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Calculating the Cosmos by Ian Stewart
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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 & Natural History
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
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Professor Ian Stewart explores the development and limits of the mathematics that tame uncertainty.
Do Dice Play God? The Mathematics of Uncertainty by Ian Stewart
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
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
Judgement Day (#4 The Science of Discworld) by Terry Pratchett; Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen
19.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy Science Fiction Horror | Series: The Science of Discworld
The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with The Really Big Questions, Terry Pratchett's brilliant new Discworld story Judgement Day is annotated with very big footnotes (the interleaving chapters) by mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen, to bring y ...Show more
Nature's Numbers - The Unreal Reality of Mathematics by Ian Stewart
47.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
It appears to us that the universe is structured in a deeply mathematical way. Falling bodies fall with predictable accelerations. Eclipses can be accurately forecast centuries in advance. Nuclear power plants generate electricity according to well-known formulas. But those examples are the tip of the i ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years - now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries by Ian Stewart
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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 Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries by Ian Stewart
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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 Hoard of Mathematical Treasures by Ian Stewart
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Ian Stewart, author of the bestselling Professor Stewart's "Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities", presents a new and magical mix of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. He mingles these with forays into ancient and modern mathematical thought, appallingly hilarious mathematical jokes, a ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers by Ian Stewart
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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 you ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers by Ian Stewart
23.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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