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Mathematics : 39 Books

[8700] Aczel, Amir D.. Fermat's Last Theorem. NY: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1996, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4, ISBN 1-56858-077-0 Duodecimo (7.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 145pp.; good hardcover; fine dust jacket; cracked text block; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[11064] Aleksandrov, A. D.. Mathematics: Its Content, Methods, and Meaning. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1965, second printing, Quarto (9.75 in. by 6.5 in.); three volumes; very good hardcover; good slipcase; slipcase rubbed at extremities; waterstained at head, foot; books rubbed, faded at spine; age-toned pages. $50.00

[11551] Alinhac, Serge. Blowup for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations. Boston, MA: Birkhauser, 1995, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8176-3810-5 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); ; 112pp.; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00

[12222] Araki, Huzihiro. Mappings of Operator Algebras. Boston, MA: Birhauser, 1991, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8176-3476-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 307pp.; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $25.00

[11061] Baggeroer, Arthur B.. State Variables and Communication Theory. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, Research Monograph No. 61, 1970, ISBN 0-262-02060-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 198pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped, torn, chipped at extremities; book bumped at corners. $25.00

[5576] Barnsley, Michael. Fractals Everywhere. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1988, number line: 89 90 91 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-12-079062-9 Octavo (9.5 in. by 7.5 in.); 394pp.; good hardcover; rubbed, bumped, broken corners; yellow highlighting throughout book. $20.00

[9125] Blum, Lenore. Complexity and Real Computation. Springer-Verlag, 1998, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-387-98281-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 453pp.; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00

[9706] Browning, Edgar K.. Microeconomic Theory and Applications Fifth Edition. NY: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1996, number line: 96 97 98 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, fifth edition, ISBN 0-673-52381-0 Quarto (10.5 in. by 8.0 in.); 624pp.; very good hardcover; small tear to front pastedown endpaper; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[11672] Ceschino, F.. Numerical Solution of Initial Value Problems. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1966, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 318pp.; very good hardcover; rubbed extremities. $20.00

[9128] Chow, Shui-Nee. Normal Forms and Bifurcation of Planar Vector Fields. Cambridge University Press, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-521-37226-7 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $125.00

[12045] Derbyshire, John. Unkn()wn Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra. NY: Plume: 2007, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 978-0-452-28853-9 Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.25 in.); 375pp.; very good softcover; slightly chipped spine; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[11454] Derbyshire, John. Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics. Washington, D. C.: Joseph Henry Press, October 2005, eighth printing, ISBN 0-309-08549-7 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.5 in.); 422pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book lightly bumped at corners; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[12204] Dzhuraev, A.. Systems of Equations of Composite Type. England: Longman Scientific & Technical, 1989, English Translation, ISBN 0-582-00321-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 333pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $100.00

[5277] Fienberg, S. E.. Statistical Model Frederick Mosteller's Contributions to Statistics, Science, and Public Policy. Springer-Verlag, shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-387-97223-4 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $25.00

[12623] Finney, Ross L.. Student's Solutions Manual to Accompany Calculus Second Edition. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999, number line: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 07 060 5 04 03 02 01, ISBN 0-201-44139-X Octavo (11.0 in. by 8.5 in.); 315pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00

[9047] Fogiel, Dr. M.. Essentials of Numerical Analysis Two Volumes. NY: Research and Education Association, 1989, ISBN 0-87891-614-8 / ISBN 0-87891-615-6 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); two volumes; very good softcover; staple-bound; lightly chipped extremities. $20.00

[12207] Goodearl, K. R.. Partially Ordered Abelian Groups with Interpolation. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1986, ISBN 0-8218-1520-2 Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.0 in.); 336pp.; very good hardcover; lightly rubbed cover edges; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00

[11571] Hannon, Bruce. Dynamic Modeling. NY: Springer-Verlag, 1994, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-387-94309-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 248pp.; lacking diskettes; very good hardcover; bumped corners; abrasion to rear pastedown endpaper where diskettes were positioned. $20.00

