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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. What is mathematics? How was it created and who were and are the people creating and practicing it? Can one describe its development and role in the history of scientific thinking and can one predict the future? This book is a thought-provoking attempt to answer such questions and to suggest the scope and depth of the subject.The volume begins with a discussion of problems involving integers in which ideas of infinity appear and proceeds through the evolution of more abstract ideas about numbers and geometrical objects. The authors show how mathematicians came to consider groups of general transformations and then, looking upon the sets of such subjects as spaces, how they attempted to build theories of structures in general. Also considered here are the relations between mathematics and the empirical disciplines, the profound effect of high-speed computers on the scope of mathematical experimentation, and the question of how much mathematical progress depends on invention and how much on discovery. For mathematicians, physicists, or any student of the evolution of mathematical thought, this highly regarded study offers a stimulating investigation of the essential nature of mathematics.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. Paperback Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. What is mathematics? How was it created and who were and are the people creating and practicing it? Can one describe its development and role in the history of scientific thinking and can one predict the future? This book is a thought-provoking attempt to answer such questions and to suggest the scope and depth of the subject.The volume begins with a discussion of problems involving integers in which ideas of infinity appear and proceeds through the evolution of more abstract ideas about numbers and geometrical objects. The authors show how mathematicians came to consider groups of general transformations and then, looking upon the sets of such subjects as spaces, how they attempted to build theories of structures in general. Also considered here are the relations between mathematics and the empirical disciplines, the profound effect of high-speed computers on the scope of mathematical experimentation, and the question of how much mathematical progress depends on invention and how much on discovery. For mathematicians, physicists, or any student of the evolution of mathematical thought, this highly regarded study offers a stimulating investigation of the essential nature of mathematics.…

Soft cover. Trade paperback, reprint edition, Fine Minus/pictorial wraps; trace of light wear and small amount of creasing to covers and cover edges, no names or markings, 8vo., 170 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Condition: good. USED book in GOOD condition. Great binding, pages and cover show normal signs of wear from use.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. WI6053: legacy Not Listed at the final BACPAC; excluded from the rebuilt EBAY_US listing rule.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Mathematics and Logic: Retrospect and Prospects (Dover Books on Mathematics) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex library copy with expected stamps, stickers, and pocket in back. Boards and pages have minimal wear and no markings to text. ***Shipped within 24 hours from our independent bookstore in the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Dover Publications, 1992. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with black mark mark on the bottom page ends, top right corner of the front cover creased, and some edgewear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 94 pages. Ex-college library marks, light wear; a tight book; good shape. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mathematics; Inventory No: 235084.

Condition: New. pp. 192.

Condition: New. pp. 192.

hardcover. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 93 pages. ex library with the usual markings, label glued to front cover. Text block Very Good condition. front and rear covers have labels inked out, library stamp on front free endpage #12 in the Carus Mathematical Monographs.

hardcover. Condition: good. no jacket. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 " 170 pages. ex university library copy. Call # on spine inked out. pocket on inside rear cover. stamped on page edges, inside front front cover, first and last pages, also stamped withdrawn. library sticker on last page and rear cover. covers show some rubbing and wear around edges.…

Condition: Very Good. 2nd printing (1964); 105 pp., hardcover, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Reprint. BRAND NEW Copy. Dover reprint of work first published in 1968. Treatise on mathematics; a historical survey, high points and trenchant influences. 4 chapters follow Introduction. Chapter 1, Examples; 2, Themes, Trends, & Syntheses; 3, Relations to Other Disciplines; and, 4, Summary & Outlook. Fine copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; 4th printing of a 1959 copyright; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number taped to spine; light fading and shelf we ar to exterior; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly creased as with age. Clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Pelican book. Physical description; 204 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Mathematics Popular works. Logic, Symbolic and mathematical. Probabilities. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly creased as with age. Clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Pelican book. Physical description; 204 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Mathematics Popular works. Logic, Symbolic and mathematical. Probabilities. 1 Kg.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Some Stochastic Problems in Physics and Mathematics. Book.