ABBOTT, EDWIN A.

Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions (Unabridged).

New York: Dover Publications, 1992. 048627263X. "The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A Abbott (1836-1926), it describes the journeys of A.Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women - thin, straight lines - are the lowest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status". Pp 83, some b/w illustrations, slight toning to pages. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 24928

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BOOLE, MARY EVEREST.

The Mathematical Psychology of Gratry and Boole.

London: C.W.Daniel, nd. (c.1897). Translated from the Language of the Higher Calculus into that of Elementary Geometry. Contents: I.Introductory; II.Geometric Co-Ordinates; III.The Doctrine of Limits; IV.Newton and Some of His Successors; V.The Law of Sacrifice; VI.Inspiration versus Habit; VII.Examples of Practical Application of the Mathematical Laws of Thought; VIII.The Sanity of True Genius; Appendix. Pp.x/116, final page and inner endpapers browned, owner's name to inner front endpaper. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to spine and edges. Scarce. Good.

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Book number: 45184

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Boole Mathematical Psychology Gratry Translated Higher Calculus Elementary Geometry Newton 46658 Mathematics

BRONSHTEIN, I.N / SEMENDYAYEV, K.A.

Handbook of Mathematics. (translated by K.A.Hirsch).

Thun and Frankfurt: Verlag Harri Deutsch, 1985. 3871446440. 3rd completely revised edition. Pp.xvi/973. Blue vinyl covers. VG.

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Book number: 46032

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Bronshtein Semendyayev Handbook Mathematics Calculus Combinatorics Algebra Functions Geometry Analysis Differential Equations Complex Numbers Probability Statistics Computation Games 47594 Mathematics

DEVLIN, KEITH.

Mathematics: The New Golden Age.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1988 (rep). "Offers a glimpse of the extraordinary vistas and bizarre universes opened up by contemporary mathematicians: the theory of knots and secret codes, Hitler's Tenth Problem and the Four-Colour Theorem, business planning techniques and strange number systems". Pp 287, some b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated covert. G+.

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Book number: 24956

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Devlin Mathematics Golden Age Codes Hitler 21648 Mathematics

GARDNER, MARTIN.

Mathematical Circus.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1981. "Here are puzzles and paradoxes, games and entertainments of every kind, ranging from the swift and simple (including a few that are pure tease) to the mind-boggling". Pp 272, some b/w illustrations, slight toning to pages. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 24969

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Gardner Mathematical Circus Puzzles Paradoxes Games Tease 21627 Mathematics

GARDNER, MARTIN.

More Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1980. "From Diophantine brain-teasers to diabolic squares, these arithmetical, geometrical, logical, topological, mechanical, and probability problems are designed to beguile the weary leisure-hours and sharpen blunted wits". Pp 186, some b/w illustrations, slight toning to pages. P/b, slight creasing and scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 24970

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Gardner Mathematical Puzzles Diversions Geometrical Brain Teasers 21614 Mathematics

HUGHES, PATRICK & BRECHT, GEORGE.

Vicious Circles and Infinity. A Panoply of Paradoxes.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1976. 0224011863. "An exciting book you can enjoy at the level of its thronging word games, jokes and fascinating illustrations; or you can pursue deeper into its wise but sparing commentary". Pp.104, 26 illustrations. Brown cloth, dustwrapper has small tears to top edges. VG/G+.

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Book number: 48670

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KILLINGBECK, K.P.

The Creative Use of Calculators.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1981. 1st ed. "Playing about with numbers has always been a way to develop an interest in mathematics and modern pocket calculators, by freeing you from the chore of 'sums', give unprecedented scope for this".Pp 220, slight toning to pages. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 24985

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Killingbeck Creative Calculators Mathematics Numbers 21615 Mathematics

PASCOE, L.C.

Teach Yourself Arithmetic.

Sevenoaks: Hodder & Stoughton. 1983. "Progressing from the elementary processes, the basic aspects of arithmetic are covered, with advice as to how, for example, percentages, simple and compound interest, arithmetical graphs and statistics can be of practical help to such problems as Income Tax, rates and investment". Pp 218. P/b, slight scuffing to spine. G+.

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Book number: 26837

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Pascoe Teach Yourself Arithmetic Tax Investment Mathematics 23785 Mathematics

PASCOE, L.C.

Teach Yourself Modern Mathematics.

Sevenoaks: Hodder & Stoughton. 1984. "Looks first at real and complex numbers and examines vectors before going on to explain different number systems and their properties, sets and symbolic logic, matrices and probability". Pp 235. P/b, very slight crease to corner of front cover. G+.

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Book number: 26838

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Pascoe Teach Yourself Modern Mathematics Matrices Logic 23784 Mathematics

PAULOS, JOHN ALLEN.

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its consequences.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1990. "In this lively and witty book the author brings together many intriguing and practical examples to make accessible the sheer beauty and power of mathematics - and to put the fun back into facts and figures". Pp 135. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 25000

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Paulos Innumeracy Mathematics Illiteracy Figures 21620 Mathematics

RESNIKOFF, H.L. & WELLS,JR., R.O.

Mathematics in Civilization.

New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1984. 0486246744. Examines "how the developments and discoveries of mathematics shaped and were shaped by the course of human events. In a format suited to college-level studies and general popular reading, the authors explore trigonometry, navigation, catography, logarithms, algebra, and calculus through ancient, medieval, post-Renaissance, and modern times. This Dover edition..has been newly expanded to include a supplement on twentieth-century problems and their historical contexts, and provides solutions to problems at the end of each chapter." Pp.viii/408. Paperback, minor edge wear. VG.

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Book number: 41601

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Resnikoff Wells Mathematics Civilization Civilisation Number Systems Egyptian Arithmatic Babylonian Algebra Greek Trigonometry Navigation Cartography Logarithms Geometry Calculus 42819 Mathematics

SHEARMAN, A.T.

The Development of Symbolic Logic. A Critical-Historical Study of the Logical Calculus.

Bristol: Thoemmes, 1990. 1855060205. A reprint of the 1906 edition. Contents include: Symbols as Representing Terms and as Representing Propositions; Symbols of Operation; The Process of Solution; Concerning a Calculus Based on Intension; The Doctrines of Jevons and of Mr MacColl; Later Logical Doctrines; The Utility of Symbolic Logic. Pp.xii/242. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

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Book number: 45177

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Keywords: Shearman Development Symbolic Logic Critical Historical Study Logical Calculus Mathematics Castillon Mrs Bryant Copulae 46630 Mathematics

TATE, THOMAS.

The Principles of the Differential and Integral Calculus Simplified and Applied to the Solution of Various Useful Problems in Practical Mathematics and Mechanics.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1899. New Impression. 17cms x 11cms. Pp.viii/245, owner's name to front free endpaper. Brown blind-stamped cloth, spine sunned and uneven sunning to rear board. Good.

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Book number: 41629

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Thomas Tate Differentials Integral Calculus Practical Mathematics Mechanics 42849 Mathematics