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Calculating the Cosmos by Ian Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He c ...Show more
Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe by Ian Stewart
$32.99 AUD
Category: 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
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
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
Do Dice Play God? - The Mathematics of Uncertainty by Ian Stewart
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Professor Ian Stewart explores the development and limits of the mathematics that tame uncertainty.
Does God Play Dice? - The New Mathematics of Chaos by Ian Stewart
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Mathematics Ser.
The revised and updated edition includes three completely new chapters on the prediction and control of chaotic systems. It also incorporates new information regarding the solar system and an account of complexity theory. This witty, lucid and engaging book makes the complex mathematics of chaos accessi ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries by Ian Stewart
$22.99 AUD
Category: 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
$23.99 AUD
Category: 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 yo ...Show more
Significant Figures: Lives and Works of Trailblazing Mathematicians by Ian Stewart
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Which mathematician elaborated a crucial concept the night before he died in a duel? Who funded his maths and medical career through gambling and chess? Who learned maths from her wallpaper? Ian Stewart presents the extraordinary lives and amazing discoveries of twenty-five of history's greatest mathema ...Show more
The Beauty of Numbers in Nature - Mathematical Patterns and Principles from the Natural World by Ian Stewart
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web: an engaging examination of patterns in nature and the mathematics that underlie them. From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web, from sand dunes to snowflakes, nature is full of patterns underlaid by mathematical principles. In The Beauty of Numbers in Nature, Ia ...Show more
What's the Use? The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics by Ian Stewart
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
A bestselling author tries to rehabillitate a much-maligned field.
What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics by Ian Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
A bestselling author tries to rehabilitate a much-maligned field.
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