In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathematician, made a hypothesis while presenting a paper to the Berlin Academy titled aOn the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity.a Today...more details Format:Paperback Pages:448
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John Derbyshire
ISBN:9780309085496
In August 1859 Bernhard Riemann, a little-known 32-year old mathematician, presented a paper to the Berlin Academy titled: "On the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity." In the middle of that paper...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:448
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John Derbyshire
ISBN:9780452288539
For curious nonmathematicians and armchair algebra buffs, John Derbyshire discovers the story behind the formulae, roots, and radicals. As he did so masterfully in "Prime Obsession...more details Format:Paperback Pages:416
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John Derbyshire
ISBN:9780307409584
To his fellow conservatives, John Derbyshire makes a plea: Don't be seduced by this nonsense about "the politics of hope." Skepticism, pessimism...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:261
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John Derbyshire
ISBN:9780307409591
To his fellow conservatives, John Derbyshire makes a plea: Don't be seduced by this nonsense about "the politics of hope." Skepticism, pessimism...more details Format:Paperback Pages:272
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Alan Beggs;John Derbyshire JohnWhitmore
ISBN:9780906754948
This book describes the psychological strategies the world class sailors use to set goals, manage stress and build confidence. Part 3 contains photo sequences of sailing-specific exercises that can be used to build an individual training programme...more details Format:Paperback Pages:96
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John A Derbyshire
ISBN:9780646448558
The history of maritime trade on the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria from 1854 to 1937 including both the vessels and their masters....more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:24
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Derbyshire John
ISBN:9781843545705
This is a brilliant and sparklingly original account of algebra through the ages, by one of mathematics' great popularizers: '"Unknown Quantity" buzzes with rivalries...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:384
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Derbyshire John
ISBN:9781843545699
In this elegantly-written and engaging book, John Derbyshire gives expert form to the beauty and mystery of the most abstract of mathematical disciplines: algebra. Derbyshire brings to life the cast of extraordinary and bold historical characters each of whom...more details Format:Hardback Pages:382