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Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe by Ian Stewart
37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Ian Stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos moves from the earth and the planets to the galaxy and the universe. He describes how galaxies, stars and planets form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's going to end. He considers parallel universes, fine-tuning of the cosmos, wheth ...Show more
Do Dice Play God? The Mathematics of Uncertainty by Ian Stewart
37.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
A celebrated mathematician explores how math helps us make sense of the unpredictable We would like to believe we can know things for certain. We want to be able to figure out who will win an election, if the stock market will crash, or if a suspect definitely committed a crime. But the odds are not in ...Show more
Great Mathematical Problems by Ian Stewart
29.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture - they are the enigmas which define mathematics. The Great Mathematical Problems explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incred ...Show more
Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence by Ian Stewart
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
In this title mathematicians and biologists confront nature's enigmas. A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affe ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years...Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
30.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years - now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries by Ian Stewart
37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Like its wildly popular predecessors Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Professor Stewart's brand-new book is a miscellany of over 150 mathematical curios and conundrums, packed with trademark humour and numerous illustrations. In addition to the fascinating formul ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers by Ian Stewart
37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of - real, imaginary, rational, irrational, positive and negative - along with several you ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers by Ian Stewart
27.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of -- real, imaginary, rational, irrational, positive and negative -- along with several yo ...Show more
Seventeen Equations That Changed the World by Ian Stewart
29.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
This is a unique history of humanity told through its seventeen defining equations; from Pythagoras to Calculus. From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. "Seventeen Equations tha ...Show more
Seventeen Equations That Changed the World by Ian Stewart
37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. In this book, the author sets out seventeen equations that have altered the course of human history. It is also an exploration - and expl ...Show more
Taming the Infinite: The Story of Mathematics by Ian Stewart
31.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
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 chan ...Show more