Mathematics
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Limit Cycle of Differential Equations
$50.00 Add to cartColin Chrstopher; Chengzhi Li
Basel: Birkhauser, 2007. -
Geodaetes Practicus: or, the Art of Surveying
$2,000.00 Add to cartVincent Wing
London: Wil. Leybourn, for George Sawbridge, 1664.
The first edition of this practical land surveying handbook intended to be of use to architects, engineers, carpenters, bricklayers, and other craftsmen by English surveyor Vincent Wing (1619-1668). “..probably the first work on surveying to be written for use as a handbook” (Richeson, English Land Measuring to 1800, pg. 122) Provides a comprehensive manual of the principles and practice of land and quantity surveying, using some of Vincent Wing’s own commissions as case studies. “Surveyed and laid out in a more Accurate, Plain and Expeditious Plat, then hath hitherto been performed.” WING W2991. This copy with various owner names of the Chorley family, one Alexander Chorley dated 1773, also John and Sarah, as well as James McDonald, and with their marginalia throughout. -
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
$35.00 Add to cartDouglas R. Hofstadter
New York: Basic Books, 1999.
A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll. -
Taming the Infinite
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First Folio Printing.
24cm x 15.5cm. xxii, 325 pages, [13] leaves of colour plates. Grey decorative cloth in metallic blue and copper, slipcase.
The story of mathematics, introduced by Matt Parker. FORD-SMITH 1819.
Still sealed, with The Folio Prize sticker. Fine Condition. -
Abacus Arithemetic
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Eleventh printing.
20cm x 12.5 cm. 69 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
A newsclipping about the use of the Abacus in Japan dated 3 February 1970 laid in.
Minor shelf wear. Ghosting from newsclipping to wrappers verso and half title. Very Good Condition. -
Soroban
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First Edition.
18cm x 13cm. 16 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
A how-to guide for using an abacus.
Vertical creases. Very minor soiling and discolouration. Good Condition. -
The Book of Phi: The Living Mathematics of Nature Volume 1
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First Edition.
29.5cm x 21cm. 175 pages, black and white illustrations. Comb binding.
Small price sticker ghost to cover page. Near Fine Condition. -
The Theory and Use of the Complex Variable
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Second Edition.
Book is in Good condition, by which we mean it has marks of age and is well worn from handling, but is still intact and good for reading. Good Condition. -
I Am A Strange Loop
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Later Printing.
23cm x 15cm. xix, 412 pages, [4] pages of colour illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
“Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, “I” arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? “I Am a Strange Loop” argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the “strange loop”–a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. The most central and complex symbol in your brain is the one called “I”. The “I” is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to have gained the paradoxical ability to push particles around, rather than the reverse. How can a mysterious abstraction be real–or is our “I” merely a convenient fiction? Does an “I” exert genuine power over the particles in our brain, or is it helplessly pushed around by the laws of physics? These are the mysteries tackled in “I Am a Strange Loop”, Douglas Hofstadter’s first book-length journey into philosophy since “Godel, Escher, Bach”. Compulsively readable and endlessly thought-provoking, this is a moving and profound inquiry into the nature of mind.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Lecture Notes in Mathematics 952: Combinatorial Mathematics IX (Proceedings, Brisbane 1981)
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First Edition.
Book is in Very Good Minus condition, by which we mean it has some marks of age and/or wear from light handling, but is still a desirable copy. Very Good Condition. -
Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1036: Combinatorial Mathematics X (Proceedings, Adelaide 1982)
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First Edition.
Book is in Very Good Plus condition, by which we mean it has very light marks of age and/or wear from light handling, but is still a desirable copy. Very Good Condition. -
Four Lives: A Celebration of Raymond Smullyan
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First Edition.
Top outside corner bumped, otherwise as new. Very light shelf and edge wear to jacket. Near Fine Condition. -
Wittgenstein’s Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics, Cambridge 1939
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First Edition.
22cm x 15cm. 302 pages. Brown cloth, black lettering, lettered jacket.
From the notes of R. G Bosanquet, Norman Malcolm, Rush Rhees, and Yorick Smythies.
Minor foxing and soiling. Some highlighting and minor annotations. Discolouration to spine with small chips and tears to jacket. Good Condition. -
Linear Algebra with Applications: Student Study Guide
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Eighth Edition.
VG-.
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A Portable Introduction to Data Analysis
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Fifth Edition. Revised.
