HAVIL, JULIAN

Nonplussed! Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0691148228. A bright, solid book. DJ is clean and crisp. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 196 pages; "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. Did you know that a losing sports team can become a winning one by adding worse players than its opponents? Or that the thirteenth of the month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day? Or that cones can roll unaided uphill? In Nonplussed!--a delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from many different areas of math--popular-math writer Julian Havil reveals the math that shows the truth of these and many other unbelievable ideas.". Near Fine .

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Katalog: Mathematics

Sonstige Stichworte: 0691148228 Mathematics MATHEMATICS

HERBERT, RALPH J.

Multiple Points of Immersed Manifolds (Memoirs of American Mathematical Society No. 250)

Providence, RI: AMS, 1981. Paperback. ISBN: 0821822500. Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 61 pages; Light scuffing and edgewear. Unmarked.. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0821822500 Mathematics Manifolds Homology MATHEMATICS

HOFER, HELMUT & EDUARD ZEHNDER

Symplectic Invariants and Hamiltonian Dynamics

Basel, SW: Birkhäuser, 2011. Reprint. Softcover. ISBN: 3034801033. A bright, solid book, card covers are clean and crisp, text unmarked. ; Modern Birkhäuser Classics; 9.25 X 6.10 X 0.81 inches; 341 pages; "The discoveries of the last decades have opened new perspectives for the old field of Hamiltonian systems and led to the creation of a new field: symplectic topology. Surprising rigidity phenomena demonstrate that the nature of symplectic mappings is very different from that of volume preserving mappings. This raises new questions, many of them still unanswered. On the other hand, analysis of an old variational principle in classical mechanics has established global periodic phenomena in Hamiltonian systems. As it turns out, these seemingly different phenomena are mysteriously related. One of the links is a class of symplectic invariants, called symplectic capacities. These invariants are the main theme of this book, which includes such topics as basic symplectic geometry, symplectic capacities and rigidity, periodic orbits for Hamiltonian systems and the action principle, a bi-invariant metric on the symplectic diffeomorphism group and its geometry, symplectic fixed point theory, the Arnold conjectures and first order elliptic systems, and finally a survey on Floer homology and symplectic homology.The exposition is self-contained and addressed to researchers and students from the graduate level onwards.". Near Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 3034801033 MATHEMATICS

HOFFMAN, JOHAN & CLAES JOHNSON & ANDERS LOGG

Dreams of Calculus Perspectives on Mathematics Education

Berlin: Springer, 2004. Softcover. ISBN: 3540219765. Minor underlining and marking of text to card covers ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 9.21 X 6.06 X 0.47 inches; 158 pages; A first-class debate book on the crucial issues of current mathematics teachingThe authors offer startling evidence that computers are changing mathematics in a profound wayRaises the question of how to alter teaching in mathermatics as a result of the computer's influence on the field. Near Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 3540219765 Calculus MATHEMATICS

JACOBSON, NATHAN

Lectures in Abstract Algebra Volume 1

Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc, 1959. Later Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth boards show light shelfwear, corners lightly bumped. Half of FFEP has been removed. ; A tight solid book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 217 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Mathematics Algebra MATHEMATICS

LAUGWITZ, DETLEF & ABE SHENITZER

Bernhard Riemann 1826

Boston: Birkhäuser, 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0817640401. Glossy illustrated boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; 9.20 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 357 pages; The name of Bernard Riemann is well known to mathematicians and physicists around the world. His name is indelibly stamped on the literature of mathematics and physics. This remarkable work, rich in insight and scholarship, is addressed to mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers interested in mathematics. It seeks to draw those readers closer to the underlying ideas of Riemann’s work and to the development of them in their historical context. This illuminating English-language version of the original German edition will be an important contribution to the literature of the history of mathematics.. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0817640401 riemann MATHEMATICS

MANSFIELD, ELIZABETH LOUISE

A Practical Guide to the Invariant Calculus

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0521857015. A bright, solid book, grey glossy boards as new, text unmarked ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 247 pages; "This book explains recent results in the theory of moving frames that concern the symbolic manipulation of invariants of Lie group actions. In particular, theorems concerning the calculation of generators of algebras of differential invariants, and the relations they satisfy, are discussed in detail. The author demonstrates how new ideas lead to significant progress in two main applications: the solution of invariant ordinary differential equations and the structure of Euler-Lagrange equations and conservation laws of variational problems. The expository language used here is primarily that of undergraduate calculus rather than differential geometry, making the topic more accessible to a student audience. More sophisticated ideas from differential topology and Lie theory are explained from scratch using illustrative examples and exercises. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers working in differential equations, symbolic computation, applications of Lie groups and, to a lesser extent, differential geometry.". Fine with no dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0521857015 Mathematics Euler-Lagrange Differential invariants Calculus MATHEMATICS

MORRISON, MARGARET

Unifying Scientific Theories Physical Concepts and Mathematical Structures

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Reprint. Softcover. ISBN: 0521037603. A bright, solid book , text unmarked. Card covers are clean and crisp. ; 8.80 X 5.90 X 0.50 inches; 272 pages; "This book is about the methods used for unifying different scientific theories under one all-embracing theory. The process has characterized much of the history of science and is prominent in contemporary physics; the search for a "theory of everything" involves the same attempt at unification. Margaret Morrison argues that, contrary to popular philosophical views, unification and explanation often have little to do with each other. The mechanisms that facilitate unification are not those that enable us to explain how or why phenomena behave as they do. The book emphasizes the importance of mathematical structures in unification, and claims that despite this common feature theory unification is a multi-faceted process for which no general account can be offered.". Near Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0521037603 Mathematics Physics SCIENCE MATHEMATICS

