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Leonardo's Inventions
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly illustrated work of art history and biography, Leonardo's Inventions by Jean Mathé presents a sweeping examination of the...
Math-ish: Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics
From Stanford professor, author of Limitless Mind, youcubed.org founder, and leading expert in the field of mathematics education Jo Boaler comes a groundbreaking guide to finding joy and understanding by...
Number: The Language of Science
"Beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands."-Albert Einstein Number is an eloquent, accessible tour de force that reveals how...
Jean
One afternoon in 1976, teenagers Jean and Tom share an almost imperceptible look across the grounds of Compton Manor, a boarding school for boys with problems. Their gaze marks a...
The Art of French Baking
The classic collection of more than 350 authentic French dessert recipes from the ultimate authority on French home cooking From eclairs to souffles and macarons to madeleines, when it comes...
Mathematics & Science Bargain Book Box
Mathematics & Science Bargain Book Box From the quantum world and the mathematics of infinity to the secret life of trees and the science of human touch — this box...
The Last Sea Dog: 6 Solo Circumnavigations Resulting in 5 Podiums & 1
The life story of a true single-handed sailing great. Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has rounded Cape Horn twelve times and completed six solo circumnavigations resulting in 5 podium places plus...
The Mathematics Devotional: Celebrating the Wisdom and Beauty of Mathematics
Author: Clifford A. Pickover Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 392 From the ingenious author of The Math Book and The Physics Book comes an inspirational volume that celebrates the beauty...
The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & Its
This revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of mathematics is as entertaining as it is important Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study...
What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Author: Professor Ian Stewart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths' - Alex Bellos 'The instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting...
Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about our Uniquely Mathematical Mind
Author: Brian Butterworth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. What makes CAN FISH COUNT? so exciting...
Matisse
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Tear on back of jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Few artists have...
Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Author: Alex Bellos Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of...
Elements Of Pre-Calculus Mathematics
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Names penned on fep; internally sound; clean text. A foundational mathematics...
The Last Days of Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne is a young woman from rural France. She's a knight who wears men's clothing. The English call her Joan of Arc. Jeanne has led France to victory in epic...
Creative Mathematics
Exploring the ways in which maths skills can be learned through cross-curricular activities based on visual arts and music, this text presents maths as a meaningful and exciting subject which...
The French Mathematician
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Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Book Arts
The great painter Henri Matisse was also a great book illustrator. A pioneering member of the Fauves, a supreme colorist, a remarkable draftsman, and a creative genius: this is the...
Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and
'A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart's lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms...
The Psychology Of Learning Mathematics
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to *understand* mathematics — and why do so many students fail to achieve...
Math-ish: Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics
From Stanford professor, author of Limitless Mind, youcubed.org founder, and leading expert in the field of mathematics education Jo Boaler comes a groundbreaking guide to finding joy and understanding by...
Zen Restaurants, London, Hong Kong and Montreal, Rick Mather
Mather's designs eschew ethnic reference to establish a family of coolly considered dining environments. John Welsh discusses Mather's three London-based restaurants -- ZenW3, Zen Central and Now & Zen --...
The Mathematical Mechanic: Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems
Author: Mark Levi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 216 Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to...
The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy
"Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here," Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees.In The Waltz of Reason, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our...
Meet the Artist Henri Matisse: Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse: Meet the Artist! takes young readers of all ages on a colorful interactive journey through the work of the beloved French painter and sculptor. Featuring flaps, cutouts, and...
The Mathematics of Love
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A Little History of Mathematics
A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globe Mathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics-all aspects of modern life rely on some...
Clippers For The Record: The Story Of Ship Thermopylae, S.S. Aberdeen And Captain Charles Matheson
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the golden age of sail, when iron-hulled clippers raced one another across the world's oceans for glory...
Double Agent Victoire: Mathilde Carre and the Interallie Network
On 28.2.42 there arrived in the U.K. a remarkable woman agent: Mathilde Lucie (or Lily) CARRE.' Her codename was VICTOIRE, although she became better known as 'La Chatte' - the...
Space, Time, And The New Mathematics
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of science and human imagination, Space, Time, and the New Mathematics assembles some of the...
A Little History of Mathematics
A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globe Mathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics-all aspects of modern life rely on some...
Rick Mather: Urban Approaches
An American, who received his training at the University of Oregon, Mather moved to England at a time when American urban fabric was dissolving in a sea of business parks...
Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics
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Building on the foundations laid in the companion text Modern Engineering Mathematics 3e, this book gives an extensive treatment of some of the advanced areas of mathematics that have applications...
How Do You Survive a Duel?: And other mathematical diversions, puzzles and brainteasers
Author: Erwin Brecher Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 How Do You Survive a Duel? contains more than 150 ways to train your brain, improve your lateral thinking and generally...
Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction to a World of Proofs and
Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics: *...
A Mathematician Plays the Market
From America's wittiest writer on mathematics, a lively and insightful guide to understanding and predicting the stock market Paulos offers a hillarious account of how the stock market both follows...
A Mathematician Plays the Market
Can a renowned mathematician successfully outwit the stock market? Not when his biggest investment is WorldCom. This text tells the story of how John Allen Paulos gambled - and lost...
Vector: A surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation
Author: Robyn Arianrhod Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 'The story I'll tell here is about the evolution of the way we humans record and make sense of all the...
The Music of the Primes: Why an unsolved problem in mathematics matters
Author: Marcus du Sautoy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 20 years later The Music of the Primes is still a groundbreaking popular science book. This new edition...
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an
From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe comes this captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose Until the End of Time is Brian...
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics
From algebra to number theory and from statistics to mechanics, this versatile dictionary takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics up to first-year university level. Invaluable for mathematicians,...