Search Results: Mathematics from Cocksparrow Books

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1976-01-01. 4th. Edition, 5th. Imp.. Hardcover. VG/VG++/VG++. Box X14 HARDBACK ""DICTIONARY,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 4th.* Impression: 5th. NL.* Date: 1976.* Pub: Van Nostrand, Reinhold, Co.* Binding and cover condition: Textured light blue boards with dark blue titles to spine, none to face. No bumps or rubs. Very slight marks to tail of spine, no other visible faults. VG++* Jacket condition: Text-illustrated jacket black and white titles to spine and face. Not price clipped but showing no shelf price. Minor shelf wear & marks to lower edges and to head and tail of spine. In clear un-attached protective jacket. VG++.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text. Ex school library copy with the usual stamps and labels. No tanning or other visible faults. Some slight toning to all edges. VG* Illustrations: Numerous b/w line drawn diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 417 pp. text. xx pp. formulae, lxxiv pp. foreign… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: Reprint.* Impression: 4th.10.9.8.7.6.5.4.* Date of Publication: 2008* Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers, no creases to spine or hinge. No visible faults. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, No tanning, seems un-read. AS NEW.* Illustrations: b/w line drawn diagrams.* Pages: 284 pp. text. ivpp. Notes, No Index at rear.* Product Description :- This easily assimilated book explains where school mathematics has come from with reference to its historical and cultural background, and connects it to relevant everyday situations. Can animals count? Who invented numbers? Why were the Egyptians frightened of fractions? What is the connection between long multiplication and nuns? How do you win on the horses? Lawrence shows that the mathematics you learnt in the classroom does not exist on its own, but has fascinating connections with the… Read More

SOFTBACK ?PAN MP86,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Imp. 1st.* Date of Publication: 1965* Publisher: Pan Piper Books Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Text-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge (slightly dished). Seems lightly-used. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, slight tanning to paper throughout. VG* Illustrations: Numerous mathematical examples within text throughout.* Product Description:- The late Professor Jakow Trachtenberg founded his now famous Institute of Mathematics in Zurich in 1945, after escaping from a concentration camp in Germany. Originally a refugee from the Russian revolution, his strong opposition to Hitler earned him seven years in various camps, during which time he devised his unique system. Much of the work was done without pencil or paper ? and so most of the steps are performed mentally.* This is… Read More