The Problems of Philosophy by Watchmaker Publishing $3.99
Appearance And Reality - The Existence Of Matter - The Nature Of Matter - Idealism - Knowledge By Acquaintance And Knowledge By Description - On Induction - On Our Knowledge Of General Principles - How A Priori Knowledge Is Possible - The World Of Universals - On Our Knowledge Of Universals - On Intuitive Knowledge - Truth And Falsehood - Knowledge, Error, And Probable Opinion - The Limits Of...
A Tangled Tale by BiblioLife $26.99
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Mathematical Ideas plus MyMathLab Student Access Kit (11th Edition) by Addison Wesley $163.33
The tenth edition of Mathematical Ideas is the best ever! We have continued with the features and pedagogy that have made this book so successful over the years and at the same time, we've spent a considerable amount of time to incorporate fresh data, new photos, and new content (by way of a new chapter on trigonometry). We have tried to reflect the needs of our users--both long-time readers and...
The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics (Sterling Milestones) by Sterling $19.95
Math's infinite mysteries and beauty unfold in this brand-new paperback edition of the bestselling The Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous concepts readers will encounter as they dip into...
A Review of Algebra by BiblioLife $18.75
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to...
The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 & 2 Study Guide by College Board $18.99
The best way to practice for the SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Every year nearly 300,000 high school students take an SAT Subject Test™ in Mathematics Level 1 or Mathematics Level 2. Many selective colleges recommend or require them for admission or placement. The Official SAT Subject Tests Study Guide: For Mathematics Level 1 and Level 2 is the only source of official questions and answer...
Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company $20.00
The quadrivium—the classical curriculum—comprises the four liberal arts of number, geometry, music, and cosmology. It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of reality. Geometry is number in space; music is number in time; and comology expresses number in space and time. Number, music, and geometry are metaphysical truths: life across the universe...
The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy by Yale University Press $27.50
Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok.In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial...
Pricing the Future: Finance, Physics, and the 300-year Journey to the Black-Scholes Equation by Basic Books $28.00
Options have been traded for hundreds of years, but investment decisions were based on gut feelings until the Nobel Prizewinning discovery of the Black-Scholes options pricing model in 1973 ushered in the era of the quants.” Wall Street would never be the same. In Pricing the Future, financial economist George G. Szpiro tells the fascinating stories of the pioneers of mathematical finance...
Journey through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics by Wiley $35.00
Praise for William Dunham s Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions and proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments." Ivars Peterson Author, The Mathematical Tourist Mathematics and Physics...