History & Philosophy
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Prime Obsession: Berhhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
$19.00 Add to cartThe definitive story of the Riemann Hypothesis, a fascinating and epic mathematical mystery that continues to challege the world.
In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathemat- Author: Derbyshire, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 25 2004
- ISBN10: 0452285259
- Language: English
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500 GRE Math Questions to Know by Test Day, Second Edition
$19.00 Add to cartGet all the GRE math problem-solving practice you need–updated to match the latest exam and featuring a 20-question Diagnostic Quiz!
Achieve your highest score with 500 GRE Math Questions to Know by T
- Author: McCune, Sandra Luna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1264278195
- Language: English
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The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 2: Volume 2
$18.95 Add to cartThis is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time — the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Using the text established by Heiberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2,500… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Mathematics #2
- Author: Euclid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 01 1956
- ISBN10: 0486600890
- Language: English
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Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History
$18.99 Read moreHow do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpretations of the past?
Histories and Fallacies is a primer on the conceptual and methodological proble
- Author: Trueman, Carl R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 03 2010
- ISBN10: 1581349238
- Language: English
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How Numbers Work: Discover the Strange and Beautiful World of Mathematics
$14.95 Read moreDiscover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself!
Think of a number between one and ten
No, hang on, let’s make this interesting. Between zero and infinity. Even if you stick to t- Series: Instant Expert
- Author: New Scientist
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1529382041
- Language: English
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Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
$19.95 Add to cartA dynamic exploration of infinity
In Infinity and the Mind, Rudy Rucker leads an excursion to that stretch of the universe he calls the “Mindscape,” where he explores infinity in all its forms: potent- Series: Princeton Science Library #63
- Author: Rucker, Rudolf V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: July 23 2019
- ISBN10: 0691191387
- Language: English
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What Is History, Now?
$19.99 Read moreThis groundbreaking new collection addresses the burning issue of how we interpret history today. What stories are told, and by whom, who should be celebrated, and what rewritten, are questions that h
- Author: Lipscomb, Suzannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 147462247X
- Language: English
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Mathematical Scandals
$10.95 Read moreIn this highly readable volume of vignettes of mathematical scandals and gossip, Theoni Pappas assembles 29 fascinating stories of intrigue and the bizarre — in short, the human background of the his… [more below]
- Author: Pappas, Theoni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 15 1997
- ISBN10: 188455010X
- Language: English
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
$20.00 Add to cartMax Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesi… [more below]
- Author: Tegmark, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 03 2015
- ISBN10: 0307744256
- Language: English
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Mathematical Intelligence: A Story of Human Superiority Over Machines
$28.95 Read moreA fresh exploration into the ‘human nature versus technology‘ argument, revealing an unexpected advantage that humans have over our future robot masters: we’re actually good at mathematics.
There’s s- Author: Mubeen, Junaid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362568
- Language: English
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The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics
$17.95 Read moreThe weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbers
From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhere We all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend- Author: Darling, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 086154305X
- Language: English
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History and Utopia
$17.99 Read more“Only a monster can allow himself the luxury of seeing things as they are,” writes E. M. Cioran, the Romanian-born philosopher who has rightly been compared to Samuel Beckett.
In History and Utopia, C- Author: Cioran, E. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1628724250
- Language: English
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The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization
$28.00 Read moreAn illuminating, millennia-spanning history of the impact mathematics has had on the world, and the fascinating people who have mastered its inherent power
Counting is not innate to our nature, and- Author: Brooks, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1524748994
- Language: English
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Much ADO about Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times
$19.95 Add to cartShakespeare’s era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of “zero” to Galileo’s redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare’
- Author: Eastaway, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 9798893030303
- Language: English
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Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language
$30.00 Add to cartIf Mathematics had a Rosetta Stone… In this trailblazing work from the internet’s most empathetic math teacher, Ben Orlin unravels the secrets behind the world’s most confounding language.
Math, it… [more below]- Author: Orlin, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0762499818
- Language: English
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Beautiful Math: The Surprisingly Simple Ideas Behind the Digital Revolution in How We Live, Work, and Communicate
$27.95 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of Quantum Computing for Everyone, a concise, accessible, and elegant approach to mathematics that not only illustrates concepts but also conveys the surprising nature of t… [more below]
- Author: Bernhardt, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0262549778
- Language: English
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Vector: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation
$28.00 Add to cartA celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions–sparking both controversy and discovery.
The stars of this book, vectors and tensors, are unlikely- Author: Arianrhod, Robyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: May 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0226821102
- Language: English
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Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance
$24.95 Read moreA definitive look at how geometry changed the world of art forever.
Geometry & Art follows the artists of the Renaissance, whose search for perspective and visual depth led them to the study of geomet- Author: Wade, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1627951059
- Language: English
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A Brief History of History
$24.00 Read moreIn A Brief History of History, acclaimed historian Jeremy Black seeks to reinvigorate and redefine our ideas about history. The stories we tell about the past are a crucial aspect of all cultures. How
- Author: Black, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0253066093
- Language: English
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A Profile of Mathematical Logic
$21.95 Add to cartThis text explores the historical reasons for the formation of Aristotelian logic, the rise of mathematical logic, the nature of the formal axiomatic method and its use, and the main results of metath… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
- Author: DeLong, Howard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 17 2004
- ISBN10: 0486434753
- Language: English
