TURNBULL, H. W

The Great Mathematicians

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1566191572. Some scuffing of white dust jacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 8.30 X 5.50 X 0.80 inches; 141 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 16350

Catalogue: Mathematics::Biographies

Keywords: 1566191572 Math, Algebra, Mathematics Pascal newton descartes Archimedes MATHEMATICS

VON VEGA, GEORG'S FREIHERRN (BARON) AND BREMIKER, DR. C (ED.)

Logarithmisch

Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1911. Hardcover. 84th Print? . Brown cloth cover with dark brown blind stamp design. Short tears top of spine. Front and back hinges cracked but still intact. Pages yellowed. Preface and introduction in english, french and german. Small store sticker on front pastedown.. Good .

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Book number: 2015

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Trigonometry, Logarithm Mathematics Math & Science MATHEMATICS

VERHULST, FERDINAND

Nonlinear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. First English Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0387506284. Yellow card covers, book as new ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked; Universitext; 9.40 X 6.40 X 0.80 inches; 277 pages; "Bridging the gap between elementary courses and the research literature in this field, the book covers the basic concepts necessary to study differential equations. Stability theory is developed, starting with linearisation methods going back to Lyapunov and Poincaré, before moving on to the global direct method. The Poincaré-Lindstedt method is introduced to approximate periodic solutions, while at the same time proving existence by the implicit function theorem. The final part covers relaxation oscillations, bifurcation theory, centre manifolds, chaos in mappings and differential equations, and Hamiltonian systems. The subject material is presented from both the qualitative and the quantitative point of view, with many examples to illustrate the theory, enabling the reader to begin research after studying this book.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 17837

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: 0387506284 Mathematics MATHEMATICS

WILSON, ALISTAIR MACINTOSH

The Infinite in the Finite

New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198539509. Creasing of some of the pages in the middle of the book, light wear to dustjacket. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.42 X 6.34 X 1.41 inches; 524 pages; A conversation between Euclid and the ghost of Socrates. the paths of the moon and the sun charted by the stone-builders of ancient Europe.the Greek ideal of the golden mean by which they measured beauty. Combining historical fact with a retelling of ancient myths and legends, this lively and engaging book describes the historical, religious and geographical background that gave rise to mathematics in ancient Egypt, Babylon, China, Greece, India, and the Arab world. Each chapter contains a case study where mathematics is applied to the problems of the era, including the area of triangles and volume of the Egyptian pyramids; the Babylonian sexagesimal number system and our present measure of space and time which grew out of it; the use of the abacus and remainder theory in China; the invention of trigonometry by Arab mathematicians; and the solution of quadratic equations by completing the square developed in India. These insightful commentaries will give mathematicians and general historians a better understanding of why and how mathematics arose from the problems of everyday life, while the author's easy, accessible writing style will open fascinating chapters in the history of mathematics to a wide audience of general readers.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16400

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: 0198539509 HISTORY MATHEMATICS

YODER, JOELLA G.

Unrolling Time Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematization of Nature

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 052134140X. Light discoloration of front and back pastedowns, BFEP, FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; 9.1 X 5.7 X 0.8 inches; 256 pages; "This case study examines the interrelationship between mathematics and physics in the work of one of the major figures of the Scientific Revolution, the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Professor Yoder offers a detailed account of the discoveries that Huygens made at the end of 1659, including the invention of a pendulum clock that theoretically kept absolutely uniform time, and the creation of a mathematical theory of evolutes. She also describes the way that each of these important discoveries arose from the interaction of Huygens' mathematics and physics. A discussion of Huygens' relationship with other scientists and the priority disputes that sometimes motivated his research help place his work in the context of the period. The reception of Huygens' masterpiece, the Horologium Oscillatorium of 1673 and the place of evolutes in the history of mathematics are also analyzed. Finally, the role of Huygens in the rise of applied mathematics is addressed.". Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19514

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: 052134140X huygens Physics MATHEMATICS