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The Fundamental Theorems of the Differential Calculus (Paperback): W.H. Young The Fundamental Theorems of the Differential Calculus (Paperback)
W.H. Young
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1910 as number eleven in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book deals with differential calculus and its underlying structures. Appendices on further reading and clarification of certain points are also included. This tract will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics or calculus.

Orders of Infinity - The 'Infinitarcalcul' of Paul Du Bois-Reymond (Paperback): G.H. Hardy Orders of Infinity - The 'Infinitarcalcul' of Paul Du Bois-Reymond (Paperback)
G.H. Hardy
R655 Discovery Miles 6 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1910 as number twelve in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides an up-to-date version of Du Bois-Reymond's Infinitarcalcul by the celebrated English mathematician G. H. Hardy. This tract will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics or the theory of functions.

A Locus with 25920 Linear Self-Transformations (Paperback): H. F Baker A Locus with 25920 Linear Self-Transformations (Paperback)
H. F Baker
R1,135 Discovery Miles 11 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1946 as number thirty-nine in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account regarding linear groups. Appendices are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in linear groups and the history of mathematics.

The Twisted Cubic - With Some Account of the Metrical Properties of the Cubical Hyperbola (Paperback): P. W. Wood The Twisted Cubic - With Some Account of the Metrical Properties of the Cubical Hyperbola (Paperback)
P. W. Wood
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1913 as number fourteen in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account regarding the properties of the twisted cubic. A bibliography and appendix section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the twisted cubic and the history of mathematics.

Modular Invariants (Paperback): D E Rutherford Modular Invariants (Paperback)
D E Rutherford
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1932 as number twenty=seven in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account of the theory of modular invariants as embodied in the work of Dickson, Glenn and Hazlett. Appendices are included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in modular invariants and the history of mathematics.

Volume and Surface Integrals Used in Physics (Paperback): J. G. Leathem Volume and Surface Integrals Used in Physics (Paperback)
J. G. Leathem
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1913, as the second edition of a 1905 original, this book is the first volume in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics Series. The text provides a concise account regarding volume and surface integrals used in physics. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in integrals and physics.

The General Theory of Dirichlet's Series (Paperback): G.H. Hardy, Marcel Riesz The General Theory of Dirichlet's Series (Paperback)
G.H. Hardy, Marcel Riesz
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1915 as number eighteen in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, and here reissued in its 1952 reprinted form, this book contains a condensed account of Dirichlet's Series, which relates to number theory. This tract will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics or in the work of G. H. Hardy.

Invariants of Quadratic Differential Forms (Paperback): J. Edmund Wright Invariants of Quadratic Differential Forms (Paperback)
J. Edmund Wright
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1908 as number nine in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account regarding the invariant theory connected with a single quadratic differential form. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in quadratic differential forms and the history of mathematics.

Linear Algebras (Paperback): L.E. Dickson Linear Algebras (Paperback)
L.E. Dickson
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1914 as number sixteen in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account regarding the theory of linear associative algebras. Textual notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in algebra and the history of mathematics.

Complex Integration and Cauchy's Theorem (Paperback): G.N. Watson Complex Integration and Cauchy's Theorem (Paperback)
G.N. Watson
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1914 as number fifteen in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise proof of Cauchy's Theorem, along with some applications of the theorem to the evaluation of definite integrals. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics.

The Rational Quartic Curve in Space of Three and Four Dimensions - Being an Introduction to Rational Curves (Paperback): H.G.... The Rational Quartic Curve in Space of Three and Four Dimensions - Being an Introduction to Rational Curves (Paperback)
H.G. Telling
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1936 as part of the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account regarding the rational quartic curve in space of three and four dimensions. Textual notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in rational curves and the history of mathematics.

