Unmarked. First published in 1884 and written pseudonymously by "A Square".
The book uses the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but its more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions. 16 illustrations by the author. 156p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Bookplate reads: "Presented by the Project for the Study of Academic Precocity (PSAP) Arizona State University. Originally published in 1932, this book is the first English translation, prepared by Alan E. Farley. Preface by David Hilbert. 25 Figures. Index. 57p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Loose letter about the project date July 30, 2001. Well illustrated. 20p. Project to help educators improve teaching in science, mathematics and technology for the 21st century. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Phone numbers on back end page. Soft corner crease on back cover. Illustrated. In the famous paper of 1938, 'A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting', written by Ralph Boas along with Frank Smithies, using the pseudonym H. W. O. Petard, Boas describes sixteen methods for hunting a lion. This marvelous collection of Boas memorabilia contains not only the original article, but also several additional articles, as late as 1985, giving many further methods. 308p • • • View More...
Unmarked. Clipped dust jacket with tanning around the edges. Based upon the 1946 Tarner lectures. Topics include deductive systems, representations, theoretical terms, probability statements, induction, and more. Index. 376p. • •• View More...
Unmarked text. Index. 319p. Short essays in four sections, loosely ordered around the subjectivity of inquiry, the physical world, science in practice and the politics of science. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Illustrated. Introduces the basic biological cellular network concepts in the context of cellular functioning, explains the main aspects of the Edinburgh Pathway Editor (EPE) software package, and discusses the process of constructing and verifying kinetic models. Includes CD. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. A book for students and practitioners of archaeology. This introductory survey of quantitative methods shows the applications of mathematical and statistical techniques that archaeologists brought to their work as of the 1970s. References. Index. 381p. Measures 6.25x9.25 inches. • • • View More...
Maurice Fréchet (1878-1973) was a French mathematician who made major contributions to the topology of point sets and introduced the entire concept of metric spaces. He also made several important contributions to the field of statistics and probability, as well as calculus. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Previous owner's name on front end page. Chipping, tears, scuffing on dust jacket. 130p. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated. Offers an arithmetical and empirical approach that is intelligible to lay people. • • • View More...
Unmarked text Some smudging on the cover. Includes a selected historical bibliography on the Sector. Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass, 1606 translated, with an introduction by Stillman Drake.
Published for The Burndy Library by The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology and the Smithsonian Institution Press, Wash DC. Illustrated. 95p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Math games and problems involving binary numbers, paper cutting, the four-color map theorem, ellipses, calculus, and games. Also a chapter on the games and puzzles of Lewis Carroll. 253p. Illustrated. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Illustrated. Topics include geometrical fallacies, Golomb's graceful graphs, Chess tasks, the Game of Life, tricks with cards, and more. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Extensively illustrated. 111p. Some scuffing on the back.
Articles by J. Bronowski, Domenic J. Iacono (on Boris Artzybasheff), George Rickey on Kinetic Art, Doris Schattschneider on Escher, Morris Kline on projective geometry, Gombrich on the visual image, Margaret Livingstone on art, illusion and the visual system and more. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Edited by A. Dold and B. Eckmann. Bibliography. Subject index. Symposium held at Tbilisi, USSR, August 23-29, 1982. 746p. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Wear at spine. A collection of informal reports and seminars. Edited by Nicolaas H. Kuiper. Topics include Geometric Topology, Algebraic Topology, Differentiable Maps, and Singularities. 232p. • • • View More...
Factory sealed. Examines the ways in which mathematics, material culture, and the book shaped knowledge, society, and the visual arts in late Renaissance Italy. Illustrated. 384p. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Illustrated. Index. References. 266p. A look at the history of numbers traces the variety of mathematical concepts through world history, describing math's influence on architecture, time, sex, and more. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Numerous text figures. 720p. Articles include the mathematics of motion by Galileo, Mathematics of heredity by Gregor Mendel, Change by Henri Poincare, and dozens of others. Commentary by Newman precedes each essay. • • • View More...
Unmarked. No dust jacket. Reexamines the ancient and long-disregarded concept of visual reasoning and reasserts its potential as a formidable tool in our ability to grasp various kinds of geometrical knowledge. 200p. References. Index. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Unclipped dust jacket. Explores randomness and how abstract mathematics can yield solutions to real-world problems and generate precise predictions.
Provides a connoisseur's selection of new and important theories and discoveries in everyday life. Includes 50 illustrations, including 8 pages of striking color images. Bibliography. Index. 239p. • • • View More...
HIGHLIGHTING. French flaps. Bibliography. Indexes. Extensively illustrated. 354p. Measures 9x11 inches. Contains Escher's complete set of symmetry drawings reproduced in full colour and two Escher notebooks (which contain his theory of symmetry). In all, there are more than 350 intriguing illustrations (about 80 of which have never been published.)
Escher's own descriptions, translated from the Dutch, provide a fascinating glimpse into the creative mind of this renowned graphic artist. • • • View More...