[12543] Hodges, Andrew. One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers. NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0, first American edition, ISBN 978-0-393-06641-8 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.75 in.); 330pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[5301] Hornung, Ulrich. Homogenization and Porous Media Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics Volume 6. NY: Springer-Verlag, 1997, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-387-94786-8 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.25 in.); 279pp.; very good hardcover; slightly bumped corners; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $100.00

[4733] Hunt, Richard A.. Calculus with Analytic Geometry. NY: Harper & Row, 1988, number line: 89 90 9 8 7 6 5 4 3, ISBN 0-06-043036-2 Quarto (10.25 in. by 8.25 in.); 1097pp.; very good hardcover; bumped, rubbed corners; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00

[10589] Hurley, Patrick J.. Concise Introduction to Logic Fourth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1991, number line: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -- 95 94 93 92, ISBN 0-534-14514-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 596pp.; very good hardcover; lightly rubbed extremities. $20.00

[11670] Kohn, Michael C.. Practical Numerical Methods: Algorithms and Programs. NY: McGraw Hill Publishing Company, 1987, number line: 12324567890 8965432109, ISBN 00-07-035514-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 259pp.; very good hardcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[12141] Kreyszig, Erwin. Advanced Engineering Mathematics Fifth Edition. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1983, number line: 10 9 8, fifth edition, ISBN 0-471-86251-7 Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 988pp.; very good hardcover; rubbed, bumped extremities; several cracks to text block repaired with archival glue. $50.00

[8326] Lefferts, Robert. How to Prepare Charts and Graphs for Effective Reports. NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1982, number line: 85 86 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-06-463545-7 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.0 in.); 166pp.; very good softcover; lightly bumped extremities; sticker residue to rear free endpaper. $20.00

[11287] Lewin, Roger. Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-02-570485-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 208pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00

[12227] Maor, Eli. To Infinity and Beyond A Cultural History of the Infinite. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991, ISBN 0-691-02511-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 284pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled, bumped corners; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[11057] Melzak, Z. A.. Bypasses A Simple Approach to Complexity. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1983, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-471-86854-X Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 245pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book bumped at extremities. $20.00

[11062] Nahin, Paul J.. Story of Square Root of Minus One. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998, number line: 6 7 8 9 10, ISBN 0-691-02795-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 257pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00

[5863] Owen, Guillermo. Game Theory. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 1969, Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 228pp.; very good hardcover; rubbed extremities; name in pen to front pastedown endpaper. $50.00

[11021] Peterson, Ivars. Fragments of Infinity A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-471-16558-1 Quarto (9.5 in. by 7.75 in.); 232pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[9127] Reissner, Eric. Selected Works in Applied Mechanics and Mathematics. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1996, number line: 99 98 97 96 95 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-86720-968-2 Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 601pp.; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $50.00

[12116] Ruelle, David. Mathematician's Brain. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 978-0-691-12932-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 160pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00

[12115] Stillwell, John. Mathematics and Its History Second Edition. NY: Springer, corrected printing 2004, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4, ISBN 0-387-95336-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 542pp.; very good hardcover; bumped corners; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00

[12026] Stillwell, John. Yearning for the Impossible. Wellesley, MA: A. K. Peters, 2006, number line: 10 09 08 07 06 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-56881-254-X Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 230pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $75.00

[12703] Vicsek, Tamas. Fractal Growth Phenomena (Second Edition). River Edge, NJ: World Scientific Publishing, 1992, second edition, ISBN 981-02-0669-0 Octavo (9.75 in. by 6.75 in.); 488pp.; very good softcover; bent front cover; name embossed to half-title page; slightly curled corners; crisp; clean; bright. $150.00

[12195] Wang, Hao. Reflections on Kurt Godel. Casmbrige, MA: MIT Press, 1995, fourth printing, ISBN 0-262-73087-1 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 336pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00

[11902] Weiss, David J.. Analysis of Variance and Functional Measurement: A Practical Guide. NY: Oxford University Press, 2006, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-19-518315-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); unopened CD-ROM to rear pastedonw endpaper; 271pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $50.00

[8608] Wolfram, Stephen. Mathematica Reference Guide for Mathematica Version 2. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1992, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, ISBN 0-201-51502-X Octavo (9.0 in. by 8.0 in.); 305pp.; very good softcover; bumped corner. $20.00


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