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Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems: Pre-University Physics and Maths Puzzles with Solutions by Thomas Povey
RRP: €22.60€16.20In Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems, Thomas Povey shares 109 of his favourite problems in physics and maths. A tour de force of imagination and exposition, he takes us by the hand and guides us through uncompromisingly challenging territory that... -
Sacred Geometry by Miranda Lundy 9781904263043
RRP: €8.27€5.58Is there a secret visual language all around us? What's so special about the shape of the Great Pyramid? Why is there something so sixy about circles? How many ways can you tile the plane? Lavishly illustrated by the author, this enchanting small... -
The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward by Benoit B. Mandelbrot
RRP: €15.46€10.82This international bestseller, which foreshadowed a market crash, explains why it could happen again if we don't act now. Fractal geometry is the mathematics of roughness: how to reduce the outline of a jagged leaf or static in a computer connection to a... -
Drawing Geometry: A Primer of Basic Forms for Artists, Designers and Architects by Jon Allen 9780863156083
RRP: €15.46€10.82Geometry is both elegantly simple and infinitely profound. Many professionals find they need to be able to draw geometric shapes accurately, and this unique book shows them how.It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing two-dimensional... -
Sacred Geometry: How to use cosmic patterns to power up your life by Jemma Foster
RRP: €17.84€11.66Sacred Geometry exists all around us in the natural world, from the unfurling of a rose bud to the pattern of a tortoise shell, the sub-atomic to the galactic. A pure expression of number and form, it is the language of creation and navigates the unseen... -
Timaeus Critias Cleitophon Menexenus Epistles: v. 9 by Plato
RRP: €29.69€27.27On the creation of the world, and the destruction of Atlantis.Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BC. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else... -
The Golden Ratio Colouring Book: And Other Mathematical Patterns Inspired by Nature and Art by Steve Richards
RRP: €11.89€7.91Everyone talks vaguely about the 'patterns' to be found in mathematics, but in this colouring book you will find them in all their inspirational glory.Many of the intricate waves, loops and geometrics that can be found in nature and art have their basis... -
Introducing Fractals: A Graphic Guide by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon 9781848310872
RRP: €10.70€7.89Fractals are the geometry of the natural world. They're about the broken, wrinkled, wiggly world- the uneven shapes of nature, unlike the idealised forms of Euclidean geometry. We see fractals everywhere; indeed, we are fractals ourselves. Fractal... -
The Diagram: Harmonic Geometry by Adam Tetlow 9781907155338
RRP: €7.13€5.95How do you divide a line into three? Or five? Or seven? Is there a simple way to marry harmony and geometry? What is the secret diagram alluded to by writers of antiquity? In this groundbreaking book, philosopher Adam Tetlow reveals the long lost... -
Mathematical Conundrums by Barry R. Clarke 9781032414584
RRP: €28.55€24.98Want to sharpen your mathematical wits? If so, then Mathematical Conundrums is for you. Daily Telegraph enigmatologist, Barry R. Clarke, presents over 120 fiendish problems that will test both your ingenuity and persistence. Between these covers are... -
The Geometry of Art and Life by Matila Ghyka 9780486235424
RRP: €13.08€8.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486235424Author Matila GhykaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Golden Ratio: The Divine Beauty of Mathematics by Gary B. Meisner
RRP: €23.79€17.08The Golden Ratio examines the presence of this divine number in art and architecture throughout history, as well as its ubiquity among plants, animals, and even the cosmos. This gorgeous book-with layflat dimensions that closely approximate the golden... -
Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry by Glen Van Brummelen 9780691175997
RRP: €21.41€16.73Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and... -
The Hidden Geometry of Flowers: Living Rhythms, Form and Number by Keith Critchlow
RRP: €41.65€30.81Can we imagine a world without flowers? Flowers are beautiful, offering us delight in their colour, fragrance and form, as well as their medicinal benefits. Flowers also speak to us in the language of the plant form itself, as cultural symbols in... -
Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes: Tactile Mathematics, Art and Craft for all to Explore, Second Edition by Daina Taimina 9780367375072
RRP: €30.93€26.93Winner, Euler Book Prize, awarded by the Mathematical Association of America. With over 200 full color photographs, this non-traditional, tactile introduction to non-Euclidean geometries also covers early development of geometry and connections between... -
The Geometry of Special Relativity by Tevian Dray 9781138063921
RRP: €59.49€51.77This unique book presents a particularly beautiful way of looking at special relativity. The author encourages students to see beyond the formulas to the deeper structure.The unification of space and time introduced by Einstein's special theory of... -
Symmetry: The Ordering Principle by David Wade 9781904263517
RRP: €7.13€4.89Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? In this exquisite book, the smallest and most concise ever... -
Euclid's Elements by Euclid 9781888009187
RRP: €41.65€30.10The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy sewn hardcover student and teacher edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossary.Book InformationISBN... -
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science by Carlo Rovelli 9780241635049
RRP: €20.22€14.61A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Anaximander is a delight and so is this book' -- James McConnachie, Sunday TimesNow widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo Rovelli's first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who created one of... -
The Fifty-nine Icosahedra by H. S. M. Coxeter 9781907550089
RRP: €16.60€13.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907550089Author H. S. M. CoxeterFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Tarquin PublicationsPublisher Tarquin PublicationsDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 2mm -
Grade 6 Geometry & Measurement by Publishing Kumon 9781934968567
RRP: €10.70€6.93Kumon Workbooks teach children one specific skill from start to finish. The Kumon Method introduces concepts step-by-step, helping children to master each skill in turn as they gain confidence in their abilities and gather motivation to continue learning... -
Origametry: Mathematical Methods in Paper Folding by Thomas C. Hull
RRP: €40.45€35.30Origami, the art of paper folding, has a rich mathematical theory. Early investigations go back to at least the 1930s, but the twenty-first century has seen a remarkable blossoming of the mathematics of folding. Besides its use in describing origami and... -
Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology by Miranda Lundy
RRP: €30.94€20.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802778130Format HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Walker & CoPublisher Walker & CoWeight(grams) 869gDimensions(mm) 187mm * 154mm * 10mm -
Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid by TASCHEN
RRP: €47.60€35.69Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid's mathematical and geometric treatise Elements. Byrne's idea was to use... -
Curved-Folding Origami Design by Jun Mitani
RRP: €45.21€39.72The origami introduced in this book is based on simple techniques. Some were previously known by origami artists and some were discovered by the author. Curved-Folding Origami Design shows a way to explore new area of origami composed of curved folds... -
Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret by Scott Olsen 9781904263470
RRP: €8.27€6.82What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? In this small but compact volume, internationally renowned divine proportion supersleuth Dr. Olsen... -
Mathematical Excursions to the World's Great Buildings by Alexander J. Hahn 9780691145204
RRP: €61.88€48.66From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores... -
The Geometrical Tolerancing Desk Reference: Creating and Interpreting ISO Standard Technical Drawings by Paul Green 9780750668217
RRP: €44.02€39.10Geometrical tolerancing is the standard technique that designers and engineers use to specify and control the form, location and orientation of the features of components and manufactured parts. This innovative book has been created to simplify and... -
Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry by Daud Sutton 9781904263593
RRP: €7.13€5.95Across the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. In this excellent little book, geometer Daud Sutton... -
Introduction to Topology: Third Edition by Bert Mendelson
RRP: €17.24€10.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486663524Author Bert MendelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Geometry: A Very Short Introduction by Maciej Dunajski 9780199683680
RRP: €10.70€7.68The study of geometry is at least 2500 years old, and it is within this field that the concept of mathematical proof - deductive reasoning from a set of axioms - first arose. To this day geometry remains a very active area of research in mathematics. ... -
Geometry Workbook For Dummies by Mark Ryan
RRP: €16.65€10.95Geometry is one of the oldest mathematical subjects in history. Unfortunately, few geometry study guides offer clear explanations, causing many people to get tripped up or lost when trying to solve a proof--even when they know the terms and concepts like... -
The Cartoon Guide to Geometry by Larry Gonick 9780063157576
RRP: €20.22€14.38What's so funny about a trapezoid? Plus, what is a trapezoid? Cartoonist Larry Gonick unlocks the formula to understanding geometry in the latest entry in his New York Times bestselling Cartoon Guide series.For years, Larry Gonick's Cartoon Guide series... -
Fractals: A Very Short Introduction by Kenneth Falconer
RRP: €10.70€7.68Many are familiar with the beauty and ubiquity of fractal forms within nature. Unlike the study of smooth forms such as spheres, fractal geometry describes more familiar shapes and patterns, such as the complex contours of coastlines, the outlines of... -
Luck, Logic, and White Lies: The Mathematics of Games by Joerg Bewersdorff
RRP: €54.73€47.75Praise for the First Edition"Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to... -
Geometry For Dummies by Mark Ryan
RRP: €22.60€15.65Hit the geometry wall? Get up and running with this no-nonsense guide! Does the thought of geometry make you jittery? You're not alone. Fortunately, this down-to-earth guide helps you approach it from a new angle, making it easier than ever to conquer... -
Geometry by Israel M. Gelfand
RRP: €41.64€38.31This text is the fifth and final in the series of educational books written by Israel Gelfand with his colleagues for high school students. These books cover the basics of mathematics in a clear and simple format - the style Gelfand was known for... -
Sheaves in Geometry and Logic: A First Introduction to Topos Theory by Saunders MacLane 9780387977102
RRP: €77.34€70.39We dedicate this book to the memory of J. Frank Adams. His clear insights have inspired many mathematicians, including both of us. In January 1989, when the first draft of our book had been completed, we heard the sad news of his untimely death. This has... -
Geometry: A Comprehensive Course by Dan Pedoe 9780486658124
RRP: €35.09€22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486658124Author Dan PedoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 665gDimensions(mm)... -
Geometry Snacks by Ed Southall 9781911093701
RRP: €10.65€10.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911093701Author Ed SouthallPage Count 80Imprint Tarquin PublicationsPublisher Tarquin PublicationsWeight(grams) 135gDimensions(mm) 160mm * 160mm * 8mm