Euclid's Book on Division of Figures - With a Restoration Based on Woepcke's Text and on the Practica Geometriae of... Euclid's Book on Division of Figures - With a Restoration Based on Woepcke's Text and on the Practica Geometriae of Leonardo Pisano (Paperback)
Raymond Clare Archibald
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1915, this book contains an English translation of a reconstructed version of Euclid's study of divisions of geometric figures, which survives only partially and in only one Arabic manuscript. Archibald also gives an introduction to the text, its transmission in an Arabic version and its possible connection with Fibonacci's Practica geometriae. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek mathematics, the history of science or the reconstruction of ancient texts.

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 1, Introduction and Books I, II (Paperback): Thomas L Heath The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 1, Introduction and Books I, II (Paperback)
Thomas L Heath
R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861-1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the first volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books One and Two. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.

Mathematical Lives - Protagonists of the Twentieth Century From Hilbert to Wiles (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Claudio Bartocci,... Mathematical Lives - Protagonists of the Twentieth Century From Hilbert to Wiles (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Claudio Bartocci, Renato Betti, Angelo Guerraggio, Roberto Lucchetti; Translated by Kim Williams
R1,325 R1,097 Discovery Miles 10 970 Save R228 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Steps forward in mathematics often reverberate in other scientific disciplines, and give rise to innovative conceptual developments or find surprising technological applications. This volume brings to the forefront some of the proponents of the mathematics of the twentieth century, who have put at our disposal new and powerful instruments for investigating the reality around us. The portraits present people who have impressive charisma and wide-ranging cultural interests, who are passionate about defending the importance of their own research, are sensitive to beauty, and attentive to the social and political problems of their times. What we have sought to document is mathematics' central position in the culture of our day. Space has been made not only for the great mathematicians but also for literary texts, including contributions by two apparent interlopers, Robert Musil and Raymond Queneau, for whom mathematical concepts represented a valuable tool for resolving the struggle between 'soul and precision.'

A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary - Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects,... A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary - Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, Comprized under the Heads Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosophy, Both Natural and Experimental (Paperback)
Charles Hutton
R1,846 Discovery Miles 18 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Born into a Newcastle coal mining family, Charles Hutton (1737-1823) displayed mathematical ability from an early age. He rose to become professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy and foreign secretary of the Royal Society. First published in 1795-6, this two-volume illustrated encyclopaedia aimed to supplement the great generalist reference works of the Enlightenment by focusing on philosophical and mathematical subjects; the coverage ranges across mathematics, astronomy, natural philosophy and engineering. Almost a century old, the last comparable reference work in English was John Harris' Lexicon Technicum. Hutton's work contains many historical and biographical entries, often with bibliographies, including many for continental analytical mathematicians who would have been relatively unfamiliar to British readers. These features make Hutton's Dictionary a particularly valuable record of eighteenth-century science and mathematics. Volume 1 ranges from abacist (a user of an abacus) to the English physician and Newtonian scientist James Jurin.

A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary - Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects,... A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary - Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, Comprized under the Heads Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosophy, Both Natural and Experimental (Paperback)
Charles Hutton
R2,122 Discovery Miles 21 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Born into a Newcastle coal mining family, Charles Hutton (1737-1823) displayed mathematical ability from an early age. He rose to become professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy and foreign secretary of the Royal Society. First published in 1795-6, this two-volume illustrated encyclopaedia aimed to supplement the great generalist reference works of the Enlightenment by focusing on philosophical and mathematical subjects; the coverage ranges across mathematics, astronomy, natural philosophy and engineering. Almost a century old, the last comparable reference work in English was John Harris' Lexicon Technicum. Hutton's work contains many historical and biographical entries, often with bibliographies, including many for continental analytical mathematicians who would have been relatively unfamiliar to British readers. These features make Hutton's Dictionary a particularly valuable record of eighteenth-century science and mathematics. Volume 2 ranges from kalendar to zone. Among the other topics covered are knots, Newton, magnets, and the Moon.