MULLER, JOHANNES

Regiomontanus on Triangles: De Triangulis Omnimodis

Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Editor; Grey cloth boards show very light shelf wear. DJ shows some shelf wear, with small tears and light chipping to edges. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, text unmarked. Author has signed the title page, and added a dated inscription to his aunt on the FFEP. Text in English and Latin ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 298 pages; Hughes provides a modern translation from Latin of Johann Muller (Regiomontanus)'s work on triangles with Latin text on left hand page and English text on the right.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Triangles Regiomontanus MATHEMATICS

NEUGEBAUER, OTTO

The Exact Sciences in Antiquity

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1993. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1566192692. A bright, solid book, DJ is crisp. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; "One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world, including the especially interesting, surprising sophistication of Babylonian mathematics.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Katalog: Science::Mathematics

Sonstige Stichworte: 1566192692 Mathematics Egyptian babylonian ptolemaic Astronomy Greek SCIENCE Astronomy MATHEMATICS

RASHED, ROSHDI & HéLèNE BELLOSTA

Ibrahim Ibn Sinan. Logique Et Geometrie Au Xe Siecle (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies) (French and Arabic Edition)

Leiden NL: Brill, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 9004118047. Back corners slightly bumped ; A bright solid book. Text unmarked. Navy cloth covered boards with gilt titles front and spine. Text mostly in French - three chapters with Arabic text on right hand page and French translation on left. ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology, And Science series; 9.7 X 6.5 X 2.2 inches; 812 pages; "Ibrahim Ibn Sinan was one of the most famous scientists of the tenth century. His specialities were geometry, logic and philosophy of mathematics. In this volume, three new hypotheses are presented.The first one concerns the existence and the development of philosophy of mathematics in Arabic, independently of traditional metaphysics and philosophy. It is mainly concerned with the logic of discovery and the logic of proof. The second hypothesis concerns the development of a new chapter in mathematics devoted to geometrical transformations. The close connection between astronomy and mathematics, used to develop this last chapter, is discussed in the third hypothesis.The book presents a critical edition done for the first time and based on all available manuscripts, French translations, and long historical and mathematical commentaries.". Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Katalog: Mathematics

Sonstige Stichworte: 9004118047 Geometry Arabic MATHEMATICS

ROLFSEN, DALE

Knot Theory and Manifolds Proceedings of a Conference Held in Vancouver, Canada, June 2

Berlin: Springer, 1985. Softcover. ISBN: 3540156801. Some tanning of pages, otherwise as new ; A bright, solid book ; Lecture Notes in Mathematics No. 1144; 9.06 X 6.14 X 0.47 inches; 163 pages. Very Good+ .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 3540156801 Mathematics lectures MATHEMATICS

SAATY, THOMAS L.

Elements of Queueing Theory

N/A, 1969. Pirated. Hardcover. Red cloth boards show some edge wear, corner bumps. Previous owner's name inked out on half-title page. Publishing information is in Asian script, appears to be a pirated edition. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 423 pages; Queueing theory is about the elements of waiting in line. It began as an attempt to help telephoning networks. It is now used in aviation, car traffic, machine repair, inventory control and many other areas of common life.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Mathematics renewal theory poisson

SHUBNIKOV, A. V. & V. A. KOPTSIK & DAVID HARKER & G. D. ARCHARD

Symmetry in Science and Art

New York: Plenum Press, 1974. 1st Thus. Hardcover. ISBN: 0306307596. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, top corners bumped, 1/4" piece missing from DJ at top of spine area. Small tears and light chipping, damp stain top DJ spine. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, text unmarked. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.60 X 6.40 X 1.50 inches; 420 pages; "The perception of symmetry in art and in nature has been appreciated since antiquity, with development of the underlying laws tracing back at least to Pythagorean times. By the end of the eighteenth century it was realized that the immense variety of natural crystal shapes could be accounted for on the basis of a rather small number of symmetry operations, of which some were equally applicable to biological systems. The mathematical theory of symmetry continued to mature throughout the last century, culminating in the independent discoveries in Russia, Germany, and England that a total of only 230 independent ways exist in which the operations of rotation, reflection, and translation can be combined to transform three-dimensional geometrical objects into themselves. Derivation of the 230 space groups depends ultimately on restricting the meaning of symmetry to that of a property of purely geometrical figures. A. V. Shubnikov and his collaborators, over the past three decades, expanded this concept of symmetry to include the sign of transformation operations.". Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0306307596 symmetry ARTS SCIENCE MATHEMATICS

SMITH, J. HAMBLIN.

A Treatise on Arithmetic

Toronto: W. J. Gage & Co, Limited, 1900. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 1/2" tear base of front hinge, corners bumped, wear to bottom edge. Student's name written neatly on front endpapers, booksellers ink stamp on front free endpaper. Light soil and pencil notations to pages, pages 135-138 (joined) separated but present (worn at outer edge). ; A tight solid book. Green cloth covered boards, stamped in black design front covers, gilt stamped titles on spine. A tight solid book, hinges intact; Adapted To Canadian Schools by William Scott; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 384 pages. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued .

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Katalog: Mathematics::Juvenile