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John Napier(2013) GLADSTONE-MILLAR, LYNNEInventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover.Vezava: Mehka7,71 € -
Understand Mathematics, Understand Computing(2020) ROSENBERG, ARNOLD L.,TRYSTRAM, DENISIn this book the authors aim to endow the reader with an operational, conceptual, and methodological understanding of the discrete mathematics that can be used to study, understand, and perform computing.Vezava: Trda114,83 € -
Exact Thinking in Demented Times(2017) SIGMUND, KARLA dazzling group biography of the early twentieth-century thinkers who transformed the way the world thought about math and scienceVezava: Trda64,63 € -
Fermat’s Last Theorem(2022) SINGH, SIMONIntroducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Remarkable Lives of Numbers(2020) NIEDERMAN, DERRICKPacked with illustrations, amusing facts, puzzles, brainteasers and anecdotes - an enthralling and thought-provoking numerical voyage through the history of mathematics. A must-have for trivia addicts, maths-lovers and even numberphobes.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Biggest Number in the World(2022) DARLING, DAVID,BANERJEE, AGNIJOThe weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbersVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
99 Variations on a Proof(2021) ORDING, PHILIPAn exploration of mathematical style through 99 different proofs of the same theoremThis book offers a multifaceted perspective on mathematics by demonstrating 99 different proofs of the same theorem. Each chapter solves an otherwise unremarkable equationVezava: Mehka29,07 € -
Tales of Impossibility(2021) RICHESON, DAVID S.A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematicsVezava: Mehka30,69 € -
Trust in Numbers(2020) PORTER, THEODORE M.A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantification.Vezava: Mehka48,47 € -
Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula(2017) NAHIN, PAUL J.In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick. Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula shares the fascinating sVezava: Mehka32,31 € -
Book on Games of Chance: The 16th Century Treatise on Probability(2016) CARDANO, GEROLAMOGambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he formulated some basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. This volume was published posthumously in 1663.Vezava: Mehka10,50 € -
Discrete Mathematical Charms of Paul Erdos(2021) CHVATAL, VASEK (CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL)This captivating book provides an introduction to fundamental results of discrete mathematics through the work of Paul Erdos, blended with first-hand reminiscences of his work and life. Written for students, it covers topics ranging from Bertrand's postulVezava: Mehka49,42 € -
Book of Wonders(2020) WARDHAUGH, BENJAMINEuclid’s Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on mathematics – often hailed as the world’s first textbook – shaped two thousand years of art, philosophy and liteVezava: Trda35,05 € -
Thomas Harriot(2019) ARIANRHOD, ROBYN (ADJUNCT RESEARCH FELLOW, SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, ADJUNCT RESEARCH FELLOW, SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, MONASH UNIVERSITY)A new biography of Thomas Harriot, the greatest unknown scientific mind of the RenaissanceVezava: Trda53,21 € -
Levels of Infinity(2013) WEYL, HERMANNOriginal anthology features less-technical essays discussing logic, topology, abstract algebra, relativity theory, and the works of David Hilbert. Most have been long unavailable or previously unpublished in book form. 2012 edition.Vezava: Mehka23,82 €
