Calculating the Cosmos - How Mathematics Unveils the Universe (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Calculating the Cosmos - How Mathematics Unveils the Universe (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the

Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling Ian Stewart tackles his biggest subject yet: the weird and wonderful world of numbers, from zero to

Taming the Infinite - The Story of Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback / softback)

From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected society and

The Foundations of Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

The transition from school mathematics to university mathematics is seldom straightforward. Students are faced with a disconnect between the algorithmic and informal attitude to mathematics at school, versus a new emphasis on proof, based on logic, and a more abstract development of general

Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Solving mathematical riddles with the world's most popular maths

Great Mathematical Problems (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of

Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Some years ago, new math took the country's classrooms by storm. Based on the abstract, general style of mathematical exposition favored by research mathematicians, its goal was to teach students not just to manipulate numbers and formulas, but to grasp the underlying mathematical concepts. The

Symmetry (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Symmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Stewart demonstrates symmetry's deep implications, showing how it even plays a major role in the current search to unify relativity and quantum theory. Stewart, a respected

Flatterland: Like Flatland Only More So (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Flatterland explores our present understanding of the shape and origins of the universe, the nature of space, time and matter, as well as modern geometries and their applications. The journey begins when our heroine, Victoria Line, comes upon her great-great-grandfather A. Square's diary, hidden in

Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Features mathematical oddities such as games, puzzles, facts, numbers and mathematical

Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a collection of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. This title helps you find out: how to organise chaos; how matter balances anti-matter; how to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it); why you can't comb a hairy ball; and, how to calculate pi by observing the

Secrets of the Universe - How We Discovered the Cosmos (Murdin Paul)(Paperback / softback)

How did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth?For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial sphere to explain the cosmos,first recording the movements of the Moon 25,000 years ago. Since the Enlightenmentand the dawn of the space age, scientists have

Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL - Study & Revision Guide for the IB Diploma (Lucas Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SL - Study & Revision Guide for the IB Diploma (Lucas Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Game, Set and Math: Enigmas and Conundrums (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Twelve essays take a playful approach to the subject, exploring how to play poker over the telephone without the possibility of cheating, how to distinguish plausible fallacies from unbelievable facts, and how to cope mathematically with contorted worms, drunken tennis players, and snakes that eat

How the World Works: Mathematics - From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Thinking about Mathematics: The Philosophy of Mathematics (Shapiro Stewart)(Paperback)

This unique book by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. Part I describes questions and issues about mathematics that have motivated philosophers since the beginning of intellectual history. Part II is an

Science Of Discworld II - The Globe (Stewart Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed The Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the wizards of

Seventeen Equations that Changed the World (Stewart Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really

Quantum Astrologer's Handbook - a history of the Renaissance mathematics that birthed imaginary numbers, probability, and the new physics of the universe (Brooks Michael)(Paperback / softback)

How the World Works: The Universe - From the Big Bang to the present day... and beyond (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Big Picture - On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself (Carroll Sean)(Paperback / softback)

The instant New York Times bestseller that went on to inspire Professor Brian

To Be Someone (Stone Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Comedian Ian Stone tells the story of how his obsession with The Jam helped him grow up in turbulent late-70s Britain, featuring original cartoons by Phill

Biggest Bang (Kirkbride D.J.)(Paperback / softback)

The end of the end of the beginning is here Since his universe-destroying birth, Cosmos has saved countless planets and deposed an evil galactic tyrant He even brought his love, the space warrior Wyan, back to life It's that very act of heroism, though, that has diminished his powers just as