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Fermat's Last Theorem : Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem
Amir D. Aczel
Paperback - $20.95
Over three hundred years ago, a French scholar scribbled a simple theorem in the margin of a book. It would become the world's most baffling mathematical mystery.
Simple, elegant, and utterly impossible to prove, Fermat's Last Theorem captured th ...
The Artist and the Mathematician : The Story of Nicolas Bourbaki, the Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed
Amir D. Aczel
Paperback - $23.95
This is the story both of Nicolas Bourbaki--whose mathematical publications began to appear in the late 1930s and continued to be published through most of the 20th century--and the world that created him in that time. It is the story of an elaborate ...
Mathematics in Fun and in Earnest
Nathan Altshiller-Court
Paperback - $15.95
A world-renowned mathematician takes a lighthearted look at the philosophy, form, and recreations of mathematics in this fascinating book. Nathan A. Court discusses and illustrates the charm of mathematics as well as the science's vast practical util ...
The Geometry of an Art : The History of the Mathematical Theory of Perspective from Alberti to Monge
Kirsti Andersen
Hardcover - $376.95
This book aims at giving a comprehensive review of literature on perspective constructions from the Renaissance to the end of the eighteenth century. Covering the work of some 175 authors, it treats the emergence of the various methods of constructin ...
Mathematics : A Concise History and Philosophy
W. S. Anglin
Hardcover - $123.95
This concise introduction explores the key mathematical and philosophical aspects of the history of mathematics. Detailed explanations of mathematical procedures used by famous mathematicians give readers a greater opportunity to learn the history an ...
The Works of Archimedes
Archimedes
Paperback - $37.95
The complete works of antiquity's great geometer appear here in a highly accessible English translation by a distinguished scholar. Remarkable for his range of thought and his mastery of treatment, Archimedes addressed such topics as the famous probl ...
Einstein's Heroes : Imagining the World Through the Language of Mathematics
Robyn Arianrhod
Paperback - $26.95
Blending science, history, and biography, this book reveals the mysteries of mathematics, focusing on the life and work of three of Albert Einstein's heroes: Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, and James Clerk Maxwell.
Yesterday and Long Ago
Vladimir I. Arnold
Hardcover - $76.95
This charming book by one of the leading mathematicians of our day, Vladimir Igorevich Arnold, is a rambling collection of his memories from early childhood up to recent days. Some marvellous historical and geographical stories occupy a large part of ...
Mathematics Elsewhere : An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures
Marcia Ascher
Paperback - $39.95
"Ascher's "Ethnomathematics was excellent--a real landmark--and this book is at least as good. It makes us realize that our way of looking at mathematics can be completely different from those in other cultures. A wonderful book."--Peter Cameron, Uni ...