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 2, Books III-IX (Paperback): Thomas L Heath The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 2, Books III-IX (Paperback)
Thomas L Heath
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861-1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the second volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Three to Nine. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix (Paperback): Thomas L Heath The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix (Paperback)
Thomas L Heath
R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861-1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the third and final volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Ten to Thirteen. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.

The Siddhantasundara of Jnanaraja - An English Translation with Commentary (Hardcover): Toke Lindegaard Knudsen The Siddhantasundara of Jnanaraja - An English Translation with Commentary (Hardcover)
Toke Lindegaard Knudsen
R2,060 Discovery Miles 20 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A treasure for anyone interested in early modern India and the history of mathematics, this first English translation of the Siddhantasundara reveals the fascinating work of the scholar-astronomer Jnanaraja (circa 1500 C.E.). Toke Lindegaard Knudsen begins with an introduction to the traditions of ancient Hindu astronomy and describes what is known of Jnanaraja's life and family. He translates the Sanskrit verses into English and offers expert commentary on the style and substance of Jnanaraja's treatise.

The Siddhantasundara contains a comprehensive exposition of the system of Indian astronomy, including how to compute planetary positions and eclipses. It also explores deep, probing questions about the workings of the universe and sacred Hindu traditions. In a philosophical discussion, the treatise seeks a synthesis between the cosmological model used by the Indian astronomical tradition and the cosmology of a class of texts sacred in Hinduism. In his discourse, which includes a discussion of the direction of down and adhesive antipodeans, Jnanaraja rejects certain principles from the astronomical tradition and reinterprets principles from the sacred texts. He also constructs a complex poem on the seasons, many verses of which have two layers of meaning, one describing a season, the other a god's activities in that season.

The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments.

The Foundations of Science - Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method (Paperback): Henri Poincare The Foundations of Science - Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method (Paperback)
Henri Poincare; Translated by George Bruce Halsted; Introduction by Josiah Royce
R1,340 Discovery Miles 13 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A member of the Academie francaise, Henri Poincare (1854 1912) was one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His discovery of chaotic motion laid the foundations of modern chaos theory, and he was acknowledged by Einstein as a key contributor in the field of special relativity. He earned his enduring reputation as a philosopher of mathematics and science with this elegantly written work, which was first published in French as three separate essays: Science and Hypothesis (1902), The Value of Science (1905), and Science and Method (1908). Poincare asserts that much scientific work is a matter of convention, and that intuition and prediction play key roles. George Halsted's authorised 1913 English translation retains Poincare's lucid prose style, presenting complex ideas for both professional scientists and those readers interested in the history of mathematics and the philosophy of science."

Trigonometric Delights (Paperback, 3 Ed): Eli Maor Trigonometric Delights (Paperback, 3 Ed)
Eli Maor
R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A fun, entertaining exploration of the ideas and people behind the growth of trigonometry Trigonometry has a reputation as a dry, difficult branch of mathematics, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In Trigonometric Delights, Eli Maor dispels this view. Rejecting the usual descriptions of sine, cosine, and their trigonometric relatives, he brings the subject to life in a compelling blend of history, biography, and mathematics. From the proto-trigonometry of the Egyptian pyramid builders and the first true trigonometry developed by Greek astronomers, to the epicycles and hypocycles of the toy Spirograph, Maor presents both a survey of the main elements of trigonometry and a unique account of its vital contribution to science and social growth. A tapestry of stories, curiosities, insights, and illustrations, Trigonometric Delights irrevocably changes how we see this essential mathematical discipline.

The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences (Paperback): William Kingdon Clifford The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences (Paperback)
William Kingdon Clifford; Contributions by Karl Pearson
R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...position of the face B E G F, it is easy to see that the two wedgeshaped figures Bee'b'oc and Pgg'p'ad are exactly equal; this follows from the equality of their corresponding faces. Hence the volume of the sheared figure must be equal to the volume of the right six-face. Now let us suppose in addition that the face B' E' G' P' is again moved in its own plane into the position B" E" G" F," So that B' and E' move along B' E' and p' G' respectively. Then the slant wedge-shaped figures B'b"f"p'ao and E'e"g"p'dc will again be equal, and the volume of the six-face B" E" G" P" A D C O obtained by this second shear will be equal to the volume of the figure obtained by the first shear, and therefore to the volume of the right six-face. But by n, ns of two shears we can move the face B E G P to any position in its plane, B" E" G" P," in which its sides remain parallel to their former position. Hence the volume of a six-face will remain unchanged if, one of its faces, o c D A, remaining fixed, the opposite face, B E G P, be moved anywhere parallel to itself in its own plane. We thus find that the volume of a six-face formed by three pairs of parallel planes is equal to the product of the area of one of its faces and the perpendicular distance between that face and its parallel. For this is the volume of the right six-face into which it may be sheared; and, as we have seen, shear does not alter volume. The knowledge thus gained of the volume of a sixface bounded by three pairs of parallel faces, or of a so-called parallelepiped, enables us to find the volume of an oblique cylinder. A right cylinder is the figure generated by any area moving parallel to itself in such wise that any point p ...

A History of the Mathematical Theory of Probability - From the Time of Pascal to that of Laplace (Paperback): Isaac Todhunter A History of the Mathematical Theory of Probability - From the Time of Pascal to that of Laplace (Paperback)
Isaac Todhunter
R1,604 Discovery Miles 16 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout his early life, Isaac Todhunter (1820-84) excelled as a student of mathematics, gaining a scholarship at the University of London and numerous awards during his time at St John's College, Cambridge. Taking up fellowship of the college in 1849, he became widely known for both his educational texts and his historical accounts of various branches of mathematics. The present work, first published in 1865, describes the rise of probability theory as a recognised subject, beginning with a discussion of the famous 'problem of points', as considered by the likes of the Chevalier de Mere, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat during the latter half of the seventeenth century. Subsequently, the application of advanced methods that had been developed in classical areas of mathematics led to rapid progress in probability theory. Todhunter traces this growth, closing with a thorough account of Pierre-Simon Laplace's far-reaching work in the area.

Formal Logic - Or, The Calculus of Inference, Necessary and Probable (Paperback): Augustus De Morgan Formal Logic - Or, The Calculus of Inference, Necessary and Probable (Paperback)
Augustus De Morgan
R1,189 Discovery Miles 11 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the end of antiquity to the middle of the nineteenth century it was generally believed that Aristotle had said all that there was to say concerning the rules of logic and inference. One of the ablest British mathematicians of his age, Augustus De Morgan (1806-71) played an important role in overturning that assumption with the publication of this book in 1847. He attempts to do several things with what we now see as varying degrees of success. The first is to treat logic as a branch of mathematics, more specifically as algebra. Here his contributions include his laws of complementation and the notion of a universe set. De Morgan also tries to tie together formal and probabilistic inference. Although he is never less than acute, the major advances in probability and statistics at the beginning of the twentieth century make this part of the book rather less prophetic.

Arithmetical Books from the Invention of Printing to the Present Time - Being Brief Notices of a Large Number of Works Drawn Up... Arithmetical Books from the Invention of Printing to the Present Time - Being Brief Notices of a Large Number of Works Drawn Up from Actual Inspection (Paperback)
Augustus De Morgan
R783 Discovery Miles 7 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the preface to this work, mathematician Augustus De Morgan (1806 71) claims that 'The most worthless book of a bygone day is a record worthy of preservation.' His purpose in writing this catalogue, published in 1847, was to provide an accurate record of the early history of publishing on arithmetic, but describing only those books which he had examined himself. He surveyed the library of the Royal Society, works in the British Museum, the wares of specialist booksellers, and the private collections of himself and his friends to compile a chronological list of books from 1491 to 1846 (the final book being a work of his own), giving bibliographical details, a description of the contents, and sometimes comments on the mathematics on display. De Morgan's Formal Logic and a Memoir of Augustus De Morgan by his widow are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection."

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