History of mathematics books

4197 books were found.

Mathematician with the Soul of a Poet: Poems and Plays of Sofia Kovalevskaya

Mathematician with the Soul of a Poet: Poems and Plays...

Author: Sofia Kovalevskaya ,  Sandra DeLozier Coleman
ISBN: 9798985029819
Format: Hardback
$59.49

Sofia Kovalevskaya was the first woman to earn a PhD in math and the Prix Bordin, but her poems and plays reveal...  Read More >>

Distributivity-like Results in the Medieval Traditions of Euclid's Elements: Between Geometry and Arithmetic

Distributivity-like Results in the Medieval Traditions...

Author: Leo Corry
ISBN: 9783030796785
Format: Paperback
$142.29

This book provides a fresh view on an important and largely overlooked aspect of the Euclidean traditions in the...  Read More >>

Geschichte der Mathematik in ihren Kontexten: Neue Zugänge

Geschichte der Mathematik in ihren Kontexten: Neue Zugänge...

Author: Gert Schubring
ISBN: 9783030694821
Format: Paperback
$42.36

Dieses Buch ist konzipiert für angehende und praktizierende Mathematiklehrer; es richtet sich aber auch generell...  Read More >>

Martin Kneser Collected Works

Martin Kneser Collected Works

Author: Ulf Rehmann ,  Yuri Tschinkel
ISBN: 9783030816247
Format: Hardback
$194.04

This volume presents the collection of mathematical articles by Martin Kneser, reprinted in the original language...  Read More >>

The Foundations of Computability Theory

The Foundations of Computability Theory

Author: Borut Robič
ISBN: 9783662624234
Format: Paperback
$142.29

This book offers an original and informative view of the development of fundamental concepts of computability theory....  Read More >>

The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context

The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context

Author: Alexander S. Blum ,  Roberto Lalli
ISBN: 9783030507565
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This contributed volume explores the renaissance of general relativity after World War II, when it transformed from...  Read More >>

Adventures In Recreational Mathematics - Volume I

Adventures In Recreational Mathematics - Volume I

Author: David Singmaster (London South Bank Univ, Uk)
ISBN: 9789811226502
Format: Paperback
$90.56

David Singmaster believes in the presentation and teaching of mathematics as recreation. When the Rubik's Cube took...  Read More >>

Modes de l'Analyse Et Formes de la Geometrie

Modes de l'Analyse Et Formes de la Geometrie

Author: Marco Panza
ISBN: 9782711630356
Format: Paperback
$121.44

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Curves for the Mathematically Curious: An Anthology of the Unpredictable, Historical, Beautiful, and Romantic

Curves for the Mathematically Curious: An Anthology...

Author: Julian Havil
ISBN: 9780691206134
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Curves for the Mathematically Curious is a thoughtfully curated collection of ten mathematical curves, selected...  Read More >>

Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity

Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve...

Author: David S. Richeson
ISBN: 9780691218724
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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An Invitation to Abstract Mathematics

An Invitation to Abstract Mathematics

Author: Béla Bajnok
ISBN: 9783030561765
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Presenting historical perspective and notes on important figures in mathematics, covering current activity in the...  Read More >>

99 Variations on a Proof

99 Variations on a Proof

Author: Philip Ording
ISBN: 9780691218977
Format: Paperback
$34.99

An exploration of mathematical style through 99 different proofs of the same theoremThis book offers a multifaceted...  Read More >>

In Pursuit of Zeta-3: The World's Most Mysterious Unsolved Math Problem

In Pursuit of Zeta-3: The World's Most Mysterious Unsolved...

Author: Paul Nahin
ISBN: 9780691206073
Format: Hardback
$39.99

For centuries, mathematicians the world over have tried, and failed, to solve the zeta-3 problem. Math genius Leonhard...  Read More >>

Thinking About Space and Time: 100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity

Thinking About Space and Time: 100 Years of Applying...

Author: Claus Beisbart ,  Tilman Sauer
ISBN: 9783030477844
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This volume offers an integrated understanding of how the theory of general relativity gained momentum after Einstein...  Read More >>

Elements of Mathematics: A Problem-Centered Approach to History and Foundations

Elements of Mathematics: A Problem-Centered Approach...

Author: Gabor Toth
ISBN: 9783030750503
Format: Hardback
$142.29

This textbook offers a rigorous presentation of mathematics before the advent of calculus. Fundamental concepts...  Read More >>

Mathematics, Administrative and Economic Activities in Ancient Worlds

Mathematics, Administrative and Economic Activities...

Author: Cécile Michel ,  Karine Chemla
ISBN: 9783030483913
Format: Paperback
$284.60

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Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics: Proceedings of the 41st International Ludwig Wittgenstein Symposium

Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics: Proceedings of...

Author: Gabriele M. Mras ,  Paul Weingartner
ISBN: 9783110763478
Format: Paperback
$68.55

This volume presents different conceptions of logic and mathematics and discusses their philosophical foundations...  Read More >>

Paul Lorenzen -- Mathematician and Logician

Paul Lorenzen -- Mathematician and Logician

Author: Gerhard Heinzmann ,  Gereon Wolters
ISBN: 9783030658267
Format: Paperback
$90.54

This open access book examines the many contributions of Paul Lorenzen, an outstanding philosopher from the latter...  Read More >>

Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics: Essays Providing a Comparative Study

Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics: Essays...

Author: Krishnaswami Alladi
ISBN: 9789811562402
Format: Hardback
$284.60

The First Edition of the book is a collection of articles, all by the author, on the Indian mathematical genius...  Read More >>

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