN
9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBC; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415668743
ISBN
9780415668743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.73

Paperback. Originally published in 1927, this is a classic account of the mathematical theory of elasticity by English mathematician A. E. H. Love. Num Pages: 662 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
662
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107618091
ISBN
9781107618091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Paperback. The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1 x 16pp b/w). BIC Classification: BGT; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KCW0016971
ISBN
9781857028294
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.64

Paperback. Originally published in 1938, this book focuses on the area of elliptic and hyperelliptic integrals and allied theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; PBB; PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316607015
ISBN
9781316607015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. Originally published in 1960, this textbook provides a comprehensive introductory account of digital computers for those without advanced mathematical training. Num Pages: 70 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; TBX; UB; UKN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 4. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316633304
ISBN
9781316633304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.84

Hardcover. In 176 articles contributed by authors of 18 nationalities, this encyclopaedia describes and analyzes the variety of theories, proofs and techniques, as well as practical applications of pure, applied and statistical mathematics. It also treats the historical interactions with other disciplines. Editor(s): Grattan-Guinness, Ivor. Series: Routledge Companion Encyclopedias. Num Pages: 1840 pages, 143 line figures, 47 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; PBB; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 117. Weight in Grams: 2902.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415037853
ISBN
9780415037853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 594.48

Paperback. Approximately 35% of this third edition containsfresh or updated materialand includes a dynamic website offering further resources and tutorials on cutting edge software. > Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
311
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441156884
ISBN
9781441156884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. An autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story with prophetic speculations and peppered with anecdotes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071544
ISBN
9780520071544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics

For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind s relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 858.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470525487
ISBN
9780470525487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.46

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

€ 18.86

Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700089
ISBN
9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

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

€ 30.99
€ 29.18

Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 684 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBK; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461426325
ISBN
9781461426325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Pesic, Peter. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486489032
ISBN
9780486489032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.03

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