21cm x 15cm. [ii], x, 443 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Chipping to spine crown and fore-edge of wrappers lower panel. Minor waterstaining. Fair Condition. -
Aids to the Mathematics of Hygiene
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Fifth Edition.
Very light soiling to outside edges of text block. Very Good Condition. -
A Portable Introduction to Data Analysis
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Fifth Edition. Revised.
21cm x 15cm. [ii], x, 443 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Some dog-eared corners. Very Good Condition. -
Ai Vola Ni Fika: Me Yaga Vei Ira Na Gone Ni Viti
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First Edition.
18.5cm x 11.5cm. [x], 195 pages. Quarter cloth, marbled papered boards, all edges sprinkled red. Text is in Fijian, preface in English.
The second arithmetic book published in the Fijian language, with new words coined to be used for concepts not present in Fijian.
Moderate rubbing to boards. Tanning to endpapers.. Very Good Condition. -
I Am A Strange Loop
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Later Printing.
23cm x 15cm. xix, 412 pages, [4] pages of colour illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
“Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, “I” arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? “I Am a Strange Loop” argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the “strange loop”–a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. The most central and complex symbol in your brain is the one called “I”. The “I” is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to have gained the paradoxical ability to push particles around, rather than the reverse. How can a mysterious abstraction be real–or is our “I” merely a convenient fiction? Does an “I” exert genuine power over the particles in our brain, or is it helplessly pushed around by the laws of physics? These are the mysteries tackled in “I Am a Strange Loop”, Douglas Hofstadter’s first book-length journey into philosophy since “Godel, Escher, Bach”. Compulsively readable and endlessly thought-provoking, this is a moving and profound inquiry into the nature of mind.” (publisher’s blurb)
Very minor shelf and handling wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Manual of Harmonic Analysis and Prediction of Tides
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Reprint.
U.S. Department of Commerce Coast and Geodetic Survey, Special Publication No. 98, Revised 1940 Edition, reprinted with corrections 1958, this is the 2001 Reprint.
Book is in Very Good Minus condition, by which we mean it has minor to moderate marks of age and/or wear from light handling, but is still a desirable copy. Very Good Condition. -
A Portable Introduction to Data Analysis
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Fifth Edition. Revised.
21cm x 15cm. [ii], x, 443 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Minor general wear. Previous owner’s name. Highlighting. Good Condition. -
Creative Problem Solving in School Mathematics
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Revised & Expanded Australian Edition, Third Printing.
24.5cm x 17.5cm. vi, 281, [1] pages. Illustrated wrappers.
A Handbook for Teachers, Parents, Students & Other Interested People
Very minor soiling to top edge. Near Fine Condition. -
Maths Olympiad Contest Problems Volume 2
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Australian Edition, Third Printing.
24.5cm x 17.5cm. xii, 319, [5] pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Exploring Maths Through Problem Solving.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Riemannian Geometry
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Reprint.
23cm x 15cm. ix, 306 pages. Wrappers.
Bubbling to wrappers glaze. Good Condition. -
An Introduction to Aboriginal Mathematics
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First Edition.
21cm x 15cm. 40 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers.
Ex-Bray Park State High School library, stamps, stickers, adhesive clear coat protective wrappers. Moderate handling wear. Good Condition (ex-library). -
A Portable Introduction to Data Analysis
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Fifth Edition. Revised.
21cm x 15cm. [ii], x, 443 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Minor general wear. Very Good Condition. -
The Myth of Invariance
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Reprint.
23cm x 15cm. xxii, 216 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
The Origin of the Gods, Mathematics and Music From the Rg Vega to Plato.
Minor shelf and edge wear. Very minor foxing. Very Good Condition. -
A Portable Introduction to Data Analysis
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Fifth Edition. Revised.
21cm x 15cm. [ii], x, 443 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Ink notation to wrappers verso, preliminaries, and index. Text clean throughout. Moderate wear to wrappers. Good Condition. -
Probability and the Art of Judgement
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First Edition.
23cm x 15cm. xi, 244 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
From the Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction, and Decision Theory series. Journal of Philosophy book review laid in.
Very minor tanning to wrappers. Very minor foxing to edges. Previous owner’s signature in ink. Very Good Condition. -
Geodesic Math and How To Use It
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Second Edition.
22cm x 22cm. xi, 172 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
Minor general wear. Minor silverfishing to last page. Previous owner’s signature. Very Good Condition.