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Paperback. Synthesizing studies of parental care in a wide variety of animals, this book provides general answers to the following important questions: Why does the extent of parental care vary so widely between species? Why do only females care for eggs and young in some animals, only males in others, and both parents in a few? Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025162
- ISBN
- 9780691025162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.27€ 76.28
€ 101.27
€ 76.28
Paperback. Guides general readers through the ideas that revolutionized our conception of the physical universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025209
- ISBN
- 9780691025209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Suitable for readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra, this volume includes a derivation of the most general coupling of super-symmetric gauge theory to supergravity. It also emphasizes the logical coherence of the subject. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025308
- ISBN
- 9780691025308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 69.44
€ 92.06
€ 69.44
Paperback. Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, this work shows how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. It also presents games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and the composition of RNA. Translator(s): Kimber, Robert B.; Kimber, Rita. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, 67 figs., 41 in color. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- a
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025667
- ISBN
- 9780691025667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the angular momentum, one of the most fundamental quantities in all of quantum mechanics. Beginning with the quantization of angular momentum, spin angular momentum, and the orbital angular momentum, this title goes on to discuss the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients for a two-component system. Series: Investigations in Physics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PHM; PHN; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025896
- ISBN
- 9780691025896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.74
€ 48.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. Addressing physicists and mathematicians alike, this book discusses the finite dimensional representation theory of sl(2), both classical and quantum. Covering representations of U(sl(2)), quantum sl(2), the quantum trace and color representations, and the Turaev-Viro invariant, it is useful to graduate students and professionals. Series: Mathematical Notes. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027302
- ISBN
- 9780691027302
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Condition: New
€ 74.80€ 57.26
€ 74.80
€ 57.26
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the mathematical discipline known as the Theory of Games. This book opens by addressing 'matrix games'. It continues with a treatment of games in extensive form and also deals with games that have an infinite number of pure strategies for the two players. It features examples and exercises, and various historical notes. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 120 pages, 33 line illus. BIC Classification: PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027722
- ISBN
- 9780691027722
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Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 49.67
€ 63.29
€ 49.67
Paperback. Optimization theory is designed to find the best ways of doing things. This work shows how extraordinarily diverse branches of biology are illuminated by the powerful methods of optimization theory. It also explains the mathematics involved, with biology students in mind. It is also useful for professionals, ranging from teachers to researchers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 38 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDE; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027982
- ISBN
- 9780691027982
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Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 70.81
€ 92.06
€ 70.81
Paperback. Physics has the reputation of being difficult to understand and remote from everyday life. This book presents a collection of physics demonstrations and experiments that prove that physics can, in fact, be 'made simple.' It uses 'low tech' and inexpensive materials from everyday life to make key principles of physics easy to understand. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 halftones 111 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028873
- ISBN
- 9780691028873
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Chemists have created superconducting ceramics for brain scanners, designed liquid crystal flat screens for televisions and watch displays, and made fabrics that change color while you wear them. This book lets the lay reader into the world of modern chemistry. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 color plates 224 figs. BIC Classification: PDA; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029009
- ISBN
- 9780691029009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Logic is sometimes called the foundation of mathematics: the logician studies the kinds of reasoning used in the individual steps of a proof. Alonzo Church's contributions to number theory and theories of algorithms and computability laid the theoretical foundations of computer science. This book is a basic source for understanding formal logic. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029061
- ISBN
- 9780691029061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 69.64
€ 92.06
€ 69.64
Paperback. Illustrates how gravitational theory and quantum mechanics played crucial roles in the reassessment of gauge theory as a geometric principle and as a framework for describing both electromagnetism and gravitation. This book also describes how the abelian electromagnetic gauge-theory was generalized to its non-abelian form. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029771
- ISBN
- 9780691029771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.27€ 76.28
€ 101.27
€ 76.28
Hardback. Offers a historical reconstruction of the evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s. This book argues that the evolutionary synthesis was part of a larger process of unifying the biological sciences. It suggests that the drive to unify the sciences of evolution and biology was part of a global philosophical movement toward unifying knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033433
- ISBN
- 9780691033433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.27€ 76.39
€ 101.27
€ 76.39
Hardback. Finding viable solutions to many of the problems threatening our environment hinges on understanding the rocks below the earth's surface. This book discusses the physical properties of rocks, proceeding by chapter through mechanical, fluid flow, acoustical, electrical, dielectric, thermal, and magnetic properties. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. 190 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034522
- ISBN
- 9780691034522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.20€ 114.68
€ 154.20
€ 114.68
Paperback. Offers a "postmodern"�' assessment of the philosophy of mathematics - one that addresses issues of theoretical importance in terms of mathematical experience. This book reveals an effort to account for the nature of mathematics in relation to other human activities. It discusses such topics as the history of mathematics as a field study. Editor(s): Tymoczko, Thomas. Num Pages: 456 pages, 11 figs. BIC Classification: PBB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034980
- ISBN
- 9780691034980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.85€ 62.99
€ 82.85
€ 62.99
Paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036663
- ISBN
- 9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.80€ 57.18
€ 74.80
€ 57.18
Paperback. Offers a treatment of interpretation (in nonrelativistic physics). This book enables readers to check every step, apply techniques to problems, and make sure that no paradox or obscurity arises in the theory. It discusses various philosophical implications pertinent to the study of quantum mechanics. It is intended for physicists and students. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 568 pages, 42 line illus. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036694
- ISBN
- 9780691036694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.27
€ 132.27
Hardback. Presents Einstein's writings from the final period of his work in Switzerland. This volume documents Einstein's search for a relativistic theory of gravitation, a search that ended in Berlin in the fall of 1915 with the completion of the general theory of relativity. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Renn, Jurgen; Schulmann, Robert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 420 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037059
- ISBN
- 9780691037059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.37€ 131.97
€ 178.37
€ 131.97
Hardback. Offers a systematic treatment of the development and use of cohomological induction to construct unitary representations. This book develops the necessary background in representation theory and includes an introductory chapter of motivation, a treatment of the "translation principle"�', and four appendices on algebra and analysis. Series: Princeton Mathematical Series. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 966
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037561
- ISBN
- 9780691037561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.38€ 148.59
€ 201.38
€ 148.59
Hardback. Discusses some techniques used to obtain numerical solutions of the equations of motion for planets and satellites. This book also introduces the two-body problem and solves it by developing six integrals of the motion, starting from Newton's three laws of motion and his law of gravitation and then using vector algebra to develop the integrals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 tables, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044590
- ISBN
- 9780691044590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.94€ 102.05
€ 136.94
€ 102.05