Search Results: Mathematics from Ainsworth Books

Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. Very Good+. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0821831917 . Only slight wear to card covers; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics Volume 26; 0.39 x 9.84 x 7.01 Inches; 148 pages; This book presents articles on original material from invited talks given at the "IMS Workshop on Applied Probability" organized by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in May 1999. The goal of the workshop was to promote research in applied probability for local mathematicians and engineers and to foster exchange with experts from other parts of the world. The main themes were mathematical finance and stochastic networks. The topics range from the theoretical study, e.g., ergodic theory and diffusion processes, to very practical problems, such as convertible bonds with market risk and insider trading. The wide scope of coverage in the book make it a helpful reference… Read More

Boston: Birkhäuser. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0817640401 . Glossy illustrated boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; 9.20 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 357 pages; The name of Bernard Riemann is well known to mathematicians and physicists around the world. His name is indelibly stamped on the literature of mathematics and physics. This remarkable work, rich in insight and scholarship, is addressed to mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers interested in mathematics. It seeks to draw those readers closer to the underlying ideas of Riemann’s work and to the development of them in their historical context. This illuminating English-language version of the original German edition will be an important contribution to the literature of the history of mathematics. .

Zurich: European Mathematical Society. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 3037190531 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, ; ESI Lectures in Mathematics and Physics; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 294 pages; The book consists of "Introduction Outline Part I. Background from the theory of partial differential equations: Functional analysis, The Fourier transform, Sobolev spaces, Sobolev embedding, Symmetric hyperbolic systems, Linear wave equations, Local existence, non-linear wave equations Part II. Background in geometry, global hyperbolicity and uniqueness: Basic Lorentz geometry, Characterizations of global hyperbolicity, Uniqueness of solutions to linear wave equations Part III. General relativity: The constraint equations, Local existence, Cauchy stability, Existence of a maximal globally hyperbolic development Part IV. Pathologies, strong cosmic censorship: Preliminaries, Constant mean curvature, Initial data Einstein's vacuum equations, Closed universe… Read More

Berlin: Springer. Near Fine. 2004. Softcover. 3540219765 . Minor underlining and marking of text to card covers ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 9.21 X 6.06 X 0.47 inches; 158 pages; A first-class debate book on the crucial issues of current mathematics teachingThe authors offer startling evidence that computers are changing mathematics in a profound wayRaises the question of how to alter teaching in mathermatics as a result of the computer's influence on the field .

N/A. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Pirated. Hardcover. Red cloth boards show some edge wear, corner bumps. Previous owner's name inked out on half-title page. Publishing information is in Asian script, appears to be a pirated edition. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 423 pages; Queueing theory is about the elements of waiting in line. It began as an attempt to help telephoning networks. It is now used in aviation, car traffic, machine repair, inventory control and many other areas of common life. .

Boston: Ginn and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Second Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth boards show heavy wear, bumped corners, with library stamps throughout. Bookplate pasted inside front board. Rear hinge has started. ; Text unmarked; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 355 pages .

New York: Barnes & Noble. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1566192692 . A bright, solid book, DJ is crisp. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; "One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world, including the especially interesting, surprising sophistication of Babylonian mathematics." .

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0691033676 . Only slight wear ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; 9.75 X 6.50 X 1.25 inches; 296 pages; "In this book François De Gandt introduces us to the reading of Newton's Principia in its own terms. The path of access that De Gandt proposes leads through the study of the geometrization of force. The result is a highly original meditation on the sources and meaning of Newton's magnum opus.In Chapter I De Gandt presents a translation of and detailed commentary on an earlier and simpler version of what in 1687 became Book I of the Principia; here in clearer and starker outline than in the final version, the basic principles of Newton's dynamics show forth. Chapter II places this dynamics in the intellectual context of earlier efforts--the first seeds of celestial dynamics in Kepler, Galileo's… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521352762 . A bright, solid book, red cloth boards are unmarked, text unmarked. ; Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Vol. 31; 9.21 X 6.14 X 1.12 inches; 462 pages; "Deals with modern theory of functional equations in several variables and their applications to mathematics, information theory, and the natural, behavioral, and social sciences. The authors emphasize applications, although not at the expense of theory, and have kept the prerequisites to a minimum; the reader should be familiar with calculus and some simple structures of algebra and have a basic knowledge of Lebesque integration. For the applications the authors have included references and explained the results used. The book is designed so that the chapters may be read almost independently of each other, enabling a selection of material to be chosen for introductory and advanced courses. Each chapter… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 1566191572 . Some scuffing of white dust jacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 8.30 X 5.50 X 0.80 inches; 141 pages .

Ramat-Gan, Israel: Bar-Ilan University/American Mathematical Society/OUP. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0198510454 . As new; A bright, solid book, text unmarked. ; Israel Mathematical Conference Proceedings vol 12; 9.0 X 6.3 X 0.3 inches; 101 pages; Amalie Emmy Noether ( 23 March 1882 – 14 April 1935) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. As one of the leading mathematicians of her time, she developed the theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In physics, Noether's theorem explains the connection between symmetry and conservation laws. (Wikipedia). Included are six studies by different writers as well as a brief essay about Noether by the editor. .

New York: Wiley. Very Good+. 1991. Second Edition; Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0471543977 . Light shelfwear to card covers. ; A bright, solid book.; 9.20 X 6.20 X 2.10 inches; 715 pages; Forward to the book written by Isaac Asimov. "Boyer and Merzbach distill thousands of years of mathematics into this fascinating chronicle. From the Greeks to Godel, the mathematics is brilliant; the cast of characters is distinguished; the ebb and flow of ideas is everywhere evident. And, while tracing the development of European mathematics, the authors do not overlook the contributions of Chinese, Indian, and Arabic civilizations. Without doubt, this is--and will long remain--a classic one-volume history of mathematics and mathematicians who create it." --William Dunham Author, Journey Through Genius, The Great Theorems of Mathematics " .

Leiden NL: Brill. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004118047 . Back corners slightly bumped ; A bright solid book. Text unmarked. Navy cloth covered boards with gilt titles front and spine. Text mostly in French - three chapters with Arabic text on right hand page and French translation on left. ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology, And Science series; 9.7 X 6.5 X 2.2 inches; 812 pages; "Ibrahim Ibn Sinan was one of the most famous scientists of the tenth century. His specialities were geometry, logic and philosophy of mathematics. In this volume, three new hypotheses are presented.The first one concerns the existence and the development of philosophy of mathematics in Arabic, independently of traditional metaphysics and philosophy. It is mainly concerned with the logic of discovery and the logic of proof. The second hypothesis concerns the development of a new chapter in mathematics devoted to geometrical transformations. The close connection between… Read More

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Near Fine. 2011. First Paperback Edition; Third Printing. Softcover. 0691150028 . A bright, solid book, card covers are clean and crisp.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 235 pages; "In Nonplussed!, popular-math writer Julian Havil delighted readers with a mind-boggling array of implausible yet true mathematical paradoxes. Now Havil is back with Impossible?, another marvelous medley of the utterly confusing, profound, and unbelievable--and all of it mathematically irrefutable. Whenever Forty-second Street in New York is temporarily closed, traffic doesn't gridlock but flows more smoothly--why is that? Or consider that cities that build new roads can experience dramatic increases in traffic congestion--how is this possible? What does the game show Let's Make A Deal reveal about the unexpected hazards of decision-making? What can the game of cricket teach us about the surprising behavior of the law of averages? These are some of the… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0198539509 . Creasing of some of the pages in the middle of the book, light wear to dustjacket. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.42 X 6.34 X 1.41 inches; 524 pages; A conversation between Euclid and the ghost of Socrates. . . the paths of the moon and the sun charted by the stone-builders of ancient Europe. . .the Greek ideal of the golden mean by which they measured beauty. . . Combining historical fact with a retelling of ancient myths and legends, this lively and engaging book describes the historical, religious and geographical background that gave rise to mathematics in ancient Egypt, Babylon, China, Greece, India, and the Arab world. Each chapter contains a case study where mathematics is applied to the problems of the era, including the area of triangles and volume of the Egyptian pyramids; the Babylonian sexagesimal number… Read More

Cambridge MA: The MIT Press. Very Good+. 2011. First Paperback Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 0262013177 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, some spotting of page fore edges.; A bright, solid book, card covers are clean and crisp, text unmarked. ; Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology; 8.98 X 7.09 X 1.34 inches; 448 pages; "In Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method, Niccolò Guicciardini examines a critical aspect of Newton's work that has not been tightly connected to Newton's actual practice: his philosophy of mathematics. Newton aimed to inject certainty into natural philosophy by deploying mathematical reasoning (titling his main work The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy most probably to highlight a stark contrast to Descartes's Principles of Philosophy). To that end he paid concerted attention to method, particularly in relation to the issue of certainty, participating in contemporary debates on the… Read More

Berlin: Springer. Very Good+. 1985. Softcover. 3540156801 . Some tanning of pages, otherwise as new ; A bright, solid book ; Lecture Notes in Mathematics No. 1144; 9.06 X 6.14 X 0.47 inches; 163 pages .

Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. Good. 1911. Hardcover. 84th Print? . Brown cloth cover with dark brown blind stamp design. Short tears top of spine. Front and back hinges cracked but still intact. Pages yellowed. Preface and introduction in english, french and german. Small store sticker on front pastedown. .

Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Later Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth boards show light shelfwear, corners lightly bumped. Half of FFEP has been removed. ; A tight solid book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 217 pages .

Providence, RI: AMS. Very Good. 1981. Paperback. 0821822500 . Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 61 pages; Light scuffing and edgewear. Unmarked. .