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  • The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 3

    by Euclid ...
    Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
    This is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time—the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Utilizing the text established by Heiberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2500 years of mathematical and historical study upon Euclid.This unabridged republication of the original enlarged edition contains the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, plus a ... Read more

    $16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Principia: The Authoritative Translation

    Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

    In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. Even after more than three centuries and the revolutions of Einsteinian relativity and quantum mechanics, Newtonian physics continues to ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Design Inference

    Eliminating Chance through Small Probabilities

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory
    The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating their key trademark: specified events of small probability. Just about anything that happens is highly improbable, but when a highly improbable event is also specified (i.e. conforms to an independently given pattern) undirected natural causes lose their explanatory power. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Pluses and Minuses

    How Math Solves Our Problems

    A guide to changing how you think about numbers and mathematics, from the prodigy changing the way the world thinks about math.We all know math is important: we live in the age of big data, our lives are increasingly governed by algorithms, and we're constantly faced with a barrage of statistics about everything from politics to our health. But what might be less obvious is how math factors into ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Descartes's Secret Notebook

    A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe

    by Amir D. Aczel ...
    René Descartes (1596—1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “Cogito, ergo sum” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible.But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • A Profile of Mathematical Logic

    by Howard DeLong ...
    Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
    Anyone seeking a readable and relatively brief guide to logic can do no better than this classic introduction. A treat for both the intellect and the imagination, it profiles the development of logic from ancient to modern times and compellingly examines the nature of logic and its philosophical implications. No prior knowledge of logic is necessary; readers need only an acquaintance with high ... Read more

    $21.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pythagoras' Revenge

    A Mathematical Mystery

    The celebrated mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras left no writings. But what if he had and the manuscript was never found? Where would it be located? And what information would it reveal? These questions are the inspiration for the mathematical mystery novel Pythagoras' Revenge. Suspenseful and instructive, Pythagoras' Revenge weaves fact, fiction, mathematics, computer science, and ancient ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Art of the Infinite

    The Pleasures of Mathematics

    A witty, conversational, and accessible tour of math's profoundest mysteries.Mathematical symbols, for mathematicians, store worlds of meaning, leap continents and centuries. But we need not master symbols to grasp the magnificent abstractions they represent, and to which all art aspires. Through language, anyone can come to delight in the works of mathematical art, which are among our kind's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Mathematics Of Harmony As A New Interdisciplinary Direction And "Golden" Paradigm Of Modern Science - Volume 1: The Golden Section, Fibonacci Numbers, Pascal Triangle, And Platonic Solids

    Series Book 65 - Series On Knots And Everything
    Volume I is the first part of the 3-volume book Mathematics of Harmony as a New Interdisciplinary Direction and 'Golden' Paradigm of Modern Science. 'Mathematics of Harmony' rises in its origin to the 'harmonic ideas' of Pythagoras, Plato and Euclid, this 3-volume book aims to promote more deep understanding of ancient conception of the 'Universe Harmony,' the main conception of ancient Greek ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Math in Drag

    by Kyne Santos ...
    Unleash your inner math diva.Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of . . . math?This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even for people who think they aren't good at it.With her irreverent style and unique perspective, ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Philosophical Devices: Proofs, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Sets

    Proofs, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Sets

    This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like 'denumerability', 'modal scope distinction', 'Bayesian conditionalization', and 'logical completeness' are usually only elucidated deep within difficult specialist texts. By offering simple explanations that by-pass much irrelevant and boring detail, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction

    by Jerry Brotton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Come contare fino a infinito

    Gli uccelli lo fanno, le api lo fanno. Persino le pulci lo fanno. Animali o esseri umani, abbiamo sempre usato contare per riuscire a farci strada nella giungla della vita.I babilonesi usavano il corpo per contare fino a 60. Nel vii secolo i matematici indiani scoprirono il numero 0. E ci siamo sempre domandati: esiste un ultimo numero? Ha mai fine l’infinito? Che cosa mai intendeva Buzz Lightyear ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    150th Anniversary Edition

    by Lewis Carroll ...
    A stunning anniversary edition of Alice's adventures, illustrated by Salvador DalíCommemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you’ve never seen her before.In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Fractalist

    Memoir of a Scientific Maverick

    A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world.Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In The Fractalist, Mandelbrot recounts the high ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe

    The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science

    Discover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmosYou need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us. But is there some sort of order, a pattern, to the things that we see in the sky, on the ground, at the beach? In A Beginner's Guide to Constructing ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • A Mathematical Odyssey

    Journey from the Real to the Complex

    Mathematics is a poem. It is a lucid, sensual, precise exposition of beautiful ideas directed to specific goals. It is worthwhile to have as broad a cross-section of mankind as possible be conversant with what goes on in mathematics. Just as everyone knows that the Internet is a powerful and important tool for communication, so everyone should know that the Poincaré conjecture gives us important ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Love and Math

    The Heart of Hidden Reality

    An awesome, globe-spanning, and New York Times bestselling journey through the beauty and power of mathematicsWhat if you had to take an art class in which you were only taught how to paint a fence? What if you were never shown the paintings of van Gogh and Picasso, weren't even told they existed? Alas, this is how math is taught, and so for most of us it becomes the intellectual equivalent of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Mathematical Tourist

    New and Updated Snapshots of Modern Mathematics

    In the first edition of The Mathematical Tourist, renowned science journalist Ivars Peterson took readers on an unforgettable tour through the sometimes bizarre, but always fascinating, landscape of modern mathematics. Now the journey continues in a new, updated edition that includes all the latest information on mathematical proofs, fractals, prime numbers, and chaos, as well as new material on* ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Science of Self

    Man, God, and the Mathematical Language of Nature

    The Science of Self is a dynamic tour of reality, covering the formation of our universe, the development of life, and the laws that govern these processes and personify themselves as Man. This book introduces readers to hundreds of scientific fields, peering into what quantum mechanics, genetics, mathematics, anthropology, and archaeology have to say about the past, present, and future of Black ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • The God Equation

    by Mike Hockney ...
    Euler’s Formula is traditionally regarded as the most beautiful equation in all of mathematics. Yet it’s so much more than that. It’s the equation that governs the whole universe and even defines the human soul!It’s the centrepiece of the hyperrational mathematical religion of the Pythagorean Illuminati, the most ancient secret society in the world.Euler’s Formula is the perfect complement for ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture

    A Novel of Mathematical Obsession

    In this critically acclaimed international bestseller, Petros Papachristos, a mathematical prodigy, has devoted much of his life trying to prove one of the greatest mathematical challenges of all time: Goldbach's Conjecture, the deceptively simple claim that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes. His feverish and singular pursuit of this goal has come to define his life. Now ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Twists, Tilings, and Tessellations

    Mathematical Methods for Geometric Origami

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    Twists, Tilings, and Tessellation describes the underlying principles and mathematics of the broad and exciting field of abstract and mathematical origami, most notably the field of origami tessellations. It contains folding instructions, underlying principles, mathematical concepts, and many beautiful photos of the latest work in this fast-expanding field. ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Mujeres matemáticas

    Desde el siglo IV a. C. y hasta nuestros días, son muchas las mujeres que han aportado conocimiento al mundo matemático. Hipatia de Alejandría mejoró el astrolabio y creó el higrómetro; Caroline Lucretia Herschel descubrió dos mil estrellas dobles y demostró sus sistemas binarios; Sofia Kovalevskaya formuló el teorema de Cauchy-Kovalevski y ganó el reputado Premio Bordin.Este libro nos descubre